1. Clean Air Training for the Upper Midwest PowerPoint Training Course (9 slides)
Contributions from…
Charles Stanier
Cori Burbach
Mary Rose Corrigan
Can Dong
Chandra Ravada
Holly McPherson
Paul Schultz
Jalee Frommelt
This training comes in multiple lengths. It is maintained by Charles Stanier at the University of Iowa with the assistance of CLE4R partners.
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This version was last edited Jan 31, 2018.
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2. This publication was developed under Assistance Agreement No
This publication was developed under Assistance Agreement No. NE awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It has not been formally reviewed by EPA. The views expressed in this document are solely those of the University of Iowa and EPA does not endorse any products or commercial services mentioned in this publication.

3. Air Quality is Important to Eastern Iowa
Why should we care?
People’s health
Child development
Attract businesses and people
Clean Air might not be on the top of everyone’s list of important factors in a community – but clean air has benefits listed above. Dirty air has significant negative consequences. And new research shows benefits of clean air extend to very clean locations. Making a clean location even cleaner has been shown to improve health and productivity.
Stronger trees and crops
Avoid regulations, permits and limits triggered by bad air quality

4. Eastern Iowa Air Quality is IMPROVING OVER TIME, and generally GOOD
Cedar Rapids AQI 37
Dubuque/Potosi AQI 41
Quad Cities (Davenport) AQI 40
For more information on the improvements, I recommend the Iowa DNR website at
Look for the Air Quality Trends report.
Values are avg.
Iowa City AQI 37

5. One Type of Air Pollution – Fine Particles or “PM2
One Type of Air Pollution – Fine Particles or “PM2.5” Is One to Watch Out For
Long Term Effects Such as Heart Disease
Short Term Effects such as Asthma Attacks
To protect against this – we try to keep our air clean
These particles, much smaller that a human hair, can cause problems, especially for vulnerable people

6. The Air Quality Index – a colored scale where 100 is the level of concern – is a good tool.
Find out the level at
Or at the CLE4R Website
where there is more detail and customized information for our region
The Air Quality Index – a colored scale where 100 is the level of concern – is a good tool. We will use it throughout this training

7. On a cell phone or tablet?
We recommend accessing through your device’s browser
The EPA mobile app is not recommended due to limitations and a lack of user-friendliness
The best app we have found is probably AirVisual
Here are two screen captures from the AirVisual app

8. Dubuque has available hand-held, mapping air quality monitors for schools and the public
Using an EPA Environmental Education grant, the University of Iowa, the City of Dubuque, and the Dubuque Community School District purchased AirBeam monitors that can monitor particulate matter in air, as well as map and record the levels. You will learn more about this in the training. or

9. What you can do?
Know where to find information about air quality such as your AQI
Know your sensitive groups. Watch out for them
Work with your employer, schools, and local government to reduce pollution & save energy
Ask for a presentation from CLE4R or your health department
Get AirBeam hand-held monitors and use them. They’re free and public. Contact
Limit backyard burning and follow all local ordinances about it
Know your protective actions for each AQI level
Support street cleaning and vehicle retrofit/trade-in programs

10. Thank You! Resources: charles-stanier@uiowa.edu
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