TOXIC GASES HIT "HAZARDOUS" RANGE

TOXIC GASES HIT "HAZARDOUS"

Chart by Dan Youra. Published on BlowOutBlog.info  June 15, 2010. Copyright 2010 Youra Media

Chart documents 4 air sample readings during 4 days at end of May and beginning of June,

2010. The highest air sample reading by EPA is in Venice, Louisiana on May 31. Measured 

for PM 10 (10 micron) size particulate matter, the sample measures 542.7 ug/m3 

at sample station VO3. The value converted to AQI Air Quality Index is 438 in the highest

“Hazardous” range, indicating “health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population

is more likely to be affected.”

Second highest reading is 144 AQI at Venice, LA on June 1. For comparison, 2 samples

register 83 AQI at Chalmette, LA on May 29 and 97 AQI at Venice, LA on June 2, both ”Moderate”

range ‘there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are

unusually sensitive to air pollution.”