Webisode 57DHYAFZZFLZEA Coast to Coast August 1 2026 For July 2026 monthly Average PM2 point 5 from PurpleAir monitors downloaded 9 micrograms per cubic meter is above EPA N A A Q S annual safe limits
35 micrograms per cubic meter is above EPA PM2 point 5 N A A Q S safe limits in a 24 hour period EPA N A A Q S is United States Environmental Protection Agency National Ambient Air Quality Standards
World Health Organization W H O annual safe limit is 5 micrograms per cubic meter The formula PurpleAir P A times 1 point 8304 is what the Wisconsin Department of Environmental Protection uses to smooth out PurpleAir data on maps
Wood burning emits 90% PM2 point 5 particulate matter of 2 point 5 micrometer size the perfect size to infiltrate the human lung setting off a cascade of human health problems and early deaths
Residents Against Wood Smoke Emission Particulates would like to hand out a PurpleAir PM2 point 5 monitor to any near neighbor of an inside residential wood burner whose wood smoke infiltrates their yards and sickens them
| Monitor name | Highland A | Trinidad A | Westhaven Drive N, Trinidad B | Chelsea B | Charlotte Street B | Acacia Street N Parksville,BC B | Queen Elizabeth Theatre A | LNIB Lands and Economic Development Office Building B | Merritt City Hall A |
| Month of July 2026 | 41 | 51 | 29 | 59 | 59 | 29 | 51 | 287 | 200 |
| PA times .514 plus 1.8304 | 23 | 28 | 17 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 28 | 149 | 105 |
| Monitor number | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Municipality | Kensington California | Trinidad California | Trinidad California | Augusta Maine | Burlington Vermont | Parksville British Columbia Canada | Vancouver British Columbia Canada | Merritt British Columbia Canada | Merritt British Columbia Canada |
