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My choices & air qualityWhat Are The Connections Between My Choices And The Quality Of Our Air?Source: (sky) Bombia Design

(traffic) capsweb(walking) istockphotos.com(biking) istockphoto.com

Why is Fresh, Clean Air Important?

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Clean Air

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Where Does Air Pollution Come From?

Source: iom-world.org

Where Does Where Does

Air Pollution Air Pollution

Come From?Come From?

Fireplaces & Stoves

Off-road mobile

Cars & Trucks

Big Industry

Outdoor Burning

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68%68%

3%3% 1%1%

Source: (data) Puget Sound Clean Air Agency(garbage fire) istockphoto.com(fireplace) ebibleteacher.com(industry) lbl.gov(traffic) capsweb(airplane) istockphoto.com

Percent Contribution to Emissions of Criteria Air Pollutants

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Source: we-energies.com

Layers of the Atmosphere

Some Gases in Car Exhaust Contribute to Global Warming

Worldwide Impacts—Climate Change

• Changing ecosystems– Temperature

– Rainfall

• Sea level rise• More intense storms/

weather events• Increased risk of

species extinction

Source: United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Northwest Impacts—Climate Change

• Changes in rain patterns– Winter flooding

– Summer drought

• Less snowpack in the mountains

• Increased potential for forest fires

• Degraded salmon habitat

Source: UW Climate Impacts Group

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Source: US Geological Survey

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Where Do Where Do Greenhouse Gases Come From?Greenhouse Gases Come From?

Source: iom-world.org

Where Do Where Do

Greenhouse Greenhouse

Gases Come Gases Come

From?From?

Fireplaces & Stoves

Off-road Mobile

Cars & Trucks

Big Industry

Outdoor Burning

Electricity

Agriculture & Landfills

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Source: Puget Sound Clean Air Agency

Percent Contribution to Emissions of Greenhouse Gases

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Source: www.training.seer.cancer.gov

Bronchi, Bronchial Tree, and Lungs

Source: (left) uh.edu (right) South Coast Air Quality Management District

Healthy vs. Unhealthy Lungs

Good None

Moderate Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion

UnhealthyActive children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially small children, should limit outdoor exertion

Descriptor Precautions

Our Region’s Air Quality Index

Source: Puget Sound Clean Air Agency

Source: Environmental Protection Agency

30 miles

Troposphere

Stratosphere

6 milessmog

Protective Ozone Layer

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Nationwide EmissionsNationwide Emissions

Big IndustryMiscellaneousWaste Disposal & RecyclingOffroad MobileCars & Trucks

53%53%

8%8%13%13%

2%2%

24%24%

Source: www.epa.gov

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