ivy city right to breathe partnership
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National Environmental Justice Conference and Training Program Presentation, March 11, 2015TRANSCRIPT
Ivy City Right To Breathe Partnership
Shizuka Hsieh, Chemistry Department, Trinity Washington UniversityParisa Norouzi, Empower DC
Sacoby Wilson, School of Public Health, University of MarylandVernon Morris, Chemistry Department, Howard University
Russ Dickerson, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of MarylandAmanda Northcross, School of Public Health, George Washington University
grassrootsdc.org
Ivy City: A traditionally African American neighborhood
Photos from http://www.grassrootsdc.org
Ivy City: A traditionally African American neighborhood
Photos from http://www.grassrootsdc.org
Ivy City: Near source high impact area
graphic from the Washington Post
200 m200 m
Ivy City: Near source high impact area
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Image from http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/57159228-90/utah-quality-pollution-lake.html.csp
Images http://www.epa.gov/international/io/presentations/Health-Effects.pdf ; http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-stop-black-carbon/ ; http://www.unep.org/ccac/Short-LivedClimatePollutants/Definitions/tabid/130285/Default.aspx
Black Carbon (BC)
Ivy City: Air quality data
12 mg/m3
Particulate matter
PM2.5
Black carbon
BC
EPA 41
EPA 43
EPA 42
Ivy City
EPA monitors in Washington, D.C.
PM2.5 and BC in Ivy City and McMillian Reservoir (EPA 43)
8/22 9/3 9/151/18 1/30 2/11 2/23 3/7 3/19 3/31 4/120
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nd P
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ily m
ean
(mg/
m3)
Ivy City BC
Ivy City PM2.5
EPA PM2.5
Annual Estimated PM2.5 EPA-DC Monitors versus Ivy City
EPA41 EPA42 EPA43 Esimated Ivy City
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10.0 9.8 9.7
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Jan - Sept 2013
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ly m
ean
PM
2.5
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m3
)
Estimated Ivy City
CurrentPM2.5 annual
standard 10 mg/m3
• BC concentrations are very high– Studies in other cities have reported health effects
at the levels measured in Ivy City
• PM2.5 concentrations are high– Measured daily values are higher than the closest
EPA monitoring station– Annual estimated concentrations are higher than
the EPA allowable standards for PM2.5
Findings shared with DC City CouncilCommittee on Transportation and the Environment at a hearing on Air Quality Issues (1/2/14)
Ivy City: Campaign for job training, not bus parking
Photos from http://www.grassrootsdc.org
Ivy City: Empty bus lot
Photos from http://www.grassrootsdc.org
Ivy City: Potential for renewal
Photos from http://www.grassrootsdc.org, http://urbanplacesandspaces.blogspot.com/2006/09/this-isnt-walker-evans-photo-ivy-city.html