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Washington Tracking Network

Welcome to WTN, a Washington State Department of Health program focused on making public health data more accessible. WTN staff keep data in all tools up to date and develop additional data based on need and availability. Data are available for download and exploration using our four tools.

CategoriesResourcesTagsEnvironment, Health, pollution, Washington State Department Of Health
Monitoring air quality in schools

January 27, 2021 | Deirdre Lockwood Does ultrafine air pollution infiltrate schools near Sea-Tac Airport? DEOHS researchers partner with cities in South King County to find out. DEOHS Assistant Professor Elena Austin is leading a project to track air quality in public schools near Sea-Tac Airport. Photo: Mark Stone. As students in King County public

CategoriesFrom The WebTagsDEOHS, Elena Austin, pollution, University of Washingon, UW
Who Gets to Breathe Clean Air in New Delhi?

A visual story of pollution in New Delhi. A great explainer on PM25.

CategoriesFrom The WebTagsPM25, pollution
Beacon Hill Air & Noise Pollution Community Meeting Zoom Video

https://seatacnoise.info/wp-content/uploads/20ECZoomCommunityReportBack12-5-20%20copy.mp4 Seattle Beacon Hill Air & Noise Pollution Community Meeting Dec 5, 2020 10:00 AM sponsored by El Centro De La Raza and hosted by Maria Batayola. Featured speakers were Congressman Adam Smith and Dr. Edmund Seto of UW DEOHS. Related: The Relationship Between Flight Traffic, Ultrafine Particles and Noise from the Seattle Aircraft Air

CategoriesMeetingsTagsAdam Smith, Beacon Hill, DEOHS, Health, pollution, Ultrafine Particles, UWFolderBeacon Hill
2020-12-05
The Relationship between Airplane Emissions & Pre-Mature Births

A December 2020 presentation by Public Health Seattle and King County researcher Kris Johnson, PhD, examines the link between airplane emissions and premature births. The slides outline serious health risks associated with preterm birth, including cognitive delays, hearing and vision problems, SIDS, ADHD, and greater likelihood of chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes in adulthood. Mothers who deliver preterm also face elevated risks of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and repeated preterm deliveries.

TagsAviation Emissions, Beacon Hill, Health, King County, Kris Johnson, pollutionFolderHealth
Letter to electeds on the importance of data collection

This letter is in support of a legislative proposal we have made concerning air quality monitors around Sea-Tac Airport. Senator Keiser, Rep. Orwall, Rep. Johnson. I know how busy you all are. I hope you will take 4 minutes to listen to this very good piece of audio. You can start at about 1:40. https://seatacnoise.info/otm111320_cms1067654_pod/

CategoriesFrom The WebTagsAir Quality Monitors, Clair Patterson, Huffington Post, Jesse Johnson, Karen Keiser, On The Media, pollution, Samanth Subramaniam, Tina Orwall
Huffington Post: Data Disappeared

Whenever President Donald Trump is questioned about why the United States has nearly three times more coronavirus cases than the entire European Union, or why hundreds of Americans are still dying every day, he whips out one standard comment. We find so many cases, he contends, because we test so many people. The remark typifies

CategoriesFrom The WebTagsHuffington Post, pollution, Samanth Subramaniam
On The Media – The Data Disappeared Project

https://seatacnoise.info/wp-content/uploads/otm111320_cms1067654_pod.mp3 From the podcast On The Media. An audio interview with Samanth Subramaniam of the Huffington Post Data Disappeared Project. A series of articles on how data collection matters in order to drive policy on pollution.

TagsHuffington Post, On The Media, pollution, Samanth SubramaniamFolderPodcasts
2020-11-10
Airproofing: Piloting a Strategy for Improving Air Health in East Boston

This presentation outlines the 'Airproofing' pilot project aimed at improving air quality for residents of East Boston, a neighborhood heavily impacted by pollution from nearby Logan Airport. The project, a collaboration between Air Partners, Olin College of Engineering, Aerodyne Research, and community organizations, examines the problem of airport-related air pollution, explores protective solutions for homes and buildings, and describes testing methods and resource needs. While focused on East Boston, the initiative offers a potential model for addressing aviation-related air quality burdens in other airport-adjacent communities.

Tagsair filtration, Air Quality Monitors, Boston/Logan Airport, HEPA Filters, indoor air quality, Logan International Airport, Olin College Of Engineering, pollutionFolderBoston/Logan
A letter to Tina Orwall: Air Quality Monitor Proposal

Hi Rep. Orwall, Thank you for your time on the phone today. BACKGROUND As I said, I have a lot of experience as a consultant with the environmental monitoring and mitigation process of conventional businesses (ie. where NEPA is governed by EPA.) It has always been annoying to me that the airport (being governed by

CategoriesLegislationTagsAir Quality Monitors, pollution, PSCAA

Upcoming Events

Part 150 NCP Workshop — Burien
Add to CalendarMSaturday Oct 17: 10:00am

Attend a Port of Seattle open house on the Part 150 Study Noise Compatibility Program (NCP). The Part 150 program determines the noise boundary around the airport and opportunities for noise mitigation such as sound insulation.
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Part 150 NCP Workshop — SeaTac
Add to CalendarMMonday Oct 19: 6:00pm

Attend a Port of Seattle open house on the Part 150 Study Noise Compatibility Program (NCP). The Part 150 program determines the noise boundary around the airport and opportunities for noise mitigation such as sound insulation.
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Part 150 NCP Workshop — Des Moines
Add to CalendarMTuesday Oct 20: 6:00pm

Attend a Port of Seattle open house on the Part 150 Study Noise Compatibility Program (NCP). The Part 150 program determines the noise boundary around the airport and opportunities for noise mitigation such as sound insulation.
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