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Category Archives: air pollution
Baseline Air Quality Measurements at Asphalt Green
As summarized in a prior post, we are now collecting air pollution data at the site of the proposed marine garbage transfer station (MTS) at East 91st Street in Manhattan. The site is next to Asphalt Green, a large community … Continue reading
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Tagged air quality, Asphalt Green, children, exposure, garbage, Manhattan, marine, measurement, MTS, observation, particle, particulate, PM2.5, pollution, transfer, Upper East Side, Yorkville
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Latest plume forecast for Japan
Future Japan air and water radiation plume updates will continue at a different blog site so change your bookmarks. Predicted plume dispersion over the next 36 hours (through morning of 17 March, Japan Standard Time). Although the plume was directed … Continue reading
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Tagged forecast, Japan, nuclear, plume, radiation, Tokyo, wind
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Airborne plume dispersion in coastal areas
New York City, like most megacities including Tokyo, does not have mechanisms in place to evacuate the population of the entire city. Even the direst catastrophic scenarios entail a strategy of sheltering in place for at least some of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Indian Point, Japan, Manhattan, meteorology, New York City, nuclear, radiation, sea breeze, Tokyo, wind
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Which way would airborne toxic gases blow during a terrorist release?
In the event of a terrorist release of a harmful chemical, biological or radiological (CBR) agent as a weapon in an urban area, the motion of the gas and particles is unpredictable. Factors that contribute to the complexity of the … Continue reading
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Tagged cbr, chemical, large eddy simulation, Manhattan, radiation, sea breeze, urban dispersion, weather
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The Big Stink: II. Scents and the Weather
Weather conditions can promote or inhibit bad smells in an urban area. Warm weather can increase bacterial decomposition of organic matter, which under certain conditions can produce sulfurous smells – this is why it often reeks when you walk past … Continue reading
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Tagged Manhattan, maple syrup, mercaptan, natural gas, new jersey, New York City, pollution, rotten egg
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The Big Stink: I. Scents and the City
Four years ago, on the morning of Monday, January 8th, 2007, a mysterious foul odor settled upon New York City and surrounding regions, causing confusion, consternation and even building evacuations in some cases. Many were concerned it might be dangerous … Continue reading
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Tagged Manhattan, maple syrup, mercaptan, rotten egg, smell
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