noorvik air quality assessment

Noorvik Air Quality Noorvik Air Quality AssessmentAssessment

Wanda Ballot Wanda Ballot

GAP CoordinatorGAP Coordinator

THANK YOU Wanda for sharing this with others who can benefit from your great work.

Village Air MonitoringVillage Air Monitoring

• Protect health of village residentsProtect health of village residents

• Run by the tribe …. the IRARun by the tribe …. the IRA

• Led by tribal EPA coordinatorLed by tribal EPA coordinator

What’s in the Air?What’s in the Air?

• What’s the village’s pollutants of What’s the village’s pollutants of interest? …. Dust, arctic haze, smog, interest? …. Dust, arctic haze, smog, wood smoke, power plant emissions, wood smoke, power plant emissions, burn barrels pollution, snow go burn barrels pollution, snow go exhaust, boat exhaust four wheeler exhaust, boat exhaust four wheeler exhaust and dustexhaust and dust

Why monitor the air qualityWhy monitor the air quality

• High rate of respiratory illnesses High rate of respiratory illnesses

• Blowing dust impacts subsistence Blowing dust impacts subsistence way of lifeway of life

• Vehicles kicking up dustVehicles kicking up dust

• Concerns about children’s health Concerns about children’s health during playing outdoorsduring playing outdoors

• Establish air quality baselineEstablish air quality baseline

ATVs

cars and trucks

Where would I monitor?Where would I monitor?

• Near a dust sourceNear a dust source

• Near a roadNear a road

• Near fish racks Near fish racks

• Near the school or clinicNear the school or clinic

• Near the power plant Near the power plant

• Residential areasResidential areas