Air Quality In Utah

Amanda Buckman, Donny Jarvis, Lionel Jimenez-Torres,

Erasmo Martinez, Kubendran Palani
Air Quality In Utah
Amanda Buckman, Donny Jarvis, Lionel Jimenez-Torres,
Erasmo Martinez, Kubendran Palani
Objectives

What is the problem?

Whose problem is it?

Explain inversion

How did it become a problem?

What are some solutions to help the problem?

What is the problem?

Photo property of The LA Times

Whose problem is it?

Everyone (especially the elderly

and people with asthma)

Photo property of verywell.com

Characteristics

Photo: Property of utah.gov

Inversion

Photo: Property of Michael Edwards

How did this become a problem?

American Smelting and Refining Company in

Smog trapped in inversion through the Utah Valley Murray in March 1913
Photo courtesy of Daily Herald/ Mark Johnston Photo Courtesy of Utah State Historical Society
Possible Solutions

RideShare:

Apps- Encourage companies to use them

-Waze Carpool -Scoop -Duet

Possible Solutions (Cont.)

UTA van pool/car pool

Trax

Lower Vehicle Emissions

Industry Strides

Trees (TreeUtah, since 1990 theyve planted 360,000 trees)

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