Air Pollution and Air Quality

What is air pollution? Air pollution generally means a man-made substance harmful to human health, to wildlife and to plant populations or to other parts of the environment. How polluted is North Carolina's air? The state is meeting the federal standards for four criteria pollutants “ nitrogen...  

FAIRBANKS — Air-quality and health officials said Tuesday that chronic air pollution presents long-term health risks for people in Fairbanks.  

The outlook for air quality in Beijing during the Olympics is borderline, and there's little that the Chinese government can do to improve it. That's the conclusion drawn by a University of Rhode Island atmospheric chemist who analyzed pollution data collected regularly for the last five years by...  

A former U.S. government air quality official says the Tennessee Valley Authority violated federal law by renovating and expanding power plants without installing new air pollution scrubbers.  

A former US government air quality official says the Tennessee Valley Authority violated federal law by renovating and expanding power plants without installing new air pollution scrubbers.  

The outlook for air quality in Beijing during the Olympics is borderline, and there's little that the Chinese government can do to improve it. That's the conclusion drawn by atmospheric chemists who analyzed pollution data collected regularly for the last five years by Chinese scientists. Locally...  

SUMMERTIME AMBIENT FORMALDEHYDE IN FIVE U.S. METROPOLITAN AREAS: NASHVILLE, ATLANTA, HOUSTON, PHILADELPHIA, TAMPA Version: 1.0 Abstract: In this paper, we briefly review the atmospheric chemistry and previous ...  

The Butte County Air Quality Management District is issuing this Air Quality Update to notify the public that the high air pollution levels seen throughout the past several weeks have improved throughout the county. Although there may continue to be visible haze and smoke as a result of wildfires...  

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has issued a code Orange air alert for the Richmond and Northern Virginia regions. The alert, issued for yesterday and today, means the air quality index, which measures particle pollution and ozone, is high. These conditions can be unhealthy for...  

G. Mallikarjun Rao, reader in chemistry, Dharmavanth College of Science and Commerce, Yakutpura, has been elected general secretary of the Andhra Pradesh Affiliated College Teachers' Association for 2008-09. ...  

An air-quality alert has been issued for today in the Louisville area. The elevated pollutant is expected to be ground-level ozone, with local levels likely to exceed the federal standard of 75 parts per billion, said Matt Stull, spokesman for the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District.  

BISMARCK - The North Dakota Air Pollution Control Advisory Council will meet at 10 a.m. today at the North Dakota Department of Health in Bismarck to discuss amendments to the North Dakota Air Pollution control rules, including ambient air quality standards, prevention of significant...  

The California Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee and the South Coast Air Quality Management District recently approved grant awards of $3.6 million to Clean Energy Fuels Corp.  

A Code Orange Air Quality Alert is in effect for Jefferson and Shelby counties. Birmingham regional authorities said Thursday's alert is to warn about elevated levels of ozone and air particle pollution in the ...  

Residents, Businesses Encouraged to Reduce Air Pollution HARRISBURG, Pa., July 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast an ...