When did air pollution become an environmental issue?
What are some of the general effects of air pollution on the environment and human health?
What are the main sources of air pollution?
What are the major air pollutants?
Where are air pollution problems most severe?
What is smog?
What trends are expected in urban air pollution?
What can be done to reduce air pollution in urban areas?
What is acid rain?
What causes acid rain?
What are the environmental effects of acid rain?
How can acid rain and other air pollutants be controlled?
What air pollution legislation was passed in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990?
What are air quality standards?
How much does air pollution prevention cost?
Ecolinks On The Web
- http://earth1.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/peg_caa/pegcaa03.html - EPA
Clean Air Act - web site that explains air pollution and the Clean Air Act in
"plain English."
- http://www.epa.gov/appd.html - >EPA Air
Pollution - web site highlights air pollution reduction programs.
- http://h2o.usgs.gov/nwc/NWC/pH/html/ph.html - USGS Acid Rain - web site provides recent measurements of precipitation pH. Also see the acid
rain fact sheet at http://btdqs.usgs.gov/jgordon/arfs.html
- http://www.epa.gov/region4/air/asbestos/inform.htm - EPA
Asbestos - web site that provides basic information about asbestos, its uses,
the potential health risks associated with exposure to asbestos fibers, and
asbestos regulations. For additional information on asbestos see: http://www.epa.gov/docs/region04/air/asbestos/index.htm
- http://www.asbestos-institute.ca/reviews/oxford.html#0 - World
Health Organization Asbestos. - This is the executive summary of a report
prepared by the World Health Organization on the human health risks of exposure
to asbestos fibers.
- http://www.epa.gov/region09/air/breath96/exec.html - EPA Region 9
Air Quality. - Read about air quality trends in EPA Region 9 (AZ, CA, HW,
NV). Air quality programs are also discussed at http://www.epa.gov/region09/air/
- http://www.colby.edu/personal/thtieten/air-mex.html - Mexico City
Air Pollution. - This is a discussion of automobile usage in Mexico
City.
- http://www.ns.doe.ca/soe/cha4.html - Environment Canada Air
Pollution - This web site provides a summary of air
pollutant information for the Canada's Atlantic Region.
- http://www.aqmd.gov/otherlnk.html - Air
Pollution. - Several air pollution web sites are linked.
- http://www.epa.gov/docs/orcdizux/quiz/index.html - Air Pollution
Quiz - This EPA web site is an environmental quiz on air pollution
issues.
