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TIDES Continued from C1 Without that warming effect, sur- face air no longer rises far above the ground to be replaced by cooler air, experts say-, that dis- placement effect was what swept the haze of tire smoke up off the ground and into the waiting clouds, where prevailing winds could then cavy them harmless- ly away. The Royster tire pile is almost smoked out, officials said. A few scattered sections of the pile are still burning, including a large a. area near the northern section of r u the yard. For the most part, " though, white smoke has begun ] to rise from most tires, a sign there's nothing left in them to w , burn. �. ��.•:;��" :. � , "That's good because that means they won't smolder for much longer," Spagnoli said Tracy Press photo by GLENN MOON[ Once the pile burns out, the NEAR VERNALIS: A compost fire that started last week is still burning. federal Environmental Protection Agency will begin comprehensive Pollution Control District show comes as little comfort to those tests of the soil and groundwater that the amount of dust in the who have to smell the stench of beneath the debris. Spagnoli air is actually lower this year burning tires every night. could not say Thursday when than last, said Josene Merced "I'd hate to try and downplay those tests might begin. Bello, a spokeswoman for the their concerns by saying that the Measurements of airborne par- district. levels of particles haven't gone ticles support the claim that the The levels of toxic particles in up," Merced Bello said. "Air qual- tire smoke is at least not getting the air are still far below what ity and having smells and fumes any worse. Readings taken by environmental agencies consider around you all the time are two the San Joaquin Valley Air dangerous, officials said. Still, that different issues entirely."