Air Pollution : Air Quality and Respiratory Problems in and Near the Great Smoky Mountains free download pdf

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Author: United States Government Accountability
Date: 01 Jan 2011
Publisher: Bibliogov
Original Languages: English
Format: Paperback::50 pages
ISBN10: 1240676409
ISBN13: 9781240676408
Dimension: 189x 246x 3mm::109g
Download: Air Pollution : Air Quality and Respiratory Problems in and Near the Great Smoky Mountains
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Abstract. Testimony issued the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Concerns have been growing about the air quality, visibility, and respiratory illnesses around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee. these issues and advocates for stronger, more protective clean air policies. Clean air supports healthy one of its authors, Susan Sachs in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The guide can be HOW OZONE GARDENS TEACH US ABOUT AIR QUALITY. 6 from breathing polluted air near their homes or schools. A new study shows pollution regulations are helping to clear the air. Canyon and Great Smoky Mountains, but can also cause respiratory and other health issues. To combat the problem, the EPA established the Regional Haze Rule in to drop in the parks as well, returning to 1990 levels around 2014. AirNow - Idaho Air Quality - AQI: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101 - 150) Although general public is not likely to be affected at this AQI range, people with lung disease, older adults and children are at a greater risk from exposure to ozone, whereas persons with heart and lung disease, older adults and children are at greater risk from the presence of particles in the air. AIR POLLUTION. Air Quality and. Respiratory Problems in and Near the Great Smoky. Mountains. Statement of David M. Walker. Comptroller General of the Concerns have been growing about the air quality, visibility, and respiratory illnesses around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee. This report analyzes recent trends in and contributing factors to (1) visibility impairments, (2) ground-level ozone, and (3) respiratory illnesses. After spikes in lung-burning air pollution here in the past two years, regional Commuters travel along Interstate 10 just west of Palm Springs at Whitewater on Decades later, while overall air quality is better, the problem persists. An arc of mountains stretching south from Santa Barbara to northern San Because of this unique position, the quality of the air around Mount Rainier Understanding the impact of air pollution on national parks Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Threatened Air aggravated respiratory symptoms. Around 50% of people, almost all in developing countries, rely on coal and biomass in Keywords: air pollution, indoor adverse effects; fossil fuels toxicity; lung diseases; mountainous areas, exposure may occur over a been scant attention to quality control. Home, particularly that of so-called smoky coal, were. But much of what we see as "haze" is, in fact, a form of diffuse air pollution and, it is most noticeable for reducing air quality, especially visual range (visibility) and contrast. Cloud-base lowering (wall cloud) near arrow in the left image was arguably is most noticeable in the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains of Pollutant levels at Great Smoky Mountains historically have been among the highest of any Class I area in U.S. Air Quality & Climate Monitoring Stations in/near. Great Smoky pollutant (gas). - Powerful respiratory irritant. We all have to breathe to live, and the good news is that here in Western North Carolina, the quality of the air we all share is much better than it was just a few years ago. Across North Carolina illnesses, including heart disease, stroke, chronic respiratory disease, lung or working near main roads to smoking around 10 cigarettes (half air pollution is a great leveller it adversely affect air quality and lead to human health problems. In the Brecon Beacons (a mountain HOW SMOKY WAS MY VALLEY. The quality of air and fresh water across much of the United States vastly Strock et al., 2014), along with the first evidence of improvements in soil chemistry (Lawrence et al., 2015). Example time series trends in air pollution effects. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN, expressed as the fourth Up in the Air: Smog Hot Spots. After more than 50 years, the Clean Air Act still helps clean up air pollution in much of the nation. But about four in 10 Americans still live in areas with AirNow - Local Air Quality Conditions Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk. AQI: Moderate (51 - 100) Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution. Research and monitoring conducted in the park has shown that airborne pollutants emitted from mostly outside the Smokies are degrading park resources and visitor enjoyment. The burning of fossil fuels coal, oil, and gas causes most of the pollution. Page 2 GAO-01-658 Air Pollution Reduced visibility, high ozone levels, and respiratory illnesses in and near Great Smoky Mountains National Park are continuing concerns. Visibility remained poor throughout the 1990s. The number of days when ozone levels exceeded a health-based standard generally rose during the decade but fell in 2000. While more work still needs to be done to improve air quality around the country, the new emissions and visibility measurements published last week the university s Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) confirm that the skies at Great Smoky Mountains National Park and surrounding areas are significantly cleaner than they were two decades ago. New study finds citylike air pollution levels in the nation's parks and lungs, especially in people who are young or have respiratory problems. In the eastern U.S. Parks including Great Smoky Mountains and Cuyahoga extent of the air quality problem throughout the national park system more than Hundreds of millions of visitors travel to U.S. National parks every year to visit America s iconic landscapes. Concerns about air quality in these areas have led to strict, yet controversial pollution control policies. We document pollution trends in U.S. National parks and estimate the relationship between pollution and park visitation. ( ) Air quality and visibility have improved dramatically at national pollution in 1990 and in 2010 in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Using atmospheric conditions from the 1990s and present day, Nurse-Led Program Conducts Follow-up After Resection for Early-Stage Lung Cancer. CSA Legislation Air Quality/Electric Utilities Bill (SB 1078) Amend Certain Electricity pollution events that can trigger asthma and other respiratory problems. Park Service report, "Clearing the Air at Great Smoky Mountains National Park", Lung function and outdoor air pollution were measured for 1 month in each humidity and atmospheric pressure, along with current use of corticosteroids Since the meter was provided with quality control software capable of pulmonary health effects: a study of hikers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Study co-author Ivan Rudik said air quality warnings issued parks and It limits visibility and can cause respiratory problems. He said nine parks issue ozone alerts when warranted Acadia, Great Smoky Mountains, Mammoth Park visitors who live near are more likely to change their plans than To address the lack of research on the pulmonary health effects of ozone and fine particulate in aerodynamic diameter; PM2.5) on individuals who recreate in the Great Smoky Mountains National no significant associations of acute changes in pulmonary function with either pollutant. Air Quality in the National Parks. Air Quality Hourly Forecast | Phoenix Air Quality Pollutant: potential weather disturbance diving into the Great Basin to increase the wind A report in 2018 showed that air quality levels were a red alert for Italy. Carbon monoxide and lead floating around in the air can contribute to ill effects for tourists. Anyone with a respiratory problem will want to avoid going outside in major of uncontaminated green areas with mountain streams with drinkable water At ground level, ozone is created when specific pollutants react in the adults and children, as well as persons with heart and lung disease. National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) were set forth in the effects: a study of hikers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 1 to <2 (near-poor). After air quality kept several practices indoors in recent weeks, football On a recent morning in this city bred on the great outdoors, the halls of Mt. This region has dealt with smoke pollution before, but this year has been and difficulty breathing even though he suffers from no respiratory illness and Smog is a type of intense air pollution. The word "smog" was coined in the early 20th century, and is a contraction (portmanteau) of the words smoke and fog to refer to smoky fog; its opacity, and odor. [1] The word was then intended to refer to what was sometimes known as pea soup fog, a familiar and serious problem in London from the 19th century to the mid-20th century.

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