Kansas City Air Quality...
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Kansas City Air Quality...
Kansas City may be ranked number one in the nation for drinking water quality, air quality, however, is another story. Here's an excerpt from yesterday's Star that provides some very brief insight on our air quality issues. Not mentioned: particulates, ozone, volatile organic compounds, the correlation between air pollution and the high incidence of asthma in our region, etc. Read on.
[quote]Environment concerns
“Show me lots of CO2â€
[quote]Environment concerns
“Show me lots of CO2â€
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Emitting CO2 is important to me personally. I've heard that asphyxiation can be pretty uncomfortable.
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Another reason to support trees and flowers and chirping birds.A study released Tuesday gave Missouri the unenviable rank of ninth in the country for the largest increase in carbon dioxide emissions since 1960
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I like aqua net hairspray, I spray it and spray it. preferably with matches.
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Dry ice is cool when placed in water. Do it near the doorway when handing out candy on Halloween.
A fool and your money are soon united.
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and stop auto dependent suburban sprawlnota wrote: Another reason to support trees and flowers and chirping birds.
KC Region is all part of the same animal regardless of state and county lines.
Think on the Regional scale.
Think on the Regional scale.
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I think that KS needs to start requiring auto emissions tests and annual auto inspections. Johnson, Wyandotte, Leavanworth, and Miami account for the large amount of the metro's automobiles (and growing fast too). The responsibility needs to b shared.
Prevailing winds here seem to move to the east. It should be addressed before it becomes a problem. I have sent letters and emails to my state representatives as well as our Governor, never had a response of acknowledgement.
Prevailing winds here seem to move to the east. It should be addressed before it becomes a problem. I have sent letters and emails to my state representatives as well as our Governor, never had a response of acknowledgement.
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becca, since you've told me we have good water quality, i've stopped buying Ozarka at Quik Trip and now just drink from the tap -- chilled with ice, of course.
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Keep writing. Don't give up. Any additional pressure our politicians receive on these matters is extremely important. Aside from the personal responsibility we citizens have for maintaining the environmental quality of our region (the repercussions will be felt by all) our public officials possess just as much responsibility because they partically allocate the funds that make programs within our region that tackle air quality issues in the mode of enforcement, preventative measures and public education possible.GuyInLenexa wrote: I think that KS needs to start requiring auto emissions tests and annual auto inspections. Johnson, Wyandotte, Leavanworth, and Miami account for the large amount of the metro's automobiles (and growing fast too). The responsibility needs to b shared.
Prevailing winds here seem to move to the east. It should be addressed before it becomes a problem. I have sent letters and emails to my state representatives as well as our Governor, never had a response of acknowledgement.
Ground-level ozone and other matter from air pollution has been linked to the high incidence of asthma and respiratory ailments in our region. Kansas City is in the top 10 of asthma hot-spots in the nation, there are over 80,000 new asthma cases in the metro area annually, and approximately $34 million dollars are spent each year threatening these respiratory issues. So, not only is this a health issue, but an economic one for our city as well. Poor air quality and relaxed regulations on automobiles (one of the main sources of our troubles) and industry only exacerbate the problem.
well done, not only is our local water quality supposedly better than that of bottled water, but by drinking local water you are not supporting the draining of water table levels in other regions of the country/world. Also, the water you drink from the tap used less hydrocarbon energy to get to your glass than that bottled water. That is, if you want to get technical.Tosspot wrote: becca, since you've told me we have good water quality, i've stopped buying Ozarka at Quik Trip and now just drink from the tap -- chilled with ice, of course.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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ive got a sore throat from sampling today, just from standing along roads...even brookside was bad today.
ride bikes...take the bus...carpool...at least consider doing something.
ride bikes...take the bus...carpool...at least consider doing something.
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Depends on which bottled water. If you're getting it from a local soda bottler, it probably is the local tap water.beccanator wrote: well done, not only is our local water quality supposedly better than that of bottled water, but by drinking local water you are not supporting the draining of water table levels in other regions of the country/world. Also, the water you drink from the tap used less hydrocarbon energy to get to your glass than that bottled water. That is, if you want to get technical.
