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Daily Digest Archive for April 5, 2004

Q: (Initially posted March 30, 2004) FROM STUDENT MEMBER KAM S. IN IL
What is the percentage rate of dangerous toxins in the air in the U.S.?
What about world-wide? [Also, are there any mentors who do work that helps to improve the air quality? In your opinion, what are the most dangerous air-borne toxins?]

April 5, 2004
A: FROM MENTOR JOAN LUSK IN RI
Even though I'm not an expert in this field, I can't resist looking stuff up for you. The EPA site has a LOT of information - these URLs highlight the six most important pollutants and some trends over time. But they focus on the US.
http://www.epa.gov/airtrends/sixpoll.html
http://www.epa.gov/airtrends/toxic.html

This one covers more to of the world:
http://atlas.aaas.org/index.php?part=2&sec=atmos&sub=air

 

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