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Addressing Community Health Concerns Around SeaTac Airport Response to the question, “Is it possible to monitor jet engine exhaust emissions or to model their path using data on prevailing winds and takeoff patterns?” March 2000 Prepared by Washington State Department of Health Washington State Department of Ecology Puget Sound Clean Air Agency In consultation with Public Health – Seattle & King County SeaTac Airport Area Community Representatives United States Environmental Protection Agency University of Washington Washington State University For more information contact Juliet VanEenwyk Washington State Department of Health (360) 236-4250 juliet.vaneenwyk@doh.wa.gov Naydene Maykut Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (206) 689-4062 nmaykut@pscleanair.org John Williamson Washington State Department of Ecology (425) 649-7118 jwil461@ecy.wa.gov Additional copies of this report are available at: http://www.doh.wa.gov/EHSPHL/Epidemiology/NICE/default.htm CONTENTS Abbreviations.................................................................................................................................................. ii Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................ 1 Preface ............................................................................................................................................................ 5 Background..................................................................................................................................................... 5 Conclusions Based On Previous Air Quality Studies...................................................................................... 6 Rationale For Further Study............................................................................................................................ 7 Health Issues............................................................................................................................................ 7 Environmental Justice.............................................................................................................................. 8 Recommendations........................................................................................................................................... 9 Goals of an Air Quality Study.................................................................................................................. 9 General Recommendations For an Air Quality Study.............................................................................. 9 Methods ........................................................................................................................................................ 10 Manual Methods .................................................................................................................................... 10 Automated Methods............................................................................................................................... 11 Quality Assurance Procedures ............................................................................................................... 11 Data Analysis And Interpretation.................................................................................................................. 12 Initial Data Analysis .............................................................................................................................. 12 Additional Data Analysis ....................................................................................................................... 14 Timeframe..................................................................................................................................................... 16 Estimated Costs as of March 2000................................................................................................................ 17 References..................................................................................................................................................... 18 Attachment 1: Committee Members ............................................................................................................. 19 Attachment 2: Summary of Recent Studies................................................................................................... 21 Attachment 3: Draft List of Recommended Pollutants For Air Monitoring.................................................. 25 Attachment 4: Compendium Method TO-11A.............................................................................................. 27 Attachment 5: Compendium Method TO-13A.............................................................................................. 29 Attachment 6: Compendium Method…

Health Profile for the SeaTac Airport Community Prepared by: Seattle'King County Department of Public Health Epidemiology, Planning & Evaluation Unit For questions about this report, please contact: David Solet, PhD Epidemiology, Planning & Evaluation Unit Seattle-King County Department of Public Health 999 Third Avenue, Suite 1200 Seattle, WA 981 04 Tel: (206) 296-6817 e Fax: (206) 205-5314E-mail: david.solet@metrokc.gov DATA SUMMARY Health Profile for the SeaTac Airport Community 8People of All Ages The percent of the population living in poverty and without a high school diploma is higher in the SeaTac Airport Community compared to King County as a whole. Although SeaTac is diverse, it is predominantly a blue.collar community: in 1990, seven of 10 SeaTac adults were in working-class occupations. Chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are the leading causes of death in SeaTac and King County. Cancer of the lung and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, two diseases closely linked with cigarette smoking, were elevated in the SeaTac Airport Community compared to the County as a whole. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in SeaTac, King County and the U.S. There is no adult smoking data specifically for the SeaTac community. However, the percent of adults in South County as a whole who were smokers is somewhat higher compared to King County (24% and 19%, respectively). AIDS death rates are lower in SeaTac than in the County, and have turned downward in recent years. Firearm-related deaths (suicide and homicide)…