Air/Atmosphere- Organizations: (see also Air Pollution & Databases)
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www.epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency's Air Page.
Long list of Air Subtopics.
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www.noaa.gov
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Supplies
daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings and climate
monitoring. Oversees fisheries management, coastal restoration and
supports marine commerce. NOAA’s products and services affect
more than one-third of America’s gross domestic product!
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dels.nas.edu
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National Academies Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate's
mission is to promote excellence in the atmospheric sciences,
meteorology, and climate-related fields and to provide assistance to
federal agencies, the science community, and the nation on these
issues.
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www.airquality
.nrcs.usda.gov
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USDA Agricultural Air Quality Task Force. A repository of
information about the task force, public access to Federal Register
notices, meeting minutes, reports and documents, and official
communiqués from and about the task force.
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www.wmo.int
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized
agency of the United Nations. It is the UN system's authoritative
voice on the state and behaviour of the Earth's atmosphere, its
interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the resulting
distribution of water resources.
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Air Pollution/Clean Air- Organizations:
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www.epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency's Air Page.
Long list of Air Pollution Subtopics.
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www.epa.gov
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EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards strives to assess
the impacts of air pollution emissions and the results of efforts to curb
these emissions.
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www.epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Air and Radiation
(OAR) develops national programs, technical policies, and regulations
for controlling air pollution and radiation exposure.
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www.cdc.gov
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Air Pollution and
Respiratory Health Program.
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www.nrdc.org
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Natural Resources Defense Council Air page. Issues, questions,
answers.
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www.cleanairworld
.org
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Clean Air World p/o the National Association of Clean Air
Agencies. Contains world-wide listings of air-pollution agency
contacts and information and news on a wide range of environmental
topics related to all aspects of air pollution.
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www.4cleanair.org
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National Association of Clean Air Agencies locate state and
local air agencies across the nation, access the latest information on
important air pollution topics and learn about the association's
positions and initiatives.
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www.ccap.org
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Center for Clean Air Policy's mission is to significantly advance
cost-effective and pragmatic air quality and climate policy through
analysis, dialogue and education to reach a broad range of
policymakers and stakeholders worldwide.
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www.cleanairtrust.org
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Clean Air Trust is working to achieve a strong and effective Clean
Air Act . Info and news about the Clean Air Act.
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www.cleanairwatch
.org
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Clean Air Watch, non profit watchdog group that seeks to protect
the public interest. Monitors clean-air and climate policy and seeks to
present a public-interest perspective grounded in fact and analysis.
News.
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www.awma.org
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Air & Waste Management Association, a nonprofit, nonpartisan
professional organization that enhances knowledge and expertise by
providing a neutral forum for information exchange, professional
development, networking opportunities, public education, and
outreach to more than 8000 environmental professionals in 65
countries.
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Air Pollution-Organizations/Regional:
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www.censara.org
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CenSARA (Central States Air Resource Agencies) chartered to act as
a forum to discuss air quality issues of common concern to the central
states and to help identify options that can effectively resolve these
issues.
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www.coalitionfor
cleanair.org
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Coalition for Clean Air is committed to restoring clean, healthy air
to all of California and strengthening the environmental movement by
promoting broad-based community involvement, advocating
responsible public policy and providing technical expertise.
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www.ladco.org
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Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium (LADCO) provides
technical assessments for and assistance to its member states on
problems of air quality; and to provide a forum for its member states
to discuss air quality issues. Illinois,Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and
Wisconsin.
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www.nescaum.org
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Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management,
NESCAUM is a nonprofit association of air quality agencies in the
Northeast.
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www.nesccaf.org
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Northeast States Center for a Clean Air Future (NESCCAF), a
non-profit sister organization of NESCAUM, works to create effective
solutions to critical clean air issues that harmonize environmental,
public health, economic, and other societal goals through cutting-edge
scientific research, policy analysis, and outreach..
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www.metro4-sesarm
.org
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Southeastern States Air Resource Managers, Inc., non-profit
corporation formed by the local and state air pollution control
agencies located in the southeastern states of Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and
Tennessee.
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www.westar.org
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Westar promotes the exchange of information between the 15
member States, serves as a forum to discuss western regional air
quality issues of common concern and shares resources for the
common benefit of the member states.
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www.wrapair.org
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Western Regional Air Partnership develops data, tools, and
policies needed by states and tribes to improve visibility in parks and
wilderness areas across the West.
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Between 1990 and 2000, air pollution increased by 50% in developing countries...
EarthTrends, 2005
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Air Pollution Reports:
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content.nejm.org
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"Fine-Particulate Air Pollution and Life Expectancy in the
United States" From 1978 and 2001, Americans' longevity increased
almost three years to 77, and as much as 5 months of that can be
attributed to cleaner air, researchers from Brigham Young University
and Harvard School of Public Health reported in the New England
Journal of Medicine, 1-22-09.
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www.eoearth.org
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Blacksmith List of most polluted cities and areas. Plus, sources
and effects of Air Pollution in China. Encyclopedia of Earth. World
Bank.
