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View of Salt Lake City from Twin Peaks during an inversion, January 21, 2013 when PM2.5 concentrations in Salt Lake City were approximately 45 ug/m3 (NAAQS is 35 ug/m3). Photo by K. Kelly.

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Between January 1–24, 2013, Salt Lake City’s Hawthorne monitoring station exceeded fine particulate air quality standards on 15 days. This is based on available DAQ data as of February 15, 2013. Photo by K. Kelly.

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Soot contributes approximately 10% to fine particulate matter concentrations during inversions along the Wasatch Front. Transmission emission microscopy image of a soot particle from P. Toth.

Air Quality in the News

Study Shows Air Pollution Raises Risk of Autism

June 18th, 2013

Women who live in areas with polluted air are up to twice as likely to have an autistic child than those living in communities with[...]

Autism twice as likely in babies if mum lives near busy road, study claims

June 17th, 2013

The major US study found that the risk was double for children of women living in the most polluted locations. Mothers-to-be who live near busy roads[...]

Utah research says winter smog takes big hit from wood burning

June 8th, 2013

Even though there might be just a few wood stoves and fireplaces pumping out smoke on northern Utah’s smoggy winter days, they are having a h[...]

Clean-car standards win Utah air board endorsement

June 6th, 2013

Utah’s air-pollution hot spots stand to benefit more than anywhere else in the nation from a federal clean-car proposal. And, with that in mind, members of t[...]

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