Tag Archives: air quality

Air Quality Measurements on Your Own Window Sill

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Philip Orton

[This is a guest blog post from Talmor Meir, a PhD student at Stevens Institute in the Maritime Security Laboratory.] Good news to NYC and it’s neighbors: According to The New York Times air across our city is the cleanest it … Continue reading →

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Baseline Air Quality Measurements at Asphalt Green

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Philip Orton

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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Monitoring Air Quality, Empowering Communities

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Philip Orton

Would you stand in front of a truck to stop injustice? If you were pressed to contemplate such an extreme action, wouldn’t you want to have accurate information first on how serious of an injustice was being committed?  I certainly … Continue reading →

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