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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
2025-05-15
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
2025-05-12
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
2025-01-12
This is the first study to combine a one-year mobile monitoring campaign with PMF (Positive Matrix Factorization) analysis to simultaneously estimate source-specific air pollution exposures and emission factors of different vehicle types. This methodology can be extended to other metropolitan areas.
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Giordano Jacuzzi, Lauren M. Kuehne, Anne Harvey, Christine Hurley, Robert Wilbur, Edmund Seto & Julian D. Olden Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology (2024)Cite this article 1267 Accesses 318 Altmetric Metricsdetails Abstract Background While the adverse health effects of civil aircraft noise are relatively well studied, impacts associated with more intense and intermittent noise from military aviation have
Funding for Port Package Update program, HEPA filter program for UWDEOHS. Source:: https://fiscal.wa.gov/statebudgets/2024proposals/so2024supp NEW SECTION. Sec. 724. A new section is added to 2023 c 475 (uncodified) to read as follows: FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—PORT DISTRICT EQUITY FUND General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2025). . . . . . . . $1,000,000 TOTAL APPROPRIATION.
Adapting for Tomorrow, Today While climate change is an urgent challenge for every sector, forcing businesses and people to rethink their actions, the airline industry and affected communities are also facing even deeper challenges in attempting to alleviate continued noise, health and climate change impacts. This year’s sessions will take a deep dive into how aviation noise and emissions assessments
By Isabella Breda Seattle Times staff reporter As Seattleites awoke to a hazy concoction of wildfire and Fourth of July firework smoke Wednesday morning, a new study dropped, revealing that some neighborhoods in the city are regularly subject to worse air pollution, reflective of historic racist policies. Those neighborhoods, according to research published Wednesday from the University of Washington,
2022-10-05
A study examining the effectiveness of portable HEPA filters in reducing ultrafine particles (UFPs) from aircraft and traffic sources in five schools near Sea-Tac International Airport. The research found that HEPA cleaners significantly reduced indoor UFP concentrations to one-half to one-tenth of outdoor levels. Atmosphere 2022: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/10/1623
2022-10-05
A study examining the effectiveness of portable HEPA filters in reducing ultrafine particles (UFPs) from aircraft and traffic sources in five schools near Sea-Tac International Airport. The research found that HEPA cleaners significantly reduced indoor UFP concentrations to one-half to one-tenth of outdoor levels.
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