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1、Air Quality Index,Where Do We Go From Here?,February 2002,Air Quality Index,Long range planning effort in 2002 Commissioned by: John Seitz, Director Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Decisions on future AQI directions,Why is the AQI Important?,Links air quality levels and health in the sa
2、me message Raises environmental awareness Interest creates demand for more air quality reporting Makes air agencies more valuable,Why is the AQI Important?,Over 121 million people live in counties with unhealthy air,Why has AQI been Successful?,Based on strong science,Partnership with State/ Local a
3、gencies,AIRNOW distribution,Good media coverage,AQI is Easy to Understand,Pollutant: Ozone Todays Forecast: 130 Quality: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Children and people with asthma are the groups most at risk,Expanding AQI Use is Important,Public and media demand is there Useful public service Mo
4、stly ozone to date; very little PM coverage Significant PM air quality and health issues,AQI Growing Pains,Media sometimes garbling health message State/local agencies want more detailed health information especially PM Some State/local agencies have resource constraints to provide AQI via forecasts
5、, the web and real-time Year-round PM2.5 adds complexity Another health message Additional monitors, data transfer, expertise,Implement PM Forecasting,Improve State and local agencies PM2.5 monitor and information transfer capabilities Issue PM2.5 network design guidance Issue PM forecast guidance a
6、nd pilot in 2 cities,Enhance the Current Process,Support national air quality conference and training for forecasters Support national forecast model with NOAA Data available around the clock Expand mapping capabilities,Step Up Communications,Provide better messages for news media Focus group effort
7、s Promote national marketing opportunities Marketing strategy Summertime Safety Campaign Year-Round AQI Campaign Target specific audiences Hispanic communities Medical professionals Emergency response (e.g. wildfires),New Tool to Supplement AQI,Report Card for Cities Provide # AQI days above 100 Con
8、sumer Report format Updated annually with Trends Report Interactive web tool,Future Public Information Tools,Air Toxics Index Not ripe at this time Further evaluation needed of monitoring network, health effects, and forecasting Pilot study in 2002 Visibility Images Images already in use in some cit
9、ies Expect more web cam use Local, not national tool Work with State/local agencies to develop consistent approach to web cam use, location and possible reporting,Our Vision for the AQI,Nationwide AQI reporting and forecasting including PM2.5 Data available around the clock every hour National AQI maps Major Agency announcements and promotion Extensive media coverage Target audiences reached National air quality forecast tools from NOAA/EPA,
