Charlotte, tell us your questions & concerns about air quality 

Air pollutant levels that cause “bad ozone” days in and around Charlotte have improved in the last decade but concerns linger over air quality and possible health ramifications throughout the region.

In some ways, bad air quality is an invisible problem: Unseen pollutants in the air we breathe, with a variety of sources emitting hazardous particles.

Below, we have a few questions. This is not a scientific poll or survey. Can’t see the survey below? Click here. (You may need to turn off your ad blocker.)

Mobile sources (think trucks on the highway, idling cars in the pickup line at school, and heavy-duty construction vehicles) make up the largest portion of air pollution locally. Some industrial facilities release emissions causing dirty air or pose other environmental risks.

The Charlotte Observer wants to know what questions or concerns you have about air quality where you live. Your responses will help us serve you better with local stories.

You can also email reporter Devna Bose at dbose@charlotteobserver.com to talk about this topic.

This story was originally published November 5, 2021 at 6:00 AM.

Anna Douglas

The Charlotte Observer

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Anna Douglas is The Charlotte Observer’s deputy managing editor and previously worked as an investigative reporter and news editor in the newsroom. Prior to joining the Observer, she worked as a local news reporter for The (Rock Hill) Herald and as a congressional correspondent in Washington, D.C., for McClatchy. Anna is a past recipient of the South Carolina Press Association’s Journalist of the Year award and the Charlotte Society of Professional Journalists’ Outstanding Journalism Award. She’s a South Carolina native, a graduate of Winthrop University, and a past fellow of the Dori Maynard Diversity Leadership Program, sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists. Anna has lived in Charlotte since May 2017.