The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made adjustments to the Air Quality Index, or AQI. So Dylan and Jennifer Horton discuss how to use the tool during wildfire smoke season in Oregon. And DEQ air monitoring expert Matt Shrensel goes deeper into what the changes to the AQI mean and why they were made.
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SHOW NOTES
- Introduction
- Interview with Matt Shrensel [2:10]
- AQI overview [2:25]
- EPA’s Integrated Science Assessments (Part one of a two-part process, with Policy Assessment part two) [12:40]
- DIY air filter [16:30]
- Charge Ahead Prequalification Application [13:40]
- DEQ’s AQI webpage, aqi.oregon.gov, and the OregonAIR app for iPhone or for Android [17:20]
- Wrap-up [18:40]
- Where There’s Smoke GreenState podcast series [23:45]
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