Roya Bahreini, Professor of Environmental Science and ETOX faculty member, helps lead ASCENT, a National Science Foundation-funded air pollution monitoring project, that allows real-time monitoring of selected air pollutants, and makes the information available on the internet. This information has been particularly useful in tracking air pollution resulting from the recent fires that have devastated parts of Los Angeles and nearby communities. The three Southern California sites, in Pico Rivera, Riverside and Joshua Tree, allow one to see changes in selected pollutants as they move from the Los Angeles metro area through Riverside towards the desert. Roya's work and insights have recently been highlighted in a UC Riverside News article. Our thanks to Roya, her students and colleagues for helping make this resource available.
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