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Ivy City Right To Breathe Partnership
Shizuka Hsieh, Chemistry Department, Trinity Washington UniversityParisa Norouzi, Empower DC
Sacoby Wilson, School of Public Health, University of MarylandVernon Morris, Chemistry Department, Howard University
Russ Dickerson, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of MarylandAmanda Northcross, School of Public Health, George Washington University
grassrootsdc.org
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Ivy City: A traditionally African American neighborhood
Photos from http://www.grassrootsdc.org
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Ivy City: A traditionally African American neighborhood
Photos from http://www.grassrootsdc.org
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Ivy City: Near source high impact area
graphic from the Washington Post
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Ivy City: Near source high impact area
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Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Image from http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/57159228-90/utah-quality-pollution-lake.html.csp
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Images http://www.epa.gov/international/io/presentations/Health-Effects.pdf ; http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-stop-black-carbon/ ; http://www.unep.org/ccac/Short-LivedClimatePollutants/Definitions/tabid/130285/Default.aspx
Black Carbon (BC)
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Ivy City: Air quality data
12 mg/m3
Particulate matter
PM2.5
Black carbon
BC
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EPA 41
EPA 43
EPA 42
Ivy City
EPA monitors in Washington, D.C.
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PM2.5 and BC in Ivy City and McMillian Reservoir (EPA 43)
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Annual Estimated PM2.5 EPA-DC Monitors versus Ivy City
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• BC concentrations are very high– Studies in other cities have reported health effects
at the levels measured in Ivy City
• PM2.5 concentrations are high– Measured daily values are higher than the closest
EPA monitoring station– Annual estimated concentrations are higher than
the EPA allowable standards for PM2.5
Findings shared with DC City CouncilCommittee on Transportation and the Environment at a hearing on Air Quality Issues (1/2/14)
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Ivy City: Campaign for job training, not bus parking
Photos from http://www.grassrootsdc.org
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Ivy City: Empty bus lot
Photos from http://www.grassrootsdc.org
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Ivy City: Potential for renewal
Photos from http://www.grassrootsdc.org, http://urbanplacesandspaces.blogspot.com/2006/09/this-isnt-walker-evans-photo-ivy-city.html