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2026-09-26Des Moines Air Quality Monitoring Station (AQMS)
The Des Moines Air Quality Monitoring Station (AQMS) will provide long-term, community-centered measurements of ultrafine particles and other air pollutants south of Sea-Tac Airport. Building on UW’s Mobile ObserVations of Ultrafine Particles (MOV-UP) study, the station will help distinguish local aircraft-related pollution from broader regional sources. The station at a glance < 100 nm Ultrafine -
2026-09-26Ep #43 Air Quality Monitoring Update (Raw!)
A 'raw' episode to show progress on one of our main goals: establishing the first true aviation-specific air quality monitoring network in the United States. We took a big step last week with the opening of a new station in Des Moines. Sea-Tac is the only airport in America with coverage at both ends of the flight path! <strong>Learn how we got here and why this matters so much for the future of research and improving the health of everyone under the flight path.</strong> -
2026-01-30PSSB 5652: An Act Relating to Reducing Environmental and Health Disparities and Improving the Health of Washington State Residents in Large Port Districts
Washington State legislation (PSSB 5652) aimed at reducing health and environmental impacts on communities near Sea-Tac Airport, where residents face disproportionate exposure to aviation-related air pollution and noise linked to serious health conditions. The bill establishes a grant program to fix failed noise-mitigation home improvements (known as 'port packages') and fund new mitigation strategies, while directing the University of Washington to conduct ongoing air quality and noise assessments every two years. It also requires the State Auditor to evaluate the Port of Seattle's noise mitigation efforts and directs the Department of Commerce to administer a mitigation grant program using the State Aircraft Noise and Air Quality Mitigation Account. -
2025-09-16Air Quality Monitor Site Visit
Progress towards the first aviation air quality network in the nation SeaTac: State and local officials from Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA) and Des Moines gathered today with researchers from University of Washington Department of Occupation and Environmental Health Sciences (UWDEOHS) at Sunset Park to learn about the latest PSCAA Air monitoring site, and -
2025-08-11KCIA Roundtable meeting packet August 11, 2025
Agenda for the August 11, 2025 King County International Airport Boeing Field Roundtable Advisory Committee meeting, including topics such as RNAV recommendation outreach, insurance requirements, lead impacts on community health, and Vision 2045 Airport Plan updates. Also includes minutes from the July 14, 2025 meeting covering approval of June minutes, public comment on meeting facilitation -
2025-08-11Impacts of Aviation Emissions on Community Health
Researchers from the University of Washington presented findings to King County's Airport Round Table Advisory Committee showing that aviation emissions pose significant public health risks to nearby communities. Airports account for 70% of airborne lead emissions in King County, primarily from piston-engine aircraft burning leaded aviation gasoline, and multiple studies link living close to such airports with elevated blood lead levels in children. The presentation also highlighted broader health harms from aviation pollutants—including ultrafine particles and nitrogen oxides—affecting neurological, cardiovascular, and respiratory health. -
2025-05-15Help study childhood asthma and air quality near Sea-Tac. Receive a free HEPA filter!
UW studies links to improved indoor air quality and improved health outcomes for kids Families living near Sea-Tac Airport now have an opportunity to contribute to critical air quality research — and receive a valuable HEPA air filter for their home. The University of Washington is recruiting participants for the Airports, Air Pollution and Asthma -
UWDEOHS air purifier in child’s bedroom
A Winix-brand air purifier (logo visible on unit) sits on a hardwood floor against a teal wall in a child's bedroom, connected to a small air quality monitor device. The room contains a white nightstand and bed with patterned bedding. -
2025-05-12DOGE canceled this UW scientist’s grant — to save just $866
As a scientist who depends on research grants, Elena Austin of the University of Washington can’t bear to look at the DOGE grant-slashing website. “I’ve been trying to avoid it,” she told me. It did not, however, avoid her. DOGE, the Elon Musk-headed Department of Government Efficiency, recently posted that a grant to Austin, an environmental health -
2025-02-17Senate Bill Report SB 5652: Reducing Environmental and Health Disparities in Large Port Districts
Washington Senate Bill 5652 would require large port districts — primarily the Port of Seattle, which operates Sea-Tac Airport — to develop environmental justice plans, community engagement strategies, and impact assessments aimed at reducing health and environmental disparities for residents affected by airport and port operations. For major capital projects valued at $8 million or more, or any action adding airport gates, the port would need an independent assessment from the University of Washington on cumulative health impacts to overburdened communities, along with a plan to mitigate those impacts. The bill was introduced in February 2025 and referred to the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology.