Webisode 57DHYAFZZFLLUD Coast to Coast October 1 2026 For September 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 Zero point Five One Four plus 1 point 8304 is what the Wisconsin Department of Environmental Protection uses to smooth out PurpleAir data on maps
Wood burning emits 90 Percent 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 B | Trinidad A | Westhaven Drive N, Trinidad B | West Auburn Road, Auburn, Maine B | Charlotte Street B | Acacia Street N Parksville,BC B | BC Lung Foundation | LNIB Lands and Economic Development Office Building B |
| Month of September 2026 | 46 | 54 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 39 | 214 |
| PA times .514 plus 1.8304 | 25 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 112 |
| Monitor number | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Municipality | Kensington California | Trinidad California | Trinidad California | Auburn Maine | Burlington Vermont | Parksville British Columbia Canada | Vancouver British Columbia Canada | Merritt British Columbia Canada |