Monitors within the Municipality include "Garden" - a site in the Airport Heights neighborhood in north Anchorage "Laurel" - located on Tudor Road near the intersection with Lake Otis "Parkgate" - a site on the Old Glenn Hwy. of Environmental Conservation maintains this information. They will differ from the EPA index reported and forecast above because of their short-term nature. Levels given use data from recent hours only at each monitoring site. Get the most recent air quality data from stations in Anchorage and Eagle River by means of the Alaska AQI. Link to Short-term Air Quality Data for the Anchorage area On behalf of all who appreciate clean, healthful air – Thank You. We encourage you to share the this Sweep Guidelines Letter_ 2022.pdf with your property manager or sweeping contractor to assist us in this effort. To report violations please call the Anchorage Air Quality Specialist at (907) 343-6520. Use of leaf blowers to dry-sweep sediments is prohibited per the Anchorage Air Quality Ordinance: § 15.30.060 A. Wet dusty surfaces prior to sweeping to avoid generation of airborne dust. Please do not use of leaf blowers on dusty / dry landscapes. Please also help us reduce airborne dust which can significantly affect children, the elderly and individuals who struggle with heart and lung ailments. If you have an air quality concern, please call the Anchorage Health Department, Environmental Services Program at 343-4200. Please help us all be able to enjoy clean, healthy air. Burning combustible trash is forbidden by municipal ordinance because it produces noxious smoke. If you use a wood stove or fireplace, please burn only clean dry wood with enough ventilation to prevent smoldering.
For current air quality conditions you can also call the Air Quality Hotline at 343-4899. The "Menu" drop-down (In gray bar near Top, Left of this page) contains links to services provided by this program. The Program also responds to local air quality complaints and is responsible for various air quality projects. The Air Quality Program is responsible for monitoring and reporting levels of air pollutants, such as carbon monoxide and fine particles, within the municipality of Anchorage. However, levels of PM-10, or course particulate, sometimes approach federal standards. Anchorage currently meets standards for all six of these pollutants. These are carbon monoxide, ozone, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, airborne lead, and two size categories of fine particulates called PM-10 and PM-2.5. The US Environmental Protection Agency has set air quality standards for six air pollutants. The link immediately below explains AQI values and their health effect significance. That data is available from their AQI Report web-page, which is accessible by clicking on the large AQI Logo above or by visiting . For further information about the index from EPA click here.Īir quality data throughout Alaska is collected & reported by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation - Air Monitoring Program. The values given for AQI relate pollutant concentrations to health effects that may be experienced at those levels by means of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Air Quality Index. What are the health risks associated with this AQI level? Air Program staff can be reached on weekdays (except for holidays) from 8 am to 4 pm by calling (907) 343-6520. Both are updated each weekday by 9 am and more often whenever significant air quality impacts occur. Updates about air pollution levels in Anchorage, Alaska can be obtained by visiting this website daily, or by calling 343-4899.
Data from the Alaska DEC air monitoring network is available at: http :///Applications/Air/airtoolsweb/Aq/Īir Quality Index (AQI) Reporting Near real-time citizen air quality data is available at:
We expect good air quality today with a forecasted index value of 10. Yesterday Anchorage had good air quality with a daily index value of 6.
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