Saturday, July 9, 2011

Friday 07/08/2011 Air Pollution

There was yard waste burning tonight. It did not seem like there were any bonfires upwind.

4:30 PM: No smoke. 88 degrees.

6:00 PM: No smoke. Fresh air.

7:00 PM: No smoke.

8:00 PM: No smoke.

9:00 PM: Light to moderate grass smoke. Somebody is illegally burning yard waste.

9:30 PM: Faint to light smoke from what smells like burning tree branches. This smoke is not being produced by logs in a bonfire. Not that it would be any better to have smoke pollution from chunks of tree. Unnecessary recreational air pollution is never good.

10:00 PM: Light to moderate smoke from what smells like burning tree branches continues. This is not normal bonfire wood that is being burned.

10:15 PM: Light to moderate smoke from earlier continues.

10:45 PM: Faint smoke of same type as earlier continues.

11:30 PM: There is a very faint smokiness in the air at this time. Last check of the evening.

The air was fresh when I woke Saturday morning.