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2024-03-07Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5950: Washington State Fiscal Matters Appropriations Act, 2024
Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5950, passed by the Washington State Legislature on March 7, 2024, is a fiscal appropriations bill that adopts a state budget for the biennium running from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2025. The bill authorizes spending from various state funds for agency salaries, wages, and other specified purposes, while amending several existing statutes related to financial management. Note: This bill addresses general state fiscal matters and does not contain provisions specifically related to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy. -
ANES 2023 Program Information
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 -
2023-07-10Supplemental material: Exposure disparities by income, race and ethnicity, and historic redlining grade in the greater Seattle area for ultrafine particles and other air pollutants
This environmental health study examines how exposure to ultrafine particles and other air pollutants varies across the greater Seattle area based on income, race and ethnicity, and historical redlining grades assigned by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC). Researchers analyzed pollutant concentration data from 2019-2020 alongside census and demographic data to identify disparities between communities. The supplemental materials include statistical tables and scatterplots supporting the main findings on environmental inequality across Seattle neighborhoods. -
UW study shows Seattle’s historically redlined communities have worse air quality
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, -
MOV-UP report vehicle — UCAR atmospheric monitoring Prius
A white Toyota Prius Hybrid bearing the UCAR (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research) logo on its door, equipped with roof-mounted scientific instrumentation including sensors and probes. The vehicle is numbered 144 and appears to be configured for atmospheric or environmental data collection fieldwork. -
2022-10-05Atmosphere 2022: UWDEOHS Healthy Air, Healthy Schools
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 -
UWDEOHS-particle deposition
An educational infographic titled 'Particle Size & Lung Deposition' illustrating how airborne particles of different sizes deposit in various regions of the respiratory tract: particles >10 μm in the nose and throat, 2.5–10 μm in the windpipe and large airways, 0.1–2.5 μm in small airways, and <0.1 μm in small airways and alveolar sacs. The diagram includes an anatomical illustration of the human respiratory system with a magnified inset of alveolar sacs. -
UWDEOHS-PM particle size
An educational diagram comparing the sizes of airborne particulate matter categories: PM0.1 (ultrafine particles, 0.1 microns), PM2.5 (combustion particles, organic compounds, metals; <2.5 microns), and PM10 (dust, pollen, mold; <10 microns). These are shown relative to a human hair (50–70 microns in diameter) and fine beach sand (90 microns in diameter). -
2022-08-08UFP Advisory Group Meeting Minutes: August 8, 2022
A University of Washington research team presented findings to a community advisory group showing that HEPA air purifiers in classrooms near Sea-Tac Airport reduced ultrafine particle (UFP) levels from 50% down to just 10% of outdoor concentrations. The meeting, held August 8, 2022, also covered a small pilot health study suggesting short-term cardiovascular and respiratory differences in people exposed to aircraft UFPs while walking under flight paths. Participants from government agencies, community organizations, and public health departments discussed next steps including expanded outdoor monitoring, wildfire response planning, and potential new funding through the HEAL Act. -
2022-02-14Characterization of annual average traffic-related air pollution levels (particle number, black carbon, nitrogen dioxide, PM2.5, carbon dioxide) in the greater Seattle area from a year-long mobile monitoring campaign
Researchers conducted a year-long mobile air quality monitoring campaign across the greater Seattle area, measuring traffic-related pollutants including ultrafine particles, black carbon, nitrogen dioxide, fine particulate matter, and carbon dioxide at 309 locations. The study developed predictive models of annual average pollution levels to support health research on how traffic emissions affect Seattle residents, particularly the elderly. The findings showed strong spatial variation in pollution levels linked to traffic and land use patterns across the region.