Air Survey (NYCCAS), are primarily centered around defined “criteria pollutants,” including PM2.5, PM10, ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2), and carbon monoxide (CO). Numerous other chemicals, however, exist in our air and contribute to adverse health effects. ...
The effects of air quality are not only reflected in human health, but also in plants and vegetation. Plant injury and damage due to air pollution were discovered as early as the 1870s [12], and have been extensively studied throughout the past century [13,14,15,16]. Increased ...
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What is the Air Quality Index? The AQI is used for reporting daily air quality. It tells you how clean or polluted the air is, and what associated health effects might be a concern for you. How does the AQI work? Think of the AQI as a thermometer that runs from 0 to 500. The hig...
“Very Unhealthy” AQI is 201 – 300. This would trigger a health alert signifying that everyone may experience more serious health effects. “Hazardous” AQI greater than 300. This would trigger health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is more likely to be affected. ...
When discussing air quality and air pollution, the amount of particulates in the atmosphere is of the utmost importance, as they generally have the most adverse effects on human health. The World Health Organization has isolated PM10 and PM2.5 as the most detrimental to human health (PM10 being...
These can lead to chronic negative health effects. Inadequate lighting leads to visual fatigue, and artificial lighting at night impairs melatonin production and can contribute to an increase in breast and colon cancers [14]. Long-term noise causes hearing impairment, changes in the central nervous...
Man Arraigned on Murder Charges in NYC Subway Death Fanned Flames With a Shirt, Prosecutors Say Prosecutors say a man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train used a shirt to fan the flames, causing her to become engulfed ...
NYC contains a population of approximately 8.4 million people and has a population density of 27,750 people per square mile (New York State Department of Health, 2011; NYCdata, 2018). This Region, which encompasses 302.65 square miles, contains 15 central monitoring air quality stations with 43...
Source: “Explore Your Neighborhood’s Air Quality.” NYC Department of Health, a816-dohbesp.nyc.gov/IndicatorPublic/AQHub/explorer.html. Accessed 15 June 2021. Proposals for Banana Kelly Collaboration Community Interviews With the goal of speaking to a wide spectrum of stakeholders, here are som...