ivy city right to breathe partnership

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

Ivy City: A traditionally African American neighborhood

Photos from http://www.grassrootsdc.org

Ivy City: A traditionally African American neighborhood

Photos from http://www.grassrootsdc.org

Ivy City: Near source high impact area

graphic from the Washington Post

200 m200 m

Ivy City: Near source high impact area

Particulate Matter (PM2.5)

Image from http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/57159228-90/utah-quality-pollution-lake.html.csp

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)

Ivy City: Air quality data

12 mg/m3

Particulate matter

PM2.5

Black carbon

BC

EPA 41

EPA 43

EPA 42

Ivy City

EPA monitors in Washington, D.C.

PM2.5 and BC in Ivy City and McMillian Reservoir (EPA 43)

8/22 9/3 9/151/18 1/30 2/11 2/23 3/7 3/19 3/31 4/120

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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)

Ivy City: Campaign for job training, not bus parking

Photos from http://www.grassrootsdc.org

Ivy City: Empty bus lot

Photos from http://www.grassrootsdc.org

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