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What Exactly is Ozone? The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

Breezometer

Our ozone layer serves as a lifesaving UV barrier for planet earth, functioning to absorb most of the sun’s ultraviolet radiation. At the same time, ground-level ozone pollution is extremely harmful to human health. As the complexity of ozone pollution is often misunderstood, let's take a closer look at this particular pollutant.

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DEP, Local Partners To Hold 5 Outreach Sessions For Input Into Priority Climate Action Plan Initiatives Starting Dec. 4

PA Environment Daily

The CCAP will build on the PCAP to include a broad list of GHG reduction strategies that could be used in Pennsylvania and include analyses that will help assess the benefits and impacts of these strategies. Analyses will be conducted in the following areas: -- A benefits analysis for reductions of GHGs and co-pollutants (e.g.,

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How Does The U.S EPA Report on Air Quality ?

Breezometer

Ground-level ozone (03) Particle pollution (PM2.5 and PM10) Carbon monoxide (CO) Sulfur dioxide (SO2) Nitrogen dioxide (NOx). Ground-level ozone (03) Particle pollution (PM 2.5) E.g. The ozone AQI has an 8-hour exposure index & a 1-hour index, while the calculation of P M 2.5 What Pollutants Does it Cover?

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House Environmental Committee Reports Out Bill To Require DEP To Consider Cumulative Impacts Of Certain New Sources Of Pollution On Already Impacted Communities

PA Environment Daily

The amendment would cover pollution from major oil and gas infrastructure and pipelines, power plants and many other facilities that emit these air pollutants.

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Smoke & Mirrors: Wildfire Smoke Beyond the Source

HumanNature

Smoke also carries gaseous compounds that can be harmful to our health, including carbon monoxide, ozone (and ozone precursors called volatile organic compounds), and nitrogen oxides, some of which are carcinogenic.

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Why is BreezoMeter Different from my Local Air Quality Source?

Breezometer

BreezoMeter reports on all 6 most common outdoor air pollutants: Ground Level Ozone (O3), PM 2.5 , PM 10 , Carbon Monoxide (CO), Sulfur Dioxide (SO 2 ), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO 2 ). This limited individual pollutant monitoring will also affect the overall air quality reports you see - we explore this more in the next section.

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The Climate Commitment Act: A Promise to Washington's Communities

Washington Nature

A key critique of California's Cap & Trade program has been that it hasn’t reduced health-harming criteria pollutants , including carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, sulfur dioxide, and particulates. HELPING OUR COMMUNITIES BREATHE EASIER.