1. Air Quality Index - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Air quality is defined as a measure of the condition of air relative to the requirements of one or more biotic species and or to any human need or purpose . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_quality

Air Quality Index From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Air quality Jump to: navigation search This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards Please improve this article if you can. The talk page may contain suggestions. (January 2009) Air quality is defined as a measure of the condition of air relative to the requirements of one or more biotic species and or to any human need or purpose. An air quality measurement station in Edinburgh Scotland The Air Quality Index AQI ) (also known as the Air Pollution Index API ) or Pollutant Standard Index PSI ) is a number used by government agencies to characterize the quality of the air at a given location. As the AQI increases, an increasingly large percentage of the population is likely to experience increasingly severe adverse health effects. To compute the AQI requires an air pollutant concentration from a monitor or model. The function used to convert from air pollutant concentration to AQI varies by pollutant, and is different in different countries. Air quality index values are divided into ranges, and each range is assigned a descriptor and a color code. Standardized public health advisories are associated with each AQI range. An agency might also encourage members of the public to take public transportation or work from home when AQI levels are high. Contents Limitations of the AQI Causes of Poor Air Quality Indices by location Canada ... edit Limitations of the AQI Signboard in Gulfton Houston indicating an ozone watch

2. Air Quality Problems Caused By Floods Factsheet from the National Safety Council. Includes the health effects of flooding, drying out the home and air quality issues with asbestos, biological contaminants, carbon monoxide and lead. http://www.nsc.org/news_resources/Resources/Documents/Air_Quality_Problems_Cause

3. Division Of Planning - Air Quality Why is air quality important and how do transportation (mobile) sources affect it? Having clean air is important to both our http://www.planning.kytc.ky.gov/modal_programs/air_quality.asp

Air Quality Search KYTC clean air page Introduction Why is air quality important and how do transportation (mobile) sources affect it? Having clean air is important to both our health and the environment. The cars, trucks, planes, trains, and boats that move people and freight emit pollutants such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and fine particles (particulates). To keep these pollutants at a level that protects our health, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has created National Ambient Air Quality Standards ( NAAQS ). Each county in Kentucky has been designated to have met the NAAQS (attainment) or not (nonattainment). To ensure those levels are not exceeded in the future, we must estimate future pollutant levels using computer models in a process called Transportation Conformity Click to view enlarged air quality nonattainment maps below.

4. Air Quality: NOAA Watch: NOAA's All-Hazard Monitor: National Oceanic And Atmosph NOAA Watch offers the latest updates on severe weather and hazardous conditions http://www.noaawatch.gov/themes/air_quality.php

@import url(../css/primarystyle.css); United States Department of Commerce Search NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Home Weather Oceans ... NOAAWatch Home Top News on Air Quality... Air Quality Alerts Details... Archived Air Quality Headlines... Air Quality Statements Currently in Effect More information from NOAA on Air Quality... NOAA Air Quality Portal National Air Quality Awareness Week NOAA Air Quality Forecast Guidance NOAA’s Air Quality Forecast Capability ... NOAA Air Resources Lab Other Links: National Air Quality Information (EPA) Smoke from Agricultural and Forest Fires - (EPA) Air Quality Sample Air Quality Forecast Guidance Overview The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), issues daily air quality forecast guidance as part of a national Air Quality Forecasting Capability. Air quality has improved significantly since the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1970. However, there are still many areas of the country where the public is exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollutants and sensitive ecosystems are damaged by air pollution. Poor air quality is responsible in the U.S. for an estimated 50,000 premature deaths each year; costs from air pollution-related illness are estimated at $150 billion per year. The goal of the air quality program is to provide the U.S. with ozone, particulate matter and other pollutant forecasts with enough accuracy and advance notice to allow people to limit harmful effects of poor air quality, saving lives and reducing the number of air quality-related asthma attacks, eye, nose, and throat irritation, heart attacks and other respiratory and cardiovascular problems.

5. Indoor Air Quality | Air | US EPA Information for homeowner, schools, commercial buildings and environmental professional on indoor air quality. Extensive links to sites. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/

@import 'http://www.epa.gov/epafiles/s/epa.css'; Jump to main content. Indoor Air Quality Contact Us Search: All EPA This Area You are here: EPA Home Air Indoor Air Quality What are you breathing? It is a good question to ask ourselves. All of us face a variety of risks to our health as we go about our day-to-day lives. Driving in cars, flying in planes, engaging in recreational activities, and being exposed to environmental pollutants all pose varying degrees of risk. Some risks are simply unavoidable. The good news is indoor air pollution is one risk that you can do something about. Find out more below about what you are breathing and how to improve the indoor air quality (IAQ) around you. Quick Finder Asthma Mold Radon ... Floods Indoor Air Topics Asthma About 23 million people, including 6.8 million children, have asthma and 12 million people report having an asthma attack in the past year. Asthma accounts for nearly 17 million physician office and hospital visits, and nearly 2 million emergency department visits each year. Learn more about EPA's Asthma Program National Asthma Forum Asthma Awareness Month National Asthma Awards Radon Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in America and claims about 20,000 lives annually. Learn how you can protect your family.

