Local Air Quality Issues and Research Priorities Through the Lenses of Chilean Experts: An Ontological Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 273-281
Author(s):  
Carlos A Manzano ◽  
Manuel Jácome ◽  
Thant Syn ◽  
Carolina Molina ◽  
Richard Toro Araya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Ontological Analysis ◽  
Quality Issues

Planning for Improved Air Quality and Environmental Health

2012 ◽  
pp. 435-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Schweitzer ◽  
Linsey Marr
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Environmental Justice ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Wishful Thinking ◽  
Emissions Reductions ◽  
Quality Issues

This article focuses on the issue of improving air quality and environmental health in urban planning. It suggests that the planning assumptions about emissions reductions, air quality, and climate change may reflect more wishful thinking and project marketing than effective air quality and climate planning, and argues that the goal of planning analysis in air quality seldom, if ever, considers neighborhoods or people. The article also compares and contrasts current planning and regulatory approaches with how community and environmental justice advocates frame air-quality issues.

Air: Confined Animal Facilities and Air Quality Issues ☆

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.J. Werth ◽  
E.G. Schusterman ◽  
C.B. Peterson ◽  
F.M. Mitloehner
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Quality Issues

scholarly journals Establishing a Community Air Monitoring Network in a Wildfire Smoke-Prone Rural Community: The Motivations, Experiences, Challenges, and Ideas of Clean Air Methow’s Clean Air Ambassadors

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (22) ◽  
pp. 8393
Author(s):  
Amanda Durkin ◽  
Rico Gonzalez ◽  
Tania Busch Isaksen ◽  
Elizabeth Walker ◽  
Nicole A. Errett
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Monitoring Network ◽  
Air Monitoring ◽  
Wildfire Smoke ◽  
Clean Air ◽  
Quality Issues ◽  
Future Project

In response to wildfire-related air quality issues as well as those associated with winter wood stove use and prescribed and agricultural burning, Clean Air Methow’s Clean Air Ambassador program established a community air monitoring network (CAMN) to provide geospatially specific air quality information and supplement data generated by the two Washington State Department of Ecology nephelometers situated in the area. Clean Air Ambassadors (CAAs) were purposefully selected to host low-cost air sensors based on their geographic location and interest in air quality. All 18 CAAs were interviewed to understand their motivations for participation, experiences using the data, challenges encountered, and recommendations for future project directions. Interview transcripts were coded, and a qualitative analysis approach was used to identify the key themes in each domain. The reported motivations for participation as a CAA included reducing personal exposure, protecting sensitive populations, interest in air quality or environmental science, and providing community benefits. CAAs used CAMN data to understand air quality conditions, minimize personal or familial exposure, and engage other community members in air quality discussions. Opportunities for future project directions included use for monitoring other seasonal air quality issues, informing or reducing other pollution-generating activities, school and community educational activities, opportunities for use by and engagement of different stakeholder groups, and mobile-friendly access to CAMN information. Limited challenges associated with participation were reported. Additional research is necessary to understand the community-level impacts of the CAMN. The findings may be informative for other rural wildfire smoke-prone communities establishing similar CAMNs.

Atmospheric chemistry research in Monsoon Asia and Oceania: Current status and future prospects

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Tanimoto ◽  
Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh ◽  
Manish Naja ◽  
Shih-Chun Candice Lung ◽  
Mohd Talib Latif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Atmospheric Chemistry ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Monsoon Asia ◽  
Chemistry Research ◽  
Regional Group ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
And Training

We aimed to foster the community of atmospheric scientists in the Monsoon Asia and Oceania (MANGO) region to enhance communication among scientists in different countries and strengthen collaborations with the international community, with emphasis on air quality in Asia as it impacts human health and climate change. For this purpose, we have established a regional group, the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry–MANGO (IGAC–MANGO), under the IGAC project sponsored by Future Earth and the international Commission on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution. Through a series of committee meetings, scientific workshops, and training courses for students and early-career scientists, we analysed scientific activities in each country and identified research priorities in the MANGO region, significantly contributing to enhancing the capability and capacity of air quality research as well as fostering the next generation of scientists in the MANGO region.

Indoor Air Quality Issues

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Quality Issues
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