Air quality around Carderock Springs Elementary

[Anonymous]

We are considering moving into the Carderock area. The school looks great but its proximity to the freeway makes me nervous about the possible exposure to air pollution. Has any analysis or work been done to look at this?

THanks

[Anonymous]

I admit in advance--I'm going to be preachy here...This is one of the funnier posts on DC Urban Mom that I've ever read! And I assure you I'm Type A and concerned about a whole lot related to my kids' educations. My guess is that your kid(s) are not yet in elementary school because you don't yet know what REALLY to worry about.

[Anonymous]

If you're concerned about the freeway pollution, please note that the entire area is also on the flight path to national airport and gets a LOT of overhead air traffic. Fuel dumps, etc. I don't notice it anymore, but it drove me crazy until I got used to it.

That being said, I LOVE the area and don't worry about either of those things from a pollution aspect.

[Anonymous]

the tree huggers tried to use that argument when they were building blair right next to the beltway

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you're concerned about the freeway pollution, please note that the entire area is also on the flight path to national airport and gets a LOT of overhead air traffic. Fuel dumps, etc. I don't notice it anymore, but it drove me crazy until I got used to it.

That being said, I LOVE the area and don't worry about either of those things from a pollution aspect.

Georgetown, Arlington, Alexandria: all much, much closer to the airport therefore the planes are lower so noise and flight traffic might be an issue. My parents live in Carderock and it is lovely and quiet. I can't think of a time when airplane traffic is an issue. And fuel dumps, that's just nuts, no one is dumping fuel over populated areas anywhere near DC!

[Anonymous]

OP never raised an issue with noise or air polution from airplanes. OP specifically mentioned freeways nearby. Those concers are legitimate. For example I would never buy a house on a major freeway.