What happened to air quality results?

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2011-03-28 01:03

Has it returned back to "normal" (lower side since 18th March)? Air quality results have not been published for quite some time now.

‹ EPA's graphs with beta gross ct and gamma gross ct EPA statement 3/27/2011 ›

Scope of testing

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 2011-03-28 11:31.

Thank you for what you are doing, but why is the burden of testing falling on student volunteers? Shouldn't the university's environmental health and safety unit be working on this full time? This isn't in the same league as a hobby, such as astronomy. The collection and dissemination of test results is an important service not just for the university community, but for the entire west coast and the whole country. We are getting almost no specific or reliable information from any other source.

Thanks

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 2011-03-28 11:52.

I am so grateful to you at UCB for doing this amazing service that, quite frankly, the EPA and other taxpayer-funded agencies should absolutely be doing. It is unbelievable that the only source of current and hard data we as the public have to go on is being provided through the generosity of this department rather than those who are obligated, and paid, to provide it. I live in Southern California and the data provided on this website is the closest I have to information relevant to my area. UCB's information has helped me and my husband to avoid the full-out panic that would have ensued for my two kids if left to the EPA's bland and totally uninformative reassurances. I would bet this is also a great learning experience for the students who are working on it. THANK YOU UCB Nuclear Engineering Department.

especially now that the rain has stopped

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 2011-03-28 09:43.

I would be especially interested in this too now that the air is dry and I assume it has increased in the air. It is also windy.

Thank you.

We should be posting today

Submitted by dchivers on Mon, 2011-03-28 10:39.

We should be posting today for the past few samples. Sorry, over the weekend we were a bit short on students (they were catching up on homework). We will catch up today.

In case

Submitted by JMS (not verified) on Mon, 2011-03-28 10:42.

In case you haven't heard it enough, we do thank you for everything you guys are doing, understanding that everyone has lives and homework and other concerns in life.