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Cincy Air Watch

 

 

 

Air quality affects health in multiple ways. The World Health Organization (WHO) identifies air pollution as one of the greatest environmental risks to human health. Current research indicates that poor air quality can result in adverse health effects, particularly cardiovascular and respiratory diseases including asthma. WHO calculates that the effects of air pollutions are associated with an average of 6.7 million premature deaths annually.1,2

In Cincinnati, particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) and ozone are the largest contributors to poor air quality and air quality alerts.

Air quality affects health in multiple ways. Long-term exposure to poor air quality may not have an immediate effect, but it can impact a person’s quality of life overtime. The primary health concerns of poor air quality are cardiovascular and respiratory complications, though many systems are affected.1, 9

For more information, view the Cincinnati Health Department Air Quality Educational Guide.

The project uses PurpleAir Classic and Flex air quality monitors. These were selected based on the cost effective price point, accuracy and precision, ease of install, existing network use by citizen scientists, connectivity to Wi-Fi, transparency of data, lifespan, and ability to measure PM2.5 concentrations.

 

Monitors are currently installed at the following locations through the Cincy Air Watch project:

Address Neighborhood Partner Name
3516 Vine Street Avondale Cincinnati Zoo
3630 Reading Road Avondale Hirsch Recreation Center
636 Prospect Place Avondale CPS South Avondale School
1400 W North Bend Road College Hill College Hill Library
3101 Burnet Avenue Corryville Cincinnati Health Department
959 Hawthorn Road East Price Hill Price Hill Recreation Center
3204 Woodburn Avenue Evanston Evanston Recreation Center
8275 Vine Street Hartwell Hartwell Recreation Center
5051 Anderson Place Madisonville CPS John P. Parker
3303 Beekman Avenue Millvale Millvale Recreation Center
3001 Spring Grove Avenue Camp Washington Fire Station 12
6720 Home City Avenue Sayler Park Sayler Park Recreation Center
4747 Spring Grove Avenue Spring Grove Village GCWW Spring Grove Offices
3345 Epworth Avenue Westwood Westwood Library
4356 Dunham Lane Westwood Dunham Recreation Center

 

The dashboard above can also be viewed on CincyInsights. The data is also available on the PurpleAir Map.

If you have questions about the project, you can contact: