Friday, June 22, 2012

mid summer air report

Air Quality readings from three monitors  in St. Bernard Parish during the month of June 2012.

St. Bernard Parish residents are exposed to a higher than normal level of hydrogen sulfide than most urban areas.  http://www.epa.gov/bpspill/h2s.html  EPA reports ..."concentrations in urban areas are generally below 1 part per billion (ppb)..." Residents in St. Bernard Parish tend to be exposured to a range of  2ppb to 4 ppb on a daily basis. 

Louisiana DEQ reports levels of Sulfur Dioxide around 12 ppb SO2 trigger headaches and other adverse quality of life issues.  EPA's sulfur health standard is 75 ppb SO2 for a one-hour reading.  There have been studies  "to test whether prior exposure to a low concentration of ozone would condition airways in asthmatic subjects to respond to a subthreshold concentration of sulfur dioxide." 

We are the science for what happens to healthy airways and lungs exposed to higher levels of sulfur dioxide mixed with this level of hydrogen sulfide and particulate matter.

 

June 2012 Air Quality Readings
St. Bernard Parish Louisiana
Health Standards
SO2 75 ppb hourly average
H2S 1.4 ppb recommended daily exposure
PM 2.5 35
Hydrogen Sulfide &
Sulfur Dioxide
PM10
6/1/2012 midnight Ventura 6 ppb H2S
2am Mearux 8 ppb H2S
3am Mearux 7 ppb H2S
5am Ventura 5 ppb H2S
6/2/2012 1am Meraux 5 ppb H2S
Ventura 5 ppb H2S
2am Ventura 7 ppb H2S
3am Ch_Vista 5 ppb H2S
Ventura 6 ppb H2S
4am Meraux 6 ppb H2S
5am Ventura 8 ppb H2S
6am Ventura 8 ppb H2S
2pm Meraux Ozone 72
3pm Ch_Vista 14.9 ppb SO2
4pm Ch_Vista 16.1 ppb SO2
5pm Ch_Vista 19.6 ppb SO2
7pm Ch_Vista 11.5 ppb SO2
8pm Ch_Vista 70.4 ppb SO2
10pm Ch_Vista 30.5 ppb SO2
11pm Ch_Vista 34.7 ppb SO2
Ch_Vista 5 ppb H2S
6/3/2012 midnight Ch_Vista 5 ppb H2S
Ventura 5 ppb H2S
1am Ventura 6 ppb H2S
2am Ch_Vista 9 ppb H2S
Meraux 11  ppb H2S
Ventura 9 ppb H2S
3am Ch_Vista 10 ppb H2S
Meraux 10 ppb H2S
Ventura 12 ppb H2S
4am Ch_Vista 11 ppb H2S
Meraux 9 ppb H2S
Ventura 12 ppb H2S
5am Ch_Vista 11 ppb H2S
Meraux 6 ppb H2S
Ventura 13 ppb H2S
6am Ch_Vista 7 ppb H2S
Meraux 9 ppb H2S
Ventura 13 ppb H2S
7am Ventura 11 ppb H2S
8am Ventura 7 ppb H2S
9am Ventura 4 ppb H2S
3pm Ventura 13 ppb H2S
6pm Ventura 9 ppb SO2
7pm Ventura 23 ppb SO2
8pm Ch_Vista 7 ppb SO2
Ventura 35 ppb SO2
9pm Ch_Vista 12.1 ppb SO2
Ch_Vista 18 ppb H2S
Ventura 37 ppb SO2
10pm Ventura 7 ppb SO2
11pm Ventura 19 ppb SO2
6/4/2012 midnight Ventura 6 ppb H2S
1am Ventura 5 ppb  H2S
2am Ventura 5 ppb  H2S
3am Ventura 6 ppb H2S
4am Ventura 6 ppb H2S
5am Ventura 6 ppb H2S
6am Meraux  13.9 ppb SO2
Meraux  4 ppb H2S
Ventura 6 ppb H2S
7am Ventura 6 ppb H2S
8am Ventura 5 ppb  H2S
3pm Meraux  Ozone  67 
6/5/2012 midnight Ventura 4 ppb H2S
1am Ventura 4 ppb H2S
2am Ventura 4 ppb H2S
7am Ch_Vista PM10   - 50
2pm Ch_Vista 21.1 ppb SO2
3pm Ch_Vista 38.0 ppb SO2
Ch_Vista PM10   - 41
Ventura PM10   - 42
6/6/2012 1am Ventura 6 ppb SO2
2am Ch_Vista 4 ppb H2S
5am Ventura 8 ppb SO2
6am Ventura 9 ppb SO2
7am Meraux 10.2 ppb SO2
9am Ch_Vista PM10 --- 42
11am Meraux Ozone  66
Ventura PM10 --- 48
4pm Ch_Vista 36.3 ppb SO2
7pm Ch_Vista PM10 --- 42
6/7/2012 4am Ch_Vista 6 ppb H2S
Ventura 5 ppb H2S
5am Ch_Vista 8 ppb H2S
Ventura 8 ppb H2S
6am Ch_Vista 8 ppb H2S
Ventura 11 ppb H2S
Meraux 7 ppb H2S
7am Ch_Vista 21.6 ppb SO2
Ventura 11 ppb H2S
8am Ventura 5 ppb H2S
3pm Ch_Vista PM10 --- 42
6/8/2012 5am Meraux 4 ppb H2S
6am Ventura 6 ppb H2S
7am Ventura 5 ppb H2S
6/9/2012 11pm Ch_Vista 4 ppb H2S
6/10/2012 5am Ch_Vista PM10   - 44
7pm Ch_Vista PM10   - 36
6/11/2012 midnight Ch_Vista PM10   - 43
1am Ch_Vista PM10   - 47
2am Ch_Vista PM10   -61
3am Ch_Vista PM10   -68
4am Ch_Vista PM10   - 68
5am Ch_Vista PM10   - 64
6am Ch_Vista PM10   - 67
7am Ch_Vista PM10   - 79
8am Ch_Vista PM10   - 78
9am Ch_Vista PM10   - 79
10am Ch_Vista PM19   - 66
11am Ch_Vista PM10   - 57
noon Ch_Vista PM10   - 89
Ch_VistaPM 2.5  -  50
1pm Ch_Vista PM10   - 55
2pm Ch_Vista PM10   - 62
3pm Ch_Vista PM10   - 63
Ch_VistaPM 2.5  -  45
4pm Ch_Vista PM10   - 71
5pm Ch_Vista PM10   - 69
6pm Ch_Vista PM10   - 60
7pm Ch_Vista PM10   - 65
8pm Ch_Vista PM10   - 60
9pm Ch_Vista PM10   - 53
10pm Ch_Vista PM10   - 53
11pm Ch_Vista PM10  - 57
6/12/2012 4am Ch_Vista 117.6 ppb SO2
Ch_Vista 13 ppb H2S
5am Ch_Vista 36.2 ppb SO2
Ch_Vista 7 ppb H2S
Meraux 4 ppb H2S
Ventura 5 ppb H2S
6am Ch_Vista 4 ppb H2S
Ventura 6 ppb H2S
Ventura 6 ppb SO2
7am Ventura 5 ppb H2S
Meraux 9.2  ppb SO2
8am Ventura 4 ppb H2S
4pm Ch_Vista 41.5 ppb SO2
6/13/2012 2am Ch_Vista 4 ppb H2S
5am Ventura 4 ppb H2S
6/14/2012 7am Ch_Vista PM10   - 36
1pm Ch_Vista PM10  - 82
Ch_Vista 46.0 ppb SO2
2pm Ch_Vista79.6 ppb SO2
6/15/2012 12am Meraux 4 ppb H2S
1am Meraux 4 ppb H2S
4am Meraux 4 ppb H2S
6/17/2012 2am Meraux 4 ppb H2S
6/18/2012 11am Ch_Vista PM2.5   - 34
6/19/2012 3pm Ch_Vista PM2.5   - 30
6/20/2012 4am Meraux 4 ppb H2S
Ventura 4 ppb H2S
5am Ventura 4 ppb H2S
after 7am Meraux monitor data not available 
6/21/2012 Meraux monitor data not available
6/21/2012 midnight Ventura 5 ppb H2S
3am Ventura 5 ppb H2S
4am Ventura 6 ppb H2S
5am Ventura 4 ppb H2S
6am Ventura 4 ppb H2S
9pm Ventura 7 ppb H2S
10pm Ventura 4 ppb H2S
6/22/2012 Meraux monitor data not available
6/22/2012

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