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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

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

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

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

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Filed under: air quality, aqaw2020, awareness, epa, health, high desert, palo verde valley, pm10, pm2.5, smoke, wildfire

Why AQI?

April 23, 2020 desertairboss

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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Curious about air sensors? We have answers!

March 10, 2020 desertairboss

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

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

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An inversion layer sweeps across the Greater Los Angeles region. It was here in the 1950s, according to a long-circulated rumor, that underwear garment manufacturers allegedly discovered the harm air pollution can cause to elastic.

Underwear and air pollution control?

December 12, 2019 desertairboss

You wouldn’t think that underwear and air pollution have anything in common. Think again. A rumor among air pollution control…

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Mojave Desert air quality control: A brief history

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Mojave Desert air quality control has a storied past, from control under a wide regional authority to that of an independent special district.

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Filed under: air, control, county, desert, los angeles, mojave, orange, ozone, pollution, quality, riverside, san bernardino, smog

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