It&rsquo\;s been a rough one for the air q uality here in LA County. Smog\, dust\, dirt\, and exhaust are a part of o ur everyday lives here in Southern California\, but his winter&rsquo\;s fi res brought an unprecedented amount of smoke\, ash\, and particulate matte r to our skies -- and brought concerns about air quality to the forefront of our minds. Dr. Wexler will be joining us to explain what does an Air Qu ality Index indicate\, how to keep yourself and your family healthy\, and how can we all contribute to a cleaner\, healthier sky.
\nDr. Wexler &rsquo\;s work focuses on the ways air pollution travels through the atmos phere to airways and affects different parts of the body. He uses experime nts\, crunches numbers\, and takes into account theories in physics to do his research. Members of Dr. Wexler&rsquo\;s laboratory are developing new instruments for measuring air pollution and meteorology related to air po llution transport\, new mathematical techniques for modeling air pollution dynamics and thermodynamics\, and new exposure paradigms for understandin g the neurological and cardiopulmonary health effects of air pollution.&nb sp\;The Air Quality Research Center \;operates the IMPROVE air monitor ing network for the National Parks Service and performs chemical analysis for the Chemical Speciation Network for the Environmental Protection Agenc y.
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