Denver Air Quality Ranked Worst in United States — Insights from Air Quality Experts

As smoke from wildfires across the Pacific Northwest and Canada descend on the city, Denver’s air quality ranked as the worst in the United States for two consecutive days (July 24 and 25).

Air quality alerts have been reissued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) for several counties in Eastern Colorado. In this article, air quality experts from Camfil explain the causes and effects of Denver’s poor air quality.

Air Quality Alerts Issued in Eastern Colorado — Wildfire Smoke Air Quality Impact Explained

CDPHE stated that warm and stagnant weather, coupled with rising levels of out-of-state wildfire smoke, may lead to unhealthy ozone concentrations and fine particulate matter, affecting air quality.

Wildfires in the U.S. mainly impact the West Coast and northern states, but their smoke can travel hundreds or thousands of miles, leading to hazy conditions and poor air quality even far from the fire. While the majority of the large ongoing fires responsible for poor air quality in Denver are located hundreds of miles away in Oregon, Washington, and Canada, wind has carried high concentrations of pollution south.

Wildfires result in both complete and incomplete burning of wood, plant matter, and other organic materials in forests, leading to varying emissions of gaseous and particulate pollution. The pollutants most frequently found in wildfires include:

• ozone
• sulfur dioxide
• nitrogen oxides
• carbon monoxide
• carbon dioxide
• volatile organics...

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