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Pitkin County board hears call for modern air monitoring around Aspen Airport
Summary
A community member urged the Pitkin County Board of Health to pursue state-of-the-art monitoring for aircraft-related air pollution, including ultrafine particles; staff said a contractor is preparing a monitoring plan and recommended measurement before and during a planned runway closure.
A Pitkin County resident urged the Board of Health on Jan. 16 to start state-of-the-art air quality monitoring around Aspen/Pitkin County Airport, focusing on fine and ultrafine particles released by aircraft during takeoff and landing.
Ellen Anderson, a long-time Aspen Village resident, told the board she conducted citizen science monitoring in February 2023 and “learned enough to know that it really needs to be studied by the experts.” She urged public health to “get actively involved in a state-of-the-art air quality monitoring in and around Aspen Airport,” and singled out nanoparticles as a concern…
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