Tag: Air Quality Monitoring
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Frequently Asked Questions About Utah’s Inversion Season
Utah has great air most of the year, but during the winter we experience “inversions.” Here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about Utah’s winter air quality.
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New Stations Installed to Monitor Inland Port Emissions
This summer scientists from DAQ have installed two new air quality monitors to measure potential emissions from the inland port.
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DAQ Fires Up New Weber County Air Quality Monitor
This month, the Utah Division of Air Quality fired up its new monitoring station for Weber County in Harrisville, Ut. Learn more about the work done at the site to protect human health in Northern Utah.
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Taking Stock of Emissions in Utah
Air pollution along the Wasatch Front comes from a lot of different sources. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality works deliberately and tirelessly to understand the sources of air-quality-deteriorating-emissions and how to reduce them to improve air quality.
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Check Daily Air Quality Forecast to Plan Ahead & Protect Health
Utah DEQ provides air-quality forecasting throughout the summer through its UtahAir app, website, and regular email updates.
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New DEQ Tech Support Center Open
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s new 21,500-square-foot Tech Support Center contains labs, storage for scientific equipment, and areas for sampling and analyzing work. The grand opening is set for May 21, 2019.
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Air Quality Researchers Hunt for PM2.5 Precursors
Researchers from DEQ, EPA, the University of Utah, Utah State University, and BYU joined forces for the Wasatch Front Ammonia and Chloride Observations (WaFACO) study. The study is looking for sources of ammonia on the Wasatch Front—a precursor to PM2.5.
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Monitoring Matters: How Air-Quality Monitoring Helps Utah’s Air
Air monitoring is the beginning–and the end–of everything we do at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to protect and improve Utah’s air.
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ULend Helps Improve Utah Air Through Applied Technology
ULend offers small-to-medium-sized oil and gas producers access to an IR camera at no cost. The camera is used to check for VOC leaks at well pads.
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Recapping the 2017-18 Inversion Season
At the end of March, spring took its turn at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Along with the warmer weather, budding trees and blooming flowers, DEQ’s Division of Air Quality declared an end to the 2017-18 inversion season and stopped issuing its Action Forecasts for PM2.5 pollution. Rest assured, the Action Forecasts will…
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DEQ Forecasters Keep Their Eyes on the Sky during Ozone Season
By Kimberly Kreykes Like many people, my day starts with the weather forecast. Not just because it is my passion, but because it is my responsibility to stay informed — I am the lead air-quality forecaster for the Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ’s) Division of Air Quality (DAQ). Along with two other DAQ forecasters,…
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DEQ: Air Scientists Have Eyes in the Sky for PM2.5
By Donna Kemp Spangler It doesn’t take a scientist to know Utah has prolonged periods of bad air during the winter. But it does take a team of local and national scientific researchers to understand more fully why we have bad air. For years, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s air-quality scientists have been focused…
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Air Quality: Legislative Funding Helps Researchers Tackle Air Quality Problems
By Payden McRoberts One million dollars. That sounds like a lot of money, right? Well, it is.The 2014 Legislature’s appropriation of $1 million to the Division of Air Quality (DAQ) for research projects is an important step towards finding solutions for Utah’s complex air quality problems. After vetting a number of proposals last fall, DEQ…
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Air Quality: Inspectors Ensure Permit Compliance
By Cindy Beem Ever wonder how the Division of Air Quality (DAQ) confirms that a facility is satisfying the requirements of its permit? Each permitted facility has to comply with a very long list of conditions that protect air quality, including the installation of specific pollution-control equipment, compliance with emission levels established in the permit,…
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Summer Ozone Season
By Bo Call As the snow melts, so does our memory of winter inversions and bad air days. But with the spring and warmer temperatures also comes the summer ozone season. DEQ’s Air Monitoring Center is now gearing up to battle Utah’s other air-quality demon—ozone. And it’s a battle that’s harder to fight. Just like…