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EPA tightens ground-level ozone standard to 70 ppb
2015-10-01 22:55:30| Green Car Congress
Background Ozone is a Major Issue on US West Coast
2015-10-01 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: Levels of "background ozone" -- ozone pollution present in a region but not originating from local, human-produced sources -- are high enough in Northern California and Nevada that they leave little room for local ozone production under proposed stricter U.S. ground-level ozone standards, finds a new NASA-led study. The researchers, led by Min Huang of George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, used a novel technique that combined data acquired from two instruments on NASA's Aura spacecraft in...
EPA sets new ozone standard, disappointing all sides
2015-10-01 15:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The Obama administration on Thursday established stricter limits on the smog-causing pollution linked to asthma and respiratory illness, drawing swift condemnation from business leaders and Republicans who warned of damage to the economy. The Environmental Protection Agency said the new standard of 70 parts per billion will reduce exposure to dangerous ozone pollution and prevent thousands of asthma attacks and emergency room visits and hundreds of premature deaths each year. Environmental...
United Kingdom: How ozone attacks our food
2015-09-13 22:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: September marks the end of the UKs summer and also the end of our risk period for summertime smog. From now on, shorter days and weaker sun mean that ground level ozone wont pass six on the 10-point UK pollution index. This year summertime smog in the UK was confined to three main periods; during the early July heatwave over most of England and parts of Wales, in early August across the southern half of England spreading westwards, and then across Scotland and England later in the month. Ozone...
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Ozone health watch in effect Friday for Phoenix area
2015-09-11 04:02:27| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality says ground-level ozone could approach the federal health standard in parts of the Valley on Friday. Ozone health watch in effect Friday for Phoenix area The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality says ground-level ozone could approach the federal health standard in parts of the Valley on Friday.
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