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Smoke Management Program
Overview Utah’s smoke program is designed to mitigate the impacts of prescribed fire on air quality, visibility, and public safety, in terms of smoke. EPA has recognized Utah’s smoke program since 1999, as part of approving the Regional Haze SIP. The program is included in the code of federal regulations. Before igniting a prescribed fire,…
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Understanding How Wood-Burning’s Contribution to Particulate Matter Concentrations Have Changed over Time
Wood burning contributes to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution in the Wasatch Front, and reducing the use of wood burning during pollution episodes has been the focus of many policy decisions. This study looks at patterns of temperature, heat deficit, and day of the week along with markers of woodsmoke and mandatory no-burn days, to…
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Wood-Burning Restrictions Go into Effect November 1
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) reminds residents that wood-burning restrictions go into effect November 1, 2018, and urges Utahns to use online and mobile tools to monitor daily PM2.5 levels.
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Aethalometer Study for Estimating Compliance
with Wood-burning BanThe University of Utah Department of Chemical Engineering will collaborate with UDAQ to estimate the contributions of wood burning to wintertime PM2.5 levels using aethalometer data from four locations and from mobile aethalometer measurements. The goal of this study is to identify and understand levels of wood burning and compliance with wood-burning restrictions during the…