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books.nap.edu
scroll down
to read text
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"Energy Futures and Urban Air Pollution: Challenges for
China and the United States" National Academies. (2007) Air
pollution imposes major costs, both human and economic, and China
could learn from the successes and failures of the U.S. in its efforts to
improve urban air quality, says a new report from the National
Research Council and National Academy of Engineering, produced in
cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese
Academy of Engineering.
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www.climatescience
.gov
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"Climate Projections Based on Emissions Scenarios for
Long-Lived and Short-Lived Radiatively Active Gases and
Aerosols" A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and
the Subcommittee on Global Change Research.
Sept 2008.
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www.sustainable
production.org
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"Cancer, Air and Water Pollutants" Lowell Center for
Sustainable Production. Prepared by the Lowell Center for testimony
to the President's Cancer Panel about the state of the evidence on
chemicals linked to cancer. PDF 2009.
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Air Quality Info:
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airnow.gov
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AIRNow The U.S. EPA, NOAA, NPS, tribal, state, and local agencies
developed the AIRNow Web site to provide the public with easy
access to national air quality information. The Air Quality Index
(AQI) tells you how clean or polluted your outdoor air is, and what
associated health effects might be a concern for you. AQI lists five
major air pollutants ground-level ozone, particulate matter, carbon
monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide.
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www.archive.arm.gov
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Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program and ARM
Climate Research Facility (ACRF) data are stored at and are
distributed through this US Dept of Energy Archive.
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lungaction.org
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American Lung Association State of the Air: 2007 report.
Check air by zip code or click on a state in the map to learn how ozone
and particle pollution hurts your lungs -- and what you can do to
protect yourself.
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www.iso.org
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ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's
largest developer and publisher of International Standards, offering a
wide-ranging portfolio of standardized sampling, testing and
analytical methods to deal with specific environmental challenges.
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Air Quality Orgs: (see Air Pollution/Clean Air above)
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Exactly how Oxygen came into being is still a bit of a mystery to scientists. But they do now know that oxygen
production began in the oceans around 2 and a half billion years ago and it wasn't until 400 million years ago
that present-day oxygen levels in the atmosphere were reached.
www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=1984&subject_id=155&toplvl=0
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Air/Atmosphere: Reports:
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cfpub.epa.gov
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US EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment.
Data & Publications. Numerous reports,papers, etc...
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dels.nas.edu
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National Academies. Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Reports page. Many reports listed.
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www.ucar.edu
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National Center for Atmospheric Research
Air quality research Report. Winter 2006. PDF.
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www.eoearth.org
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"History of contributions of planetary studies to the science
of climate change." American Institute of Physics 2008. Earth's
atmosphere as compared to Venus' and Mars'.
Encyclopedia of Earth.
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www.pnas.org
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"Climate change and health costs of air emissions from
biofuels and gasoline" quantifies and monetizes the life-cycle
climate-change and health effects of greenhouse gas (GHG) and fine
particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions from gasoline, corn ethanol, and
cellulosic ethanol. National Academies Dec, 2008.
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Air/Atmospheric Research:
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www.esd.ornl.gov
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Aerosol Research Laboratories
investigate transport and transformation of airborne particles in the
atmosphere, real-time detection of toxic airborne particles in
industrial workplaces, control of engineered nanoparticles, laser
ablation for surface decontamination, and lately the impacts of
nanoparticles on biological tissues.
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www-esd.lbl.gov
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The Climate Science
Department is the Earth Sciences Division’s newest Department;
started in April of 2007. The department’s major areas of scientific
focus will include climate change forcing, climate change modeling,
and climate change mitigation.
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www.ncar.ucar.edu
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National Center for Atmospheric Research sponsored by The
National Science Foundation. Many research areas.
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www.wmo.int
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World Meteorological Organization's Atmospheric Research and
Environment Programme co-ordinates and stimulates research on the
composition of the atmosphere and weather forecasting, focusing on
extreme weather events and socio-economic impacts.
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www.ucar.edu/org
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research of the
National Center for Atmospheric Research. A hub for research,
education, and public outreach for the atmospheric and Earth-system
science community. Headquarters are in Boulder, Colorado.' ***
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Children:
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airnow.gov
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AIRNow, site on Air pollution for children, ages 5 to 10. Maintained
by the EPA, NOAA, NPS, NACAA, NASA.
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Community Action/Info:
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www.scorecard.org
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Scorecard. Get an in-depth pollution report for your county,
covering air, water, chemicals, and more. Find out about the pollution
problems in your community and learn who is responsible. ***
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www.bucketbrigade.net
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Bucket Brigade is a simple, effective tool that communities are
using to find out for themselves what chemicals are in the air. Armed
with their own data and information about the health effects of
chemicals, these communities are attaining impressive reductions of
pollution, safety improvements and increasing enforcement of
environmental laws.’
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Corporate/Industry Air Polluters:
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www.peri.umass.edu
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"The Toxic 100: The Top Corporate Air Polluters in the
U.S." Identifies the top U.S. air polluters among the world's largest
corporations. Political Economy Research Institute, U Mass at
Amherst. Corporate Toxics Information Project.
