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This August 2018 photo shows a steady layer of ground-level ozone creeping up through the Cajon Pass and into the Mojave Desert Air Basin.

What is ground-level ozone?

July 30, 2020 desertairboss Leave a comment

What is ground-level ozone? Is it good or bad? The issue of ozone in the earth’s atmosphere can be confusing.…

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Filed under: air quality, high desert, ozone, palo verde valley, pollution, riverside, san bernardino
Air Quality Awareness Week 2020 wraps up with numerous educational resources for educators and families.

#AQAW2020 Day 5

May 7, 2020 desertairboss Leave a comment

Educational resources for families & teachers For #AQAW2020 Day 5, we wind down our journey along Air Quality Awareness Week…

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#AQAW Day 4 takes us on a journey around the world, studying the effect air pollution has on global air quality.

#AQAW2020 Day 4

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Air Quality Around the World #AQAW2020 Day 4, the next step in our Air Quality Awareness Week commemoration, takes us…

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May 6's #AQAW2020 theme is "Where does your AQI come from?" We learn about the Air Quality Index and how it's calculated.

#AQAW2020 Day 3

May 6, 2020 desertairboss Leave a comment

Where does your AQI come from? On #AQAW2020 Day 3, we’re looking at the Air Quality Index, how we calculate…

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Filed under: air quality, aqaw2020, awareness, epa, high desert, ozone, palo verde valley, pollution, riverside, san bernardino
Day 2 of #AQAW2020 is focused on asthma and your health. Air pollution is a significant trigger for those who suffer from asthma.

#AQAW2020 Day 2

May 5, 2020 desertairboss Leave a comment

Asthma & Your Health #AQAW2020 Day 2 is all about the connection between air pollution and asthma and your health!…

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Filed under: air quality, aqaw2020, asthma, health, high desert, mojave, palo verde valley, pollution, san bernardino
#AQAW2020 kicks off May 4 with a day devoted to information on the risks to air quality from wildfires and smoke.

#AQAW2020 Day 1

May 4, 2020 desertairboss Leave a comment

Wildfires & Smoke #AQAW2020 Day 1 is today! This year’s Air Quality Awareness Week kicks off with a refresher on…

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Why AQI?

April 23, 2020 desertairboss Leave a comment

Why AQI? This is a question we hear on occasion, although maybe not always worded this way. Sometimes it’s, “Why…

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We need students to illustrate Our Desert!

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K-12 students eligible for $100 prizes, new bicycles in MDAQMD’s 2020 Clean Air Month Poster Contest We need students to…

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Curious about air sensors? We have answers!

March 10, 2020 desertairboss Leave a comment

Curious about air sensors? What about regulatory-grade monitors? We have answers, thanks to the efforts of the Environmental Protection Agency.…

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Rubber band: Office supply or air monitor? Yes.

Rubber band: Office supply or air monitor? Yes.

December 16, 2019 desertairboss Leave a comment

The rubber band can serve countless purposes. Among them, it once was a tool to help understand the air we…

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