Air Quality, Health and Community Action

Erickson, Larry E.; Griswold, Wendy; Maghirang, Ronaldo G.; Urbaszewski, Brian P.

doi:10.4236/jep.2017.810067

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“…Air quality is an important global concern with annual costs of more than $4 trillion per year due to health costs and millions of people dying early because of illnesses associated with poor air quality 1‐63 . While particulate matter smaller than 2.5 μm in equivalent aerodynamic diameter, PM2.5, is the greatest health problem, nitrogen oxides, including nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), and mixtures of NO and NO 2 (NO x ) are very important as well because they impact health and contribute to ozone (O 3 ) formation.…”

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Nitrogen oxides and ozone in urban air: A review of 50 plus years of progress

Erickson

Newmark

Higgins

et al. 2020

Env Prog and Sustain Energy

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Nitrogen oxides and ozone impact air quality in many parts of the United States, Europe, China, and many other countries. The greatest air quality challenge in Los Angeles, some other areas of California, and some parts of China is to reduce ozone levels to meet regulations. Background ozone is a major factor which makes it more difficult to reduce urban concentrations in Los Angeles and some other locations. Air pollution from China affects the background ozone entering California. More than 50 years of history are reviewed with an emphasis on reducing concentrations of nitrogen oxides and ozone. During this time period, there has been significant progress in reducing levels of these pollutants in urban air in the United States and Europe; however, ozone concentrations in China have increased since 2013. Cost and benefit analysis has shown that benefits associated with the Clean Air Act of 1970 have greatly exceeded costs to improve air quality in the U.S. over the past 50 years. Further actions to consider to improve air quality include reducing combustion of coal and petroleum products and transitioning to renewable energy. Public education is recommended to inform citizens that the benefits of reducing emissions far exceed costs.

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Nitrogen oxides and ozone in urban air: A review of 50 plus years of progress

Erickson

Newmark

Higgins

et al. 2020

Env Prog and Sustain Energy

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“…Our earlier book includes a chapter on urban air quality because of the health benefits of the transition to renewable energy and electric vehicles. Because of our subsequent work on a US Environmental Protection Agency project (RD83618201), in which we worked with four intercity communities in Chicago on measuring air quality, we became immersed in the literature on air quality and health Erickson et al, 2017b). This work resulted in a better understanding of air quality and health; actions to improve air quality in the pursuit of improving health can have great value with respect to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.…”

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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Improving Air Quality

Erickson¹,

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2019

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International Standard Book Number-13 978-0-8153-6127-5 (Hardback) International Standard Book This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. The authors and publishers have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. If any copyright material has not been acknowledged, please write and let us know so we may rectify in any future reprint.Except as permitted under U.S. Copyright Law, no part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers.

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“…Air quality and land use implications are issues of concern for many communities, particularly EJ communities (Erickson et al, 2017). New technology, in the form of low-cost air sensors, now makes it possible for communities to monitor local air quality and learn about the implications of poor air quality on their personal and community health (US EPA, 2019).…”

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‘One Person Cannot Change It; It’s Going to Take a Community’: Addressing Inequity through Community Environmental Education

2022

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Environmental injustice is often an intersection of economic, social, and environmental disparities. Addressing the inequities borne by communities overburdened with such disparities requires local learning opportunities. Exploring how and what participants learn during community education projects can help inform and improve practice, which was the focus of this study. This study reports on a larger community environmental education project involving participatory action research, which involved community residents in Chicago learning to monitor local air quality using low-cost air sensors. The experiences of 14 volunteer air monitors were collected using focus group interviews and analyzed using Braun and Clarke’s (2006) approach to thematic analysis. Participant learning focused on new and existing skills related to science/technology, interpersonal communication, and local environment. Volunteers built skills in using low-cost air sensors, taught other community members about air monitoring and local air quality, and devised strategies for improving community air quality and health. This exploration of the experiences of community residents learning to use low-cost air monitors has three applications to community education practice related to addressing inequity: utilizing community members as educators, developing community capacity to engage with science, and normalizing equitable processes. The study’s findings mark a contribution by the field of adult and community education to both Critical Science Agency and low-cost air monitoring literature, in addition to the Education for Sustainability literature by addressing the lack of focus on sustainability and equity by highlighting a community-based PAR project focused on developing local capacity of marginalized communities to address air quality issues.

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Air Quality, Health and Community Action

Cited by 7 publications

References 52 publications

Nitrogen oxides and ozone in urban air: A review of 50 plus years of progress

Nitrogen oxides and ozone in urban air: A review of 50 plus years of progress

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Improving Air Quality

‘One Person Cannot Change It; It’s Going to Take a Community’: Addressing Inequity through Community Environmental Education

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