A recent environmental study at LAX tested the levels of air pollutants in the area. And although the study found that most of the pollutant levels were below federal standards, the level of ultrafine particles was higher than expected. There is no existing legislation on ultrafine particle levels, mostly because their health effects are not well understood, but LAX officials … [Read more...]
School Bus Emissions: Are They Putting Children at Risk?
While school buses may be one of the safer ways to transport children too and from school, studies have shown that they might not be as safe as we once thought. According to a document produced by the Environmental Defense Fund, "air pollutant levels inside school buses can be greater than the ambient levels outside the bus." This phenomenon has come to be known as … [Read more...]
Windswept Under the Rug
Wind sweeping across the Pacific Ocean from China causes up to 25% of the sulfate pollution some days on the west coast of the United States, according to the first definitive study on migration China’s dirty air. While domestic air pollution is still the main culprit, China’s contaminates add an extra day a year of air quality advisory for Los Angeles. This study cuts to the … [Read more...]