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Don’t Rely on the FNSB “Near Real Time” Air Quality Indicators if You Value Your Health

From: http://co.fairbanks.ak.us/airquality/AQNearRealTime.aspx and http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=resources.conc_aqi_calc Don’t rely on the FNSB “near real time” air quality indicators if you value your health. They show good air quality when EPA’s Air Now shows “unhealthy for sensitive groups” and moderate air quality with EPA’s Air Now shows “unhealthy”. … Continue reading

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FNBS/ADEC vs EPA Air Now: Hazardous or Moderate?

From: http://co.fairbanks.ak.us/airquality/AQNearRealTime.aspx and http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=resources.conc_aqi_calc At 4:00 p.m. on Monday December 1, 2014, the Fairbanks North Star Borough/ADEC site indicates 62 ug/m3L particulate air pollution level as “moderate” air quality at Hamilton Acres site: but putting the same 62 ug/m3L into the EPA Air Now site shows 62 ug/m3L … Continue reading

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