Federal, state, county and city highways and streets crisscross BIPOC communities of Orlando, leaving residents concerned about their health. Air Quality Monitoring is a way to determine what pollutants are in the air in concentrations that could impact health. UUJF is participating on the EPA Environmental Justice Community Problem Solving grant, Helping Low-Income Families Identify and Address Hazardous Air Pollutants that Impact Health, by providing work plan development, data analysis, field team training and reporting. EPA Grant #01D15120 was awarded to Coalition of 100 Black Women – Central Florida. An initial survey was conducted, and air quality has been monitored for the National Ambient Air Quality Standard gases: particulate matter, ozone, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide. Formaldehyde, carbon dioxide, methane, non-methane hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds were also monitored. The report on the monitoring and the follow-up survey will be available in early 2023.
