The document provides an agenda and materials for an event on air quality and health. The agenda includes sessions on how air quality impacts the environment, the federal government's role, and actions individuals can take to reduce pollution. The sessions will discuss how ozone pollution and particulate matter harm crops, forests, wildlife, and the climate. They will also suggest ways for individuals to help through reducing electricity use, transportation choices, advocacy, and more. Presenters will discuss these topics from the Ohio Environmental Council and American Lung Association.

1. Air Quality & Your Health
Session II
June 28, 2013
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2. David R. Celebrezze
Dir. of Air & Water Special Projects
Ohio Environmental Council
Shelly Kiser
Director of Advocacy
American Lung Association of the
Midland States
Air Quality & Your Health
Session II
June 28, 2013

3. Agenda-Session II
 10:30 - 10:40 a.m. Welcome
 10:40 - 11:00 a.m. Air Quality Impact on the Environment
 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Air Quality & The Federal Government
 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. What You Can Do To Reduce
Pollution
 12:15 - 12:30 p.m. Q&A

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5. Quick recap-what is ozone?
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) + Volatile
Organic Compounds (VOCs) + hot,
long summer sun= ozone pollution.

6. What is another name for ozone pollution?
???

7. What is another name for ozone pollution?
SMOG
MONSTER
(Nasty!!)

8. Does air quality impact our environment?

9. Does air quality impact our environment?
Yes!
Ozone pollution and particulate
matter can impact our natural
heritage

10. What do you think some of the sources are in your
neighborhood/community?

11. Does air quality impact our environment?
Sources: power plants, foundries,
diesel engines (older ones), cars,
fossil fuel extraction
Acid rain
Causes crop damage
Mercury bioaccumulates in fish
Deadening of waterways
NOx emissions run off

12. Does air quality impact our environment?
 Ozone pollution impacts crops
forest
interfering with the ability of sensitive
plants to produce and store food
damaging the leaves of trees and other
plants, negatively impacting the
appearance of urban vegetation, as well
as vegetation in national parks and
recreation areas (US EPA)

13. Does air quality impact our environment?
 Ozone pollution impacts crops
forest
reducing forest growth and crop yields,
potentially impacting species diversity in
ecosystems.
The U.S. soybean crop is suffering
nearly $2 billion in damage a year due to
rising surface ozone concentrations
harming plants and reducing the crop’s
yield potential, (2009 NASA)

14. Does air quality impact our environment?
 Wildlife
Exposure through inhalation, ingestion
(pollution landed on vegetation or up food
chain), absorption (esp. vulnerable are
amphibians).
Respiratory damage (especially birds-
higher respiratory rates)
Organs targeted: kidney, liver, brain
Source: www.air-quality.org.uk

15. Does air quality impact our environment?
 The Worm
Dioxins 5 times higher than surrounding
soil
They didn’t die
But what about animals that eat a bunch
of worms: birds, small mammals, frogs,
salamanders?

16. Does air quality impact our environment?
 Climate change
CO2
Black carbon
From diesel engines, OWB, kilns, etc.
2,000 times more potent than CO2 as climate
warming
agent.
Climate change=unstable climate, more rain,
droughts, smog, etc.

17. Air Quality & The Federal Government
Shelly Kiser
Director of Advocacy
American Lung Association of the Midland States

18. What you can do to reduce pollution?

19. Take a moment to think of ways in which you can
help improve air quality in your community

20. What you can do to reduce pollution?
(individual level)
 use less electricity
Turn off lights when out of room
CFL (or LED) light bulbs
Energy Efficient appliances
Insulation of house
EE windows
Look at solar panels

21. What you can do to reduce pollution?
(individual level)
Transportation
Car pool
don’t idle
Bike
Public transit
Fight “dumb growth” (ex. expansion of our
highways).

22. Side Bar
Idling more than
ten seconds:
Can damage the cylinders
and spark plugs
Gets 0mpg
Pollutes our air
Wastes money and fuel
Where do people idle?

23. Side Bar
Where do people idle?
RR crossings
Drive thru s (food, bank)
Waiting to pick someone up
Gas stations
At home during cold mornings

24. But it’s only one car…
8,261,613 registered passenger cars in
Ohio
Reduce their idling by 5 minutes each day
251,290,728 hours reduced
201,032,583 gallons saved (if burn
~.8gallons an hour) (keep in mind 1 gallon
burned= 20 pounds of CO2)
$669,438,501 (one gallon=$3.33)
Side Bar

25. Back To The Show!

26. What you can do to reduce pollution?
(individual level)
 Have kids or nieces/nephews?
Kids air quality coloring book
Air quality events
Talk with there school
No-idling policy
Air quality alert day information

27. What you can do to reduce pollution?
(individual level)
Place of work
No idling policy
Car pool program
Work from home at times
Fuel efficient cars (if they buy cars)
Sponsor an “air fair”

28. What you can do to reduce pollution?
Does the hospital, university, or local
government have no-idling policy
and/or clean construction
requirements?
Do you have a connection with any
of those institutions?

29. What you can do to reduce pollution?
 Restrict or don’t buy outdoor wood-
fired boilers
Stay alert to attacks on clean air
standards.
Sign up for OEC’s action alerts:
www.theoec.org

30. Questions and Answers!