Keavash Assani

About Us
English 2089
Professor Beckelheimer
Multi-Genre Project
11/16/14
Downtown Greater Cincinnati

Form local action groups

Raise awareness
Monitor and regulate hazardous/
toxic air pollutants, acid rain,
regional haze and ozone depletion

File review

Make appointment with Hamilton

County Dept. of Environmental
studies to view files about a facility
such as complaints, air permits,
correspondence between the facility
and the agency and records of
violations.

Spread the Word

Attend community council meetings

Form a local action group to
advocate about air pollution and its
harms.
Inform neighbors who may be
willing to help make a difference in
the neighborhood and community

Contact Us
Name: Keavash Assani
Email: assanikd@mail.uc.edu

The truth is, is that our future is up to YOU.

When a society recognizes an issue, it can
and is dealt with. The problem is that people
do not do anything until the issue is
prevalent and right in front of their face. This
must change if we are to provide an
environment for our children where they
dont have to be at risk by simply playing
outside.

# 8 MOST
POLLUTED CITY
IN THE UNITED
STATES
Air Quality Matters

Steel. Particulate matter cannot always be

seen. The most hazardous particulate matter is
PM 2.5 which can lead to asphyxiation, lung
problems, or even death.

There are nationwide and local

epidemiological studies showing that
when particulate matter (in air
pollution) goes up, premature deaths go
up.
-Mathew Lakin, Ph.D., U.S. EPA6 liter air quality sampler

How did we get here?

Cincinnati as well as many other cities have
had its ups and downs. Industries have been
a large influence on the pollution of the city,
especially in times like WWI and WWII.
Regulations were lessened and industries
were allowed to produce products with little
to no regulations for mass efficiency. This
caused a dramatic increase in city smog and
particulate matter in the air. This raised
public awareness and National Smoke
Abatement Week was implemented. This
helped but through bad city representatives
and officials these regulations were
practically abolished. Steel industries are
still a major contributor to hazardous
particulate matter. One such company is AK

Inversion Season:

How can you help?

What is it?

The large scale temperature change

from fall to winter causes pollutants
in the city to rise releasing dormant
particulate matter to become
suspended in the air

Contributing Factors:

Factories
Heating and resource consumption
increase due to cold

Effects:

Eye and throat irritation.

Increased allergens
Less outdoor exercise days

Citizen Air Sampling Program

When you are concerned about

orders or emissions from a nearby
source of air pollution contact 513946-7777 or 1-800-889-0474.
They will send a canister that you
use to take a sample of the air. This
sample is used to conduct an
investigation on the odor/smell.

Elect officials who support the Clean Air

Act

Regulates air emissions from

stationary and mobile sources
Creates programs to solve identified
pollution problems