6. AIRNow - Homepage Air Quality Index (AQI) forecasts and current conditions are now available in Keyhole Markup Language (KML) format. This allows for AIRNow data to be http://www.airnow.gov/

ColdFusion.Ajax.importTag('CFTOOLTIP'); About AIRNow AIRNow Partners FAQ's Contact Us Search: Zip Code: State: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District Of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming National Air Quality Summary (text) Click on a state for more information Forecast Current AQI AQI Animation Current Ozone Current PM Action Day Highest 5: U.S. Air Quality Summary Canada Air Quality Today's Forecasts Tomorrow's Forecasts Current AQI Klamath Falls, OR Atlanta, GA Fort Wayne, IN Hammond-Gary, IN ... Bakersfield, CA QUICK LINKS Air Quality Action Days / Alerts AirCompare Air Quality Index (AQI) Calculator: AQI to Concentration ... What You Can Do Announcements EPA, Shanghai AirNow International Provides Real-Time Air Quality Information

7. Air Quality [Ministry For The Environment] Air quality. New Zealand has relatively good air quality due to our low population density, close proximity to the sea, and remoteness from other continents and sources of http://www.mfe.govt.nz/issues/air/

Skip to main content. Skip to main content Accessibility information About this site ... Publications Site search Search Air quality Clean air programme The air we breathe Roles and responsibilities You are here: Info about... Air quality New Zealand has relatively good air quality due to our low population density, close proximity to the sea, and remoteness from other continents and sources of pollution. However, there are some areas, mostly within our cities and towns, where air pollution is quite high.  Air pollution usually occurs when there is not much wind, and where there is high traffic, or where homes are heated by mainly open fires or wood burners. As our population, standard of living, and size of urban areas increase, air pollution may get worse. And the quality of the air we breathe, which we often take for granted, may be threatened. Unlike the food we eat or water we drink, we do not get to choose the air that we breathe.  So we must look after our air carefully and protect one of New Zealand’s most precious resources. This section of the site provides information on Ministry work on air quality and the effects of air pollution: Links to other Ministry resources The air we breathe – a basic introduction to air quality and the main contaminants in our air including health and environmental effects Clean air programme – an outline of the Ministry’s current work programme Roles and responsibilities – an overview of who manages air quality in New Zealand.

8. Ohio Toxic Mold Information Information on toxic mold, asbestos, radon, lead and other indoor air quality issues http://www.ohiotoxicmold.com/

Ohio Indoor Air Quality Information Information On Your Indoor Air Quality Home W Energy-Inspectors.com is a new web site which brings Ohio consumers information on building energy, green buildings, indoor air quality and more. In many cases, energy issues and indoor air quality are closely related. Click on the banner to visit this valuable new site!!! Involved in a Real Estate Transaction? Have Suspected Mold? Read This. (This may be especially important if your real estate agent referred the testing company or remediation company, or if you are having a remediation performed and the company is going to spray, seal, guarantee, etc.) The important thing to remember is that real estate agents are not indoor air quality experts and their financial interest in the sale could pose a conflict of interest which could cost you later. Jury Verdict of $ 3.2 Million against Ohio Builder in Mold Related Case. A couple who said that Maronda Homes of Ohio sold them a defective house in Reynoldsburg and didn't correct the problems won a jury verdict recently worth nearly $3.2 million. The Franklin County Common Pleas jury awarded Roman and Jennifer Cosner $731,586 in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages. The compensatory damages will be tripled to nearly $2.2 million under the Consumer Sales Practices Act because jurors found Maronda acted in "an unfair, deceptive or unconscionable" manner.

9. BLM NSTC - Air Quality The Clean Air Act requires EPA to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for pollutants considered harmful to public health and the environment. http://www.blm.gov/nstc/air/index.html

Air Quality Information on the March 21, 2001 Satellite Broadcast " Air Quality Conformity for Managers(7000-06BC)" National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) The Clean Air Act requires EPA to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for pollutants considered harmful to public health and the environment. The Clean Air Act established two types of national air quality standards. Primary standards are set to protect public health, and secondary standards are set to protect public welfare. A complete description of nonattainment areas can found at 40 CFR 50 – National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards The EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards has set NAAQS for six principal pollutants, which are called " criteria " pollutants. Units of measure for the standards may be reported in parts per million (ppm), milligrams per cubic meter of air (mg/m ), and micrograms per cubic meter of air (µg/m Areas which consistently violate the NAAQS because of man-caused activities are classified as "nonattainment" areas, and must implement a plan to reduce ambient concentrations below the maximum pollution standards. There are approximately 370 "nonattainment" areas for different pollutants in the country, located mostly in urban areas, locations downwind of large industrial regions, or in areas with limited dispersion conditions. Areas which once violated the NAAQS (previous nonattainment areas), but now achieve the standards as a result of intensive management practices (e.g.; oxygenated fuels, "lowest achievable emission rate" control technology, etc.) are classified as "maintenance" areas, and must implement a plan to maintain ambient concentrations below the maximum pollution standards. There are approximately 300 "maintenance" areas for different pollutants in the country.

10. Air Quality And Pollution Forecast, Ozone Levels -- Weather.com Get your area's latest air quality and pollution forecast, plus hourly ozone levels. See how smog and pollution affect your health. http://www.weather.com/activities/health/airquality/

11. Environmental Software And Modelling Group Conducts research in measurement and modelling of air quality, including air quality prediction. http://artico.lma.fi.upm.es

12. Air Pollution Control District County Of San Diego The San Diego County Air Pollution Control District strives to protect the public from the harmful effects of air pollution, achieve and maintain air quality standards, foster http://www.sdapcd.org/index.html

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13. Startseite Information on air quality supplied by more than 1,200 measuring stations installed throughout Germany. Provides data, charts, facts and information on air quality in Germany. http://eng.pollution-info.de/

14. Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District Mission to achieve clean air through programs, community involvement, and public education. Includes news releases, plans, programs and permit information. http://airquality.org/

15. Air Quality - Home The Air Quality Division constitutes a regulatory agency, generally charged with protecting the public's interest in assuring that the air remains safe to breathe. http://pinalcountyaz.gov/Departments/AirQuality/Pages/Home.aspx

16. NAHB-Mold Tips National Association of Homebuilders provides advice on testing, prevention, and control. http://www.moldtips.com/

Mold: it's as old as the Earth and it's everywhere- inside homes and out. And under the right set of conditions, it can actually start to grow inside your house. Even though the issue of household mold is not new, you may have heard something about it recently in the media. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has prepared consumer information to help you understand what mold is, how it can grow in your home, the routine maintenance procedures you can follow to prevent mold problems, and methods of removing mold already in your home. How does mold enter a home? How does mold grow? Can I prevent it? ... En Español

17. Air Quality | Air Quality Planning & Standards | Air & Radiation | US EPA US EPA Office of Air Quality Planning Standards Air Quality. Air pollution comes from many different sources stationary sources such as factories, power plants http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/cleanair.html

@import 'http://www.epa.gov/epafiles/s/epa.css'; Jump to main content. Contact Us Search: All EPA This Area You are here: EPA Home Air Quality Air Quality Air pollution comes from many different sources: stationary sources such as factories, power plants, and smelters and smaller sources such as dry cleaners and degreasing operations; mobile sources such as cars, buses, planes, trucks, and trains; and naturally occurring sources such as windblown dust, and volcanic eruptions, all contribute to air pollution. Air Quality can be affected in many ways by the pollution emitted from these sources. These pollution sources can also emit a wide variety of pollutants. The EPA has these pollutants classified as the six principal pollutants (or criteria pollutants-as they are also known). These pollutants are monitored by the EPA, as well as national, state and local organizations. The Clean Air Act provides the principal framework for national, state, and local efforts to protect air quality. Under the Clean Air Act, OAQPS is responsible for setting standards, also known as national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS), for pollutants which are considered harmful to people and the environment. OAQPS is also responsible for ensuring that these air quality standards are met, or attained (in cooperation with state, Tribal, and local governments) through national standards and strategies to control pollutant emissions from automobiles, factories, and other sources.

18. Wisconsin Statewide Air Quality Notices - WDNR The status of current health watches and advisories issued by Wisconsin DNR for all Wisconsin, as a public health advisory for specific air pollutants. http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/air/aq/health/status.asp

19. Atlantic Air Cleaning Specialists Ltd Supplies air pollution control systems throughout Canada. http://www.aircleaning.ca

20. Air Quality Testing - Air Polution Prevention - Air Filtration Read our air quality tips to learn how health can be affected by air pollution. Learn about testing the air quality in a building and about air filtration methods. Control air http://airquality.lifetips.com/

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