Muskegon Air Quality Report
All this time I thought I was breathing fresh air, especially living so close to the big lake; I made an assumption that nature uses the lake to help purify the air we breath. It seems we are toxic none the less!
I had heard Muskegon was on a heat map for juvenile diabetes and that a trigger of some type exists in our area that may affect those more susceptible to it than others. Then, yesterday, I received an email about air quality in our area and started to see the big picture.
Did you know that Mona Shores Middle school ranks in the 1st percentile of schools exposed to toxic chemicals compared to the rest of the nation! Muskegon High ranks 5th while North Muskegon ranks 8th. Scientists at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and the University of Maryland joined forces to determine what sort of toxic chemicals children breathe when they go to school.
In the images below, you’ll see a sliding scale which may appear confusing. The Goal is for the slider to be on BEST and the National Rank to be 100th. For example, if your school’s overall toxicity shows up in the 8th percentile, you’ll know only 7% of the nation’s schools had higher toxicity levels. Put another way, 91% of the nation’s schools have a higher quality of air than your school.
Here are some measurement images that show how one school ranks relative to all of the nation’s other schools. Remember, 1st percentile is BAD!
Mona Shores School
Air quality at Muskegon School
Air quality at North Muskegon School
I trying to obtain a heat map of areas with the highest concentration of juvenile diabetes and see if there is any correlation between the two.
Here is the link to the USA Today image of Mona Shores.
And the full report on elevated levels of toxics around our schools.
Jim
Pretty scary stuff….could it be from across the lake (Milwaukee)or is it the century of environmental pollution dumped into our lakes and filled into the ground leeching back into the air. Hopefully the Great Lakes environmental cleanup being pursued by the Obama administration happens sooner than later.
One glaring omission: Why does the report not include the NAMES of the
chemicals. If you look in the sky everyday at the CHEMTRAILS being sprayed WORLDWIDE, the mystery is solved.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemtrail_conspiracy_theory
Also, do web research on CHEMTRAILS
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It’s obvious that “SPEAK YOUR MIND”, should read “Speak Your Mind As Long As The ‘moderator’ AGREES with it !
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