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THANK YOU Wanda for sharing this with others who can benefit from your great work. Noorvik Air Quality Assessment. Wanda Ballot GAP Coordinator. Village Air Monitoring. Protect health of village residents Run by the tribe …. the IRA Led by tribal EPA coordinator. What’s in the Air?.
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THANK YOU Wanda for sharing this with others who can benefit from your great work. Noorvik Air Quality Assessment Wanda Ballot GAP Coordinator
Village Air Monitoring • Protect health of village residents • Run by the tribe …. the IRA • Led by tribal EPA coordinator
What’s in the Air? • What’s the village’s pollutants of interest? …. Dust, arctic haze, smog, wood smoke, power plant emissions, burn barrels pollution, snow go exhaust, boat exhaust four wheeler exhaust and dust
Why monitor the air quality • High rate of respiratory illnesses • Blowing dust impacts subsistence way of life • Vehicles kicking up dust • Concerns about children’s health during playing outdoors • Establish air quality baseline
ATVs cars and trucks
Where would I monitor? • Near a dust source • Near a road • Near fish racks • Near the school or clinic • Near the power plant • Residential areas