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Southwest District Council Meeting
May 2, 2018
Craig Kenworthy
Executive Director
Clean, healthy air
for everyone, everywhere,
all the time.
To be covered
• Agency overview
• Which air pollutants and communities do we
focus on, and why?
• Where do priority air pollutants come from?
• How does air quality in the Duwamish Valley
compare with other areas?
• What’s being done to improve air quality?
• Questions?
Agency Vision
• All the people and
natural systems in our
region benefit from
clean and healthy air
all the time, regardless
of socio‐economic
status or geographic
location.
• Our region does its
part, and more, to
protect the climate.
Fine Particle Pollution
Small size; Cardiac and Respiratory Effects
Everyone
has the right to
breathe clean air.
Why focus on fine particle pollution (PM2.5)
Variety of health effects
Most established health
effects include:
• Asthma aggravation
• Reduced lung function
• Heart attacks
• Strokes
• Premature death
Well established – based on
large body of evidence
National Ambient Air Quality
Standard (acute and
chronic); local health goal
Where does PM2.5 come from?
Where does PM2.5 come from?
At Duwamish Air Quality Monitor
Source:
Kim Hopke et al
(2008)
Note: ships would be much less now due to Emissiosn Control Area
Where is PM2.5 highest?
Daily levels highest in wood smoke communities
When is PM2.5 Highest
Days over health goal
Annual PM2.5 levels
Annual levels highest near roadways, ports, industry
2016 Annual Average Fine Particle Levels
in King County
14
Micrograms per cubic meter
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Improved PM2.5 levels = better health outcomes
We also focus specifically on diesel PM2.5
Main potential cancer risk driver from air pollution
Potential Cancer Risk Contribution
Formaldehyde Benzene
4% 1,3-Butadiene 6%
4%
Wood Smoke
Particles
3%
Carbon
Tetrachloride
7%
Other
4%
Diesel Particulate
Matter
72%
Source: PSCAA 2009 Air Toxics
Evaluation
Where is diesel highest?
Potential Cancer Risk from Air Toxics
EPA’s 2005 NATA, by Census Tract PSCAA 2009 Air Toxics Study
*Using California EPA toxicity for diesel
particulate matter
Where is diesel highest?
Trend is Improving
Where do we focus? Highly impacted communities
combines air pollution risk, socioeconomic barriers, and poor health
We’re working with communities in Greater Duwamish (South Park and
Georgetown), Seattle Chinatown‐International District, Tukwila
Allentown, and Algona/Auburn
New Technology Improvements
New vehicles MUCH cleaner (but slow turnover)
Source: US EPA 2014
Efforts to Improve Air Quality
Local and regional
• Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy (e.g. truck “ScRAPS”
program has replaced 400 old polluting trucks)
• Emission control area improves pollution from ships
• Filter fan workshops
• Local air quality monitoring
• Sound Transit locomotive upgrades
• Air quality conditions with Port, City of Seattle on Terminal
5 redevelopment
• Over 200 SeaTac Airport taxis converted to compressed
natural gas engines; electrification of ground support
equipment
• Retrofit over 650 school buses, private, and public fleets
• Electric charging station for municipal vehicles
• Tug boats servicing Elliot Bay were repowered and
retrofitted
• Idle‐reduction technology on diesel emergency vehicles
In summary
• We focus on PM2.5 pollution, and specifically
diesel PM2.5 because of their established health
impacts.
• Improvement in PM2.5 levels leads to improved
health outcomes.
• PM2.5 and diesel trends and new technology
encouraging; legacy fleets remain a challenge –
many grants and programs target these
Thank you and Questions
www.pscleanair.org
Strategic plan: http://www.pscleanair.org/documentcenter/view/445.
Annual Data Summary: http://www.pscleanair.org/DocumentCenter/View/2294.
Highly Impacted Communities Report:
http://www.pscleanair.org/DocumentCenter/View/2323.
2009 Toxics Study: http://www.pscleanair.org/DocumentCenter/View/2361.
EXTRA SLIDES
Annual PM2.5
Trend is generally improving
3‐Year Average of the Annual Mean
Reference and Continuous Methods
LFP‐Bothell Way (DB) SEA‐Duwamish (CE)
SEA‐South Park (DA) SEA‐Beacon Hill (BW)
BEL‐Bellevue Way (DC) RED‐Redmond City Hall (DE)
NHB‐North Bend Way (DG) KNT‐James St (CW)
Federal Standard ENU‐Mud Mountain Road (DF)
3‐year Average of Annual Mean Concentration
18
16
Micrograms per Cubic Meter
14
12
10
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Year
Note: Lake Forest Park (DB) data are FRM from 1999‐2007, nephelometer in 2008‐2015. Beacon Hill (BW) data are FRM from 1999‐2016.
Duwamish (CE) data are FRM from 1999‐2009, nephelometer 2010, TEOM‐FEM 2011‐2016. South Park (DA) data are FRM from 1999‐2002,
nephelometer from 2003‐2016. Redmond (DE) data are FRM from 2000‐2002, nephelometer from 2003‐2005. Bellevue Way (DC) data are FRM
from 2001‐2003, nephelometer from 2004‐2016. Kent (CW) data are FRM from 1999‐2003, nephelometer 2004‐2010,TEOM‐FEM 2011‐2016.
North Bend (DG) data are FRM 2000‐2004, nephelometer in 2005. Enumclaw data are FRM in 2004, nephelometer in 2005‐2016.