In November 2012, Fairbanks, AK Particulate Air Pollution Has Been Staggering

There is simply no comparison between Fairbanks and other places in the country. Fairbanks stands alone.  The national 24-hr standard for PM2.5 is 35 microgram per meter cubed. Levels reaching 180 microgram per meter cubed at the North Pole station (east of town) are more than five times the standard.  Levels are high elsewhere in town too, but likely not as high as in North Pole.