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Cincy Air Watch

 

 

 

How to use this dashboard:

1. Explore current air quality in Cincinnati:

  • On the main page, you will see a map showing the current air quality in different neighborhoods of Cincinnati.
  • Hover over a monitor on the map to see more information about the air quality at that location, including the AQI value and the concentration of different pollutants.
  • You can filter the map by neighborhood or by monitor to focus on the areas that are most important to you.
  • To learn more about PM2.5 and other air pollutants, click on the links to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the title ribbon.

2. Explore historical air quality data:

  • On the second page of the dashboard, you can explore historical air quality data for Cincinnati.
  • You can filter the data by date range or AQI category to focus on the time periods or air quality levels that are most important to you.

3. Learn more about AQI:

  • On the Definitions page, you will find a more detailed table of AQI values and their corresponding levels of concern.

     

    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.

    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
    335 Rockdale Avenue Avondale Rockdale Academy
    1501 Elizabeth Place Bond Hill Bond Hill Recreation Center
    3001 Spring Grove Avenue Camp Washington Fire Station 12
    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
    617 Clinton Springs Avenue North Avondale North Avondale Recreation Center
    6720 Home City Avenue Sayler Park Sayler Park Recreation Center
    4747 Spring Grove Avenue Spring Grove Village GCWW Spring Grove Offices
    2640 Kemper Lane Walnut Hills Bush Recreation Center
    1027 Linn Street West End Lincoln Recreation Center
    3345 Epworth Avenue Westwood Westwood Library
    4356 Dunham Lane Westwood Dunham Recreation Center
    5710 Winneste Avenue Winton Hills Winton Hill 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:

    1) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2023, December 13). Air Pollution and Your Health. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/air-pollution

    2) World Health Organization. (2022, December 19). Ambient (outdoor) Air Pollution. World Health Organization. who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ambient-(outdoor)-air-quality-and-health

    3) Polidori, A., Papapostolou, V., Collier-Oxandale, A., Hafner, H., & Blakey, T. (2021, April). Community in Action A Comprehensive Guidebook on Air Quality Sensors. STAR Grant. aqmd.gov/docs/default-source/aq-spec/star-grant/community-in-action-a-comprehensive-guidebook-on-air-quality-sensors.pdf?sfvrsn=10