U of U professor launches new air quality app to keep residents informed

SALT LAKE CITY — It may just look like a haze, but poor air quality is inevitable, especially during the winter.

“I think of air quality almost as the silent killer,” said Professor Derek Mallia with the University of Utah’s Department of Atmospheric Science. “If you’re exposed to enough poor air quality over your lifespan, it can definitely impact the quality of your life.”

That haze can be caused by weather-based inversions…

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