Pierce County's Air Quality Problem
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Pierce County's Air Quality Problem
Pierce County's Air Quality Problem
December 2011 in Tacoma
Dust, soot, smoke -- parts of Pierce County have higher levels of these air pollutants than anywhere else in Washington State.
In this Science Café, join Erik Saganic from the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency to discuss how this type of air pollution affects our health and what can be done to improve local air quality.
Related:
Read: "Woodsmoke a Big NW Pollution Source" | Earthfix.org
About Science Cafés
Science Café events bring local scientists face-to-face with the general public at T.S. McHugh's in Seattle, Wilde Rover in Kirkland, and The Swiss Pub in Tacoma. All Science Café events are free to the public, open to all ages, and no science background is required. Science Cafés are presented in partnership with Pacific Science Center.
Upcoming Science Cafés
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Queen Anne Science Café
June 4th, 2013
Electric Vehicles
Speakers: Steven Lough, Jeff Finn, and Stephen Johnsen -
Eastside Science Café
June 10th, 2013
Asteroid Mining
Speaker: Chris Lewicki -
Tacoma Science Café
June 11th, 2013
Genetics & Whale Poop
Speaker: Jennifer Hempelmann
Contact Us
For more information about Science Café, please contact KCTS 9's Science Café Coordinator:
Tom Steele
tsteele@KCTS9.org
206.443.6755
Science Cafés are made possible in part by support from the MetLife Foundation and a Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Institutes of Health, both via KCTS 9's project partner, Pacific Science Center.
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