Among the “School Air Poisoning Science” screening tools updated by Umass AMHERST, pollution risks of students across the country-air quality matters
Researchers at the Institute of Politics (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts, the University of Massachusetts, Massatan City, released the latest air poison science in the school database. The database is a network-based platform. The platform tracking Affects toxic air pollution of K12 and higher education institutions.
The tool provides the toxic concentration of pollutants, highlighting the health risks that may face due to industrial emissions. It uses data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ministry of Education, which matches 131,325 schools, and has been contaminated by large nearby industrial sources, such as factories, refining plants, petroleum warehouses, metal mining locations and toxic waste facilities. (Data do not include mobile resources, agriculture, fracture, forest fires or other sources of pollution, all of which can make significant contributions to air pollution near the school.
Michael Ash, co -director of Peri toxic information projects, said: “Our goal is to promote public information, and for parents and students, faculty staff, school management, regulatory agencies, companies and more Extensive public discussions. “” The tool is based on the achievements of the knowledge right movement, allowing the public to participate in environmental decisions and help residents transform the right to clean air, clean water and livable planets.
Users can search for any school in the United States according to their names or locations to receive detailed pollution reports, list nearby industrial facilities and toxic chemicals they release within a radius of 31 miles. The report also provides a comparison of industrial pollution compared to the state and other people across the country.
For example, in Texas, oil refining and chemical facilities are the main contributors to industrial air pollution. The average toxic air hazards of the school are more than twice the national average.
Although the toxic substances of the school’s air are a screening tool rather than a comprehensive risk assessment, its goal is to raise public awareness and participation. The database allows users to explore facilities ownership, industrial activities and chemical toxicity.
The tool depends on data in EPA’s Toxics Releest inventory. The agency records about 500 kinds of toxic chemicals of 15,600 major industrial facilities nationwide in 2022, which is the latest year that the data has been released. EPA’s modeling system estimates the concentration of pollutants for a half -mile grid around these facilities, and distinguish chemical hazards with the basics of the basis of each pound. The complete information about data composition and source can be obtained in the technical description of the project.
The school’s air poison is based on the 2008 US survey project “Smoked Effect: Toxic Air and American Schools” inheritance. The project exposes the impact of industrial pollution on students and has led to better monitoring of school air toxins.
Source of data: “The pollution risk of students across the country in detail from UMASS AMHERST”, “updated ‘air poison science” in the school’s database, Massachusetts Amemes’ release, January 29, 2025.
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