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Due to wildfires burning up north and in the Sierra some parts of the Bay Area are seeing a decrease in air quality. Track the levels where you live here.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) is a public agency that regulates the stationary sources of air pollution in the nine counties of California's San Francisco Bay Area: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, southwestern Solano, and southern Sonoma. The BAAQMD is governed by a 24-member ...
By knowing the air quality forecast one can decide how to act, e.g. due to air pollution health effects, one can prepare ahead of time and choose the best time to do an outdoor activity. Deciding whether to put on a skin care ointment. [7] Find the cleanest route for driving, walking or cycling. [8] Deciding whether to leave the windows open or ...
Bus wrapped in Spare the Air promotional material. Spare the Air is a program established by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District in 1991 to combat air pollution during the summer in the San Francisco Bay Area, the season when clear skies, hot temperatures, lighter winds, and a strong temperature inversion combine and trap air pollutants near the ground.
The EPA likens the AQI to a weather forecast that can help you plan outdoor activities. ... The AQI uses a scale that typically ranges from zero to 500 to denote air quality. If your area has an ...
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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District Community Air Risk Evaluation (CARE) Program was initiated in 2004 to evaluate and reduce health risks associated with exposures to outdoor Toxic Air Contaminants (TAC’s) in the Bay Area. The program examines TAC emissions with an emphasis on diesel exhaust, which is a major contributor to airborne ...
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