Guest guest Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Sue, I echo all your concerns. I originally eliminated moving back to the Phoenix area when seeing a site that put it on the top 25 for air pollution/bad air. And they listed Tucson on the top 25 of good air. It may have been CNN or Money. Another concern for Arizonans is Valley Fever. Usually you don't know you even have it, or think it's a flu but some people die from it. It could be a huge concern for our families. Kathy On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 12:29 PM, sue <svican@...> wrote: > > > Hi, > > Trying to find a clean place to live temporarily to give my sick kid the > best shot at healing, ideally within driving distance of Dr. Gray in > Benson, AZ, but could be somewhere else. > > So, I started googling " air quality " and quickly get confused. > > Can anyone help educate me on air quality rankings and what they mean. > When I google air quality for a specific town or city, I often see more > than one index, sperlings, money magazine, other, and the rankings vary > widely, like a 90 and a 50 (w/100 being the best) for the same place? > > is sperlings a good indicator, or is there a better one. what other > types of pollution should I be looking at and how do I go about finding > out about these things? > > I can think of: > > air quality > > water quality although that can be controlled with enuf expensive water > filtration equipment > > pesticide/fungicide/herbicide spraying > > forest fires and controlled burns > > toxic/radioactive storage nearby > > access to organic food > > ANY TIPS ON HOW TO FIND OUT ABOUT EACH OF THESE THINGS FOR A SPECIFIC > LOCATION? WHAT AM I MISSING? > > ALso, if I mold test and remediate my San Francisco house and install > and keep running adequate air filtration and dehumidifiers going, why > wouldn't that be as good as a dusty little high desert Arizona town? > Just playing devils advocate here.... > > Thanks, Sue V. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Kathy, Someone else on another list told me: Tucson gets hit with blowins from the south (Patagonia++) and very hard from the north (Roosevelt!!) When my friend's healthy normal husband died from a northern blowin, I made a firm decision against Tucson. She also said stuff blows north from Mexico which makes me wonder about pollution from south of the border cheap manufacturing facilities... I am starting to wonder if Northern AZ--Flagstaff, Sedona, Prescott are a healthier place to live even with the controlled burns, who knows??? Isn't Valley Fever from all the dry dust blowing around?? My kid is not getting any better here, we will give it a couple more months till our rental expires and then move on somewhere else, just don't know where yet. Have you found any spots that sound good to you? Sue >Sue, > >I echo all your concerns. I originally eliminated moving back to the >Phoenix area when seeing a site that put it on the top 25 for air >pollution/bad air. And they listed Tucson on the top 25 of good air. It >may have been CNN or Money. Another concern for Arizonans is Valley Fever. >Usually you don't know you even have it, or think it's a flu but some people >die from it. It could be a huge concern for our families. > >Kathy > >On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 12:29 PM, sue <svican@...> wrote: > >> >> >> Hi, >> >> Trying to find a clean place to live temporarily to give my sick kid the >> best shot at healing, ideally within driving distance of Dr. Gray in >> Benson, AZ, but could be somewhere else. >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 You might try the American Lung Association. I believe they have a rating system. I think a significant rating is their small particle rating for cities because as we have discussed, it is the smallest particles that can cause the most problems. > > Hi, > > Trying to find a clean place to live temporarily to give my sick kid the > best shot at healing, ideally within driving distance of Dr. Gray in > Benson, AZ, but could be somewhere else. > > So, I started googling " air quality " and quickly get confused. > > Can anyone help educate me on air quality rankings and what they mean. > When I google air quality for a specific town or city, I often see more > than one index, sperlings, money magazine, other, and the rankings vary > widely, like a 90 and a 50 (w/100 being the best) for the same place? > > is sperlings a good indicator, or is there a better one. what other > types of pollution should I be looking at and how do I go about finding > out about these things? > > I can think of: > > air quality > > water quality although that can be controlled with enuf expensive water > filtration equipment > > pesticide/fungicide/herbicide spraying > > forest fires and controlled burns > > toxic/radioactive storage nearby > > access to organic food > > ANY TIPS ON HOW TO FIND OUT ABOUT EACH OF THESE THINGS FOR A SPECIFIC > LOCATION? WHAT AM I MISSING? > > ALso, if I mold test and remediate my San Francisco house and install > and keep running adequate air filtration and dehumidifiers going, why > wouldn't that be as good as a dusty little high desert Arizona town? > Just playing devils advocate here.... > > > Thanks, Sue V. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Why not ask Dr. Gray about what area to live in close to his office? I am sure he must know if the air, etc. is healthy and what area would be the most healthy for you and your son. D > > > >> > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> Trying to find a clean place to live temporarily to give my sick kid the > >> best shot at healing, ideally within driving distance of Dr. Gray in > >> Benson, AZ, but could be somewhere else. > >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Try asking on the planet thrive website. Alot of Arizonians there. www/planetthrive.com --- On Tue, 1/26/10, sue <svican@...> wrote Kathy, Someone else on another list told me: Tucson gets hit with blowins from the south (Patagonia++ ) and very hard from the north (Roosevelt!! ) When my friend's healthy normal husband died from a northern blowin, I made a firm decision against Tucson. She also said stuff blows north from Mexico which makes me wonder about pollution from south of the border cheap manufacturing facilities.. . I am starting to wonder if Northern AZ--Flagstaff, Sedona, Prescott are a healthier place to live even with the controlled burns, who knows??? Isn't Valley Fever from all the dry dust blowing around?? My kid is not getting any better here, we will give it a couple more months till our rental expires and then move on somewhere else, just don't know where yet. Have you found any spots that sound good to you? Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 Hello all! Have any of you all been having symptoms with the heat and yellow,orange, red air quality. The high ozone levels have set me off some and now I am exhausted and can't seem to recover. I have started my Advair again and using my inhaler. Seems like if it's not the mold it's the ozone here in MO. It's just been a very hot summer and I want to get back to normal. I just so my doc a month ago and peak flows were ok but not great. Thanks for letting me vent - maybe I should get Doug's mask to wear outside. Lol!!! Webber 303.513.5653 melwebber22@...   ________________________________ From: K K <grneyyedlady@...> Sent: Tue, July 20, 2010 12:35:27 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Picture of your great leader in gas mask.  That is PRICELESS! LOL! You should send it to Vera at Genentec. ________________________________ From: DougB <uca79iii@...> Sent: Tue, July 20, 2010 1:31:44 PM Subject: [ ] Picture of your great leader in gas mask. Check the photo section. I look like Darth Vader from Star Wars LOL. " LUKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKE I AM YOUR FATHERRRRRRRRRRR " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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