Researchers Launch Study on Smog Levels
When it came to measuring smog Tuesday, the unbearable heat worked out just fine.
Weather balloons used in a $5-million study to determine how to combat smog were launched at Cal State Northridge by researchers with the California Air Resources Board.
One reason the heat helped is that normally there is more stagnant smog on hot days, said Richard Varenchik, the board’s public information officer.
The balloon launch, one in a series of experiments, will test the levels and travel patterns of ozone, a lung-damaging pollutant. The launches will be repeated several times until the study is completed in mid-October, Varenchik said.
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