The Aftermath of the Plume: Understanding Air Quality through Citizen Science A conversation with Whitnye Long Jones, Abhishek Viswanathan and Erin Mallea Environmental factors and air quality play a key role in our health as individuals and communities now more than ever before. In a city that draws travelers from around the world for its top-notch healthcare, Cleveland residents are suffering from serious ailments caused by long term exposure to air pollutants. Residents of neighborhoods adversely affected by social injustices face additional environmental health obstacles. The people of Cleveland and rustbelt cities like it must now contend with the health problems they face as a result of living amidst drivers of the manufacturing industry.