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Air Pollution in Cities Environmental Protection Agency Monitors Six Pollutants • Particulate Matter • Lead (Pb) • Sulfur Dioxide (SO 2 ) • Nitrogen Oxides (NO, NO 2 ) • Ozone (O 3 ) • Carbon Monoxide (CO) See http://www.epa.gov
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Air Pollution in CitiesEnvironmental Protection Agency Monitors Six
Pollutants
• Particulate Matter• Lead (Pb)• Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)• Nitrogen Oxides (NO, NO2)• Ozone (O3)• Carbon Monoxide (CO)
See http://www.epa.gov
EconomicCost ofPollution
fromLomborg
Particle Sizes
London Smog
Trend in UK PM10 Particle Pollution
USA PM10 Air Quality
Los Angeles PM2.5 Air Quality
Washington DC, PM2.5 Air Quality
Lead Levels in Air in El Paso(micrograms/meter cubed)
USA - Lead Levels in Air
USA - Sulfur Dioxide Air Levels
Japan sulfur dioxide levels
USA Nitrogen Dioxide
Los Angeles Ozone Pollution
More Los Angeles Ozone
Los Angeles Smog
USA - Trends in Six Air Pollutants
Pollution in Major Cities - 1995
421034Montreal
~25~8~30EPA USA Average
13074279Mexico City
3933240Bombay
12290377Beijing
6434178Athens
505090World HealthOrganizationmaximum levels
NitrogenDioxide (µg /m3)
Sulfur Dioxide(µg / m3)
SuspendedParticles (µg/ m3)
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