Environment
Karns Elementary — Environment & Air Quality
Air quality, drinking-water safety and environmental hazards within 1–5 miles of Karns Elementary in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Latest Air Quality Index
47
Good · monitor 14.4 km away
PM2.5 annual8.5 µg/m³
Water health violations 10yr0
TRI sites within 1 mi1
Air Quality
EPA AirNow + AQS · 2024
47
AQI latest — Good
47
AQI 7-day avg
3
Days unhealthy in last 90
8.5
PM2.5 annual µg/m³ (EPA NAAQS limit: 9.0)
49.2
Ozone annual ppb
Public Water System
KNOXVILLE UTILITIES BOARD - KUB · PWS TN0000366
0
Health-based violations (10yr)
0
Acute violations (10yr)
254,671
Population served
09
Most recent violation type
2018-12-01
Nearby Environmental Hazards
EPA Superfund (NPL), TRI release sites, brownfields (2024)
1
TRI sites within 1 mile
11
TRI sites within 5 miles
11.2 mi
Nearest Superfund (NPL)
SMOKEY MOUNTAIN SMELTERS
8.7 mi
Nearest brownfield
HOPKINS AVENUE
Sources: school_air_quality + school_air_quality_daily (EPA AQS / AirNow), school_water_safety (EPA SDWIS), school_env_hazards (EPA NPL / TRI / Brownfields).