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Air Quality in KC is worse than St. Louis today by a good margin.
http://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action= ... stateid=30
http://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action= ... stateid=30
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Congratulations Kansas City, today is your first OZONE ALERT day.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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once again, we have worse air than STL today. it never ceases to amaze me.
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I hope we don't have to get those uncircumcised gas pumps like STL has.warwickland wrote: once again, we have worse air than STL today. it never ceases to amaze me.
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So, how does our air rate in comparison to other cities. Are there rankings of air quality for all metros? Also, how do they determine the air quality numbers for a city if these readings are really specific to the locations they are taken? I'm sure certain areas of the metro are worse than others and Beccanator has told me that prevailing winds and certain geographical features impact it as well. How does it all work out and how are these variables controlled for metro comparisons?
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exactly, im making an emotional blanket statement with what i said based on what MARC and airnow.gov publishes. but im trying to figure all that out right now. apparently the way different entities measure air quality varies a lot.staubio wrote: So, how does our air rate in comparison to other cities. Are there rankings of air quality for all metros? Also, how do they determine the air quality numbers for a city if these readings are really specific to the locations they are taken? I'm sure certain areas of the metro are worse than others and Beccanator has told me that prevailing winds and certain geographical features impact it as well. How does it all work out and how are these variables controlled for metro comparisons?
Using the Air Quality Index Scale that the EPA uses, we are worse than STL way more often than we should be, and the (EPA KC) monitoring stations (i think) arent even in the worst areas.
http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.local
that is how i check metros across the country, and how they roughly stack up to kc daily. again, so many variables at play. for instance, omaha has a barely worse particulate reading for today, but who knows, the monitor could be on a truck stop...
how kc stacks up today to randomly selected metros (according to airnow.gov)
KC - OZONE 45
PM2.5 54 (particulates)
STL - OZONE 39
PM2.5 40
MPLS - OZONE 33
PM2.5 68
INDY - OZONE 37
PM2.5 20
ATL - OZONE 29
PM2.5 77
LA - OZONE 17
PM2.5 59
PDX (Portland) - OZONE 17
PM2.5 14
CINCI - OZONE 32
PM2.5 37
CLEVELAND - OZONE 30
PM2.5 39
PHX - OZONE 50
WASH DC - OZONE 33
PM2.5 47
JAX, FL - OZONE 46
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for whatever reason, our air quality is worse than many cities today based only on this data.
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Thanks for the clarification. I'll keep that in mind, but I think the comparisons are still useful. I'm going to check out the other metros that I've spent a lot of time to see if my impressions match reality.warwickland wrote: exactly, im making an emotional blanket statement with what i said based on what MARC and airnow.gov publishes. but im trying to figure all that out right now. apparently the way different entities measure air quality varies a lot.
Using the Air Quality Index Scale that the EPA uses, we are worse than STL way more often than we should be, and the (EPA KC) monitoring stations (i think) arent even in the worst areas.
http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.local
that is how i check metros across the country, and how they roughly stack up to kc daily. again, so many variables at play. for instance, omaha has a barely worse particulate reading for today, but who knows, the monitor could be on a truck stop...
how kc stacks up today to randomly selected metros (according to airnow.gov)
KC - OZONE 45
PM2.5 54 (particulates)
STL - OZONE 39
PM2.5 40
MPLS - OZONE 33
PM2.5 68
INDY - OZONE 37
PM2.5 20
ATL - OZONE 29
PM2.5 77
LA - OZONE 17
PM2.5 59
PDX (Portland) - OZONE 17
PM2.5 14
CINCI - OZONE 32
PM2.5 37
CLEVELAND - OZONE 30
PM2.5 39
PHX - OZONE 50
WASH DC - OZONE 33
PM2.5 47
JAX, FL - OZONE 46
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for whatever reason, our air quality is worse than many cities today based only on this data.
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Is it possible that New York City's air quality is dramatically better than ours?
New York City, NY
OZONE 19 Good
PM2.5 17 Good
Kansas City, MO
OZONE 45 Good
PM2.5 54 Moderate
New York City, NY
OZONE 19 Good
PM2.5 17 Good
Kansas City, MO
OZONE 45 Good
PM2.5 54 Moderate
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i think bad air from NYC gets syphoned into NJ...
i think they are just having good air quality today.
i think they are just having good air quality today.