UB Citizens: Let’s get addicted to air quality data A Project funded by: PEER Christa Hasenkopf @UB_Air Photo Credit:

UB Citizens: Let’s get addicted to air quality data

A Project funded by: PEER

Christa Hasenkopf@UB_Air

https://www.facebook.com/UBAirQuality

Photo Credit: Lauren Knapp

A December 2011 morning in UB

What is PM?

Ikh Nartiin Chuluu Nature Reserve Research Camp, April 2005

DustVolcanoes

Mt. St. Helens, 1980

Combustion Sources

Bacteria

Bioaerosol

Fine Human Hair

PM comes in a range of sizes

PM10 (Diameter ≤ 10μm)

PM2.5 (Diameter ≤ 2.5μm)

~ 50 μm

PM and Health Effects

Very large > PM10

Coarse PM: PM2.5 < PM ≤ PM10

Fine PM: ≤ PM2.5

WHO estimates the total number of PM-related

deaths to be approximately 3.3 million/year world-wide.

More than malaria + AIDS, combined.

UB air pollution

From 2011 WHO Outdoor Air Pollution Database and Dec 2011 WB report: Air Quality Analysis of Ulaanbaatar

UB air pollution

From 2011 WHO Outdoor Air Pollution Database and Dec 2011 WB report: Air Quality Analysis of Ulaanbaatar

According to 2011 WHO Outdoor PM10 survey,

Ulaanbaatar is 2nd most PM10-polluted city in the world.

UB air pollution

From 2011 WHO Outdoor Air Pollution Database and Dec 2011 WB report: Air Quality Analysis of Ulaanbaatar

UB air pollution

From 2011 WHO Outdoor Air Pollution Database and Dec 2011 WB report: Air Quality Analysis of Ulaanbaatar

Annual average skewed by wintertime levels

Nishikawa et al. (2011)

DAILY WHO Recommended level

DAILY WHO Recommended level

On average, EVERY day in EVERY month except for 4

violate WHO Recommended PM levels.

Est. range of annual deaths in UB caused by PM (Allen et al., 2011 and World Bank 2011 ).

Human Impacts By the Numbers10-25%

$500 million

Est. annual amount (in USD) lost from UB economy due to PM - 20% of UB’s 2008 GDP (World Bank 2011).

My Research Questions:

What is UB PM made of?

What are the major sources of UB PM?

How does black carbon change with time?

How does UB PM affect regional climate?

PEER UB Air Pollution Team:

Dr. Dagva Shagjjamba

Ms. Gerelmaa Gunchin

Ms. Bulgansaikhan BaldorjMr. Amanjol

Ms. Delgerzul Lodoisamba

Kindergarten #69 Staff

Enkhiin SanaaFamily Hospital Staff

** However, the project I am about to describe is NOT FUNDED by NSF,

USAID, or Fulbright.

It is a public outreach initiative.

It and has been done on free time because we feel it is IMPORTANT.**

Sharing Air Quality Data (and basics) through Social Media

Public awareness MATTERS!

(1) ACCESS to timely AQ data can help the public make informed health decisions.

(2) ACCESS to the available AQ data and basics EMPOWERS UB’ers to focus more effort on air quality monitoring.

Mitigation measures are just half of the equation….

New Stoves

Ger Apts Alt. Fuels

Electric Stoves

Modifying Ignition

Long-term, successful pollution reduction is feedback cycle:

Mitigation Measures

Air quality monitoringAnd the public can influence strengthening

this cycle in UB!

Ulaanbaatar Air Qualityon Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/UBAirQuality

@UB_Air on twitter

UB Air Quality in Social Media

Tweet and Facebook post BREAKDOWN:Posts at 9 am, 2pm, and 7pm

Tweet and Facebook post BREAKDOWN:Posts at 9 am, 2pm, and 7pm

Have more questions? Tweet @UB_Air, check out

UBAirPollution.org, or post a question on the Facebook Page: “Ulaanbaatar Air Quality!”

Tweet and Facebook post BREAKDOWN:Posts at 9 am, 2pm, and 7pm

Simple Infographics

Interact with the public on air pollution issues

People ask questions

We share people getting involved in air pollution activities (like UBASC)

People share information

How the public access to data shapes air quality monitoring

PM10 PM2.5

= just 0.12% of Beijing’s population.

More transparent data

How the public access to data shapes UB air quality monitoring

Within 3 weeks of having these sites running and because of the show of public support:

- Received international and local media attention

- Learned of possible funding avenues for independent instrument

- Met with community leaders to discuss air quality

The PUBLIC has influenced this cycle!

Mitigation Measures

Air quality monitoringBut this needs to just be the beginning…

What can YOU do?

Tell your friends TODAY to get informed and involved. “Like”

‘https://www.facebook.com/UBAirQuality’ on FB and follow @UB_Air on twitter.

Want to get more involved withLET ME KNOW!

[email protected]

THANKS!