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carma.org
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CARbon Monitoring for Action. Listings of the carbon
emissions of 50,000 power plants and 4,000 power companies
in all countries around the planet. ***
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www.epa.gov
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Toxics Release Inventory is a publicly available EPA database that
contains information on toxic chemical releases and waste
management activities reported annually by certain industries as well
as federal facilities.
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www.ceres.org
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Benchmarking Air Emissions of the 100 Largest Electric
Power Producers in the United States. May 2008 - The 2008
Benchmarking report is the sixth collaborative effort highlighting
environmental performance and progress in the nation’s electric
power sector. Ceres, NRDC, etc. ***
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Databases: see corporate/industry above...
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earthtrends.wri.org
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World Resources Institute (WRI), non profit, center for policy
research and analysis of global resource and environmental issues.
Atmospheric concentrations Database.
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camddataandmaps
.epa.gov
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EPA's Clean Air Markets - Data and Maps. Datasets and Published
Reports. ***
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science.larc.nasa
.gov/ceres
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Nasa’s Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) mission.
The satellite TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission)
contributes to what is now a 25-year plus climate data record.
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GreenHouse Gases' page...
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Health Reports:
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sciencenow.
sciencemag.org
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"Beware the Air" Report News Article in ScienceNOW on how the
microscopic particles in pollution may trigger the formation of deadly
blood clots in people's legs. May 2008. Reference to report out of
Harvard. FEE.
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www.epa.gov
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EPA's 1991 Basic Air Pollution and Health Risk Publication.
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Indoor Air Pollution:
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www.epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency's Indoor Air Pollution Portal
with EPA Indoor Air Pollution subtopics. ***
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sis.nlm.nih.gov
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U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health,
Environmental Health and Toxicology, Links Page. Long list of
organizations and reports. ***
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www.epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency's Volatile Organic Compounds
Page.
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www.nlm.nih.gov
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Medline Plus Links Page. U.S. National Library of Medicine,
National Institutes of Health.
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Indoor Air Quality:
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www.epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency's Indoor Air Page. Indoor
Air Topics and IAQ Tools for Schools Program also learn about radon,
mold, asthma, smoke.
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www.epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency's Indoor Air, Green Indoor
Environments Page. Green Building for new homes, Offices,
Institutional Buildings and Schools.
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www.epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency's Organic Gases-
Volatile Organic Compounds - VOCs Page.
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Indoor Air Quality/Reports/Papers:
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www.epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency. Partnership for Clean Indoor
Air factsheet and mission. PDF.
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www.aerias.org
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"Energy Conservation and Indoor Air Quality: Benefits of
Achieving Both in Homes" Aerias-AQS Indoor Air Quality Resource
Center, 2009. PDF.
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sis.nlm.nih.gov
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U.S. National Library of Medicine,
National Institutes of Health, Environmental Health and Toxicology-
Indoor Air pollution Links Page. Long list of organizations and
reports. ***
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News:
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www.sciencedaily.com
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ScienceDaily- top science news stories from the world’s leading
universities and research organizations. Air Quality News. See Air
Pollution News as well.
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www.medicalnewstoday
.com
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Medical News Today. Water - Air Quality / Agriculture News.
RSS Feeds.
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air.environmental
-expert.com
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Environmental Expert an online marketplace, but also a source for
industry-related information and resources, like publications, events,
articles, case studies & news. News & Press Releases- Air & Climate.
See Articles & Case Studies as well.
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www.pollution.com
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World News Network. Pollution News. Links to pollution news of
the day.
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www.ipy.org
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International Polar Year campaign focusing on the polar regions.
Atmosphere News and Announcements page.
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Oxygen:
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www.columbia.edu
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Et tu, O2? By Wallace S. Broecker. The Earth's forests do not play a
dominant role in maintaining O2 reserves, because they consume just
as much Oxygen as they produce.' Columbia University.
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Ozone- Ground Level: see Greenhouse Gas-Ozone page as well...
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www.epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency. Ground-level Ozone
Page-Info and links.
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earthobservatory
.nasa.gov
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NASA Earth Observatory. "The Ozone we Breath" About ground
level ozone.
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www.cleanaircampaign
.com
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Clean Air Campaign. Ground-level ozone and smog information.
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cfpub.epa.gov
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US EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment.
Data & Publications. Numerous reports,papers, etc...
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www.wmo.int
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World Meteorological Organization's Atmospheric Research and
Environment Programme- Global Atmosphere Watch. Measurement
of the reactive gases- surface ozone , carbon monoxide, volatile
organic compounds, oxidised nitrogen compounds, and sulphur
dioxide.
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Ozone- Stratospheric:
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www.epa.gov
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EPA's ozone depletion web portal- information about the science of
ozone depletion, EPA's regulatory approach to protecting the ozone
layer, alternatives to ozone-depleting substances, and sun safety.
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www.atm.ch
.cam.ac.uk
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Ozone Hole Tour - Informative graphs and discussion on the loss of
ozone over Antarctica. Centre for Atmospheric Science, Cambridge
University. Old, but still worthwhile site.
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www.theozonehole.com
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The Ozone Hole Organization is a nonprofit