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The downtown Boise skyline barely appears amid the smoke-filled air—causing an unhealthy air quality alert for Boise and surrounding communities, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024.
The air quality index, which measures air values in an area, gauged particulate matter that nearly doubled to 127 AQI — an unhealthy level — between the start of the morning and 10 a.m. at a ...
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality also issues air quality advisories based on how much wildfire smoke is in the air. The advisories note where outdoor burning and wood stove or ...
The department also exercises non-regulatory oversight over the Idaho National Laboratory. The director of the department reports to the governor. Additional regulatory authority is vested in the Idaho Board of Environmental Quality, which, with the advice of the state attorney general, sets rules and regulations carried out by the department. [3
An air quality index (AQI) is an indicator developed by government agencies [1] to communicate to the public how polluted the air currently is or how polluted it is forecast to become. [2][3] As air pollution levels rise, so does the AQI, along with the associated public health risk. Children, the elderly and individuals with respiratory or ...
Air stagnation. Air stagnation is a meteorological condition that occurs when there is a lack of atmospheric movement, leading to the accumulation of pollutants and particles that can decline the air quality in a particular region. This condition typically correlates with air pollution and poor air quality due to the possible health risks it ...
August 8, 2024 at 3:54 PM. Smoke from a nearby wildfire has made its way to Boise in ample supply, causing air quality to reach dangerous levels. The Idaho Statesman spoke to experts Thursday to ...
Two sets, or tiers, of emission standards for light-duty vehicles in the United States were defined as a result of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. The Tier I standard was adopted in 1991 and was phased in from 1994 to 1997. Tier II standards were phased in from 2004 to 2009. Within the Tier II ranking, there is a subranking ranging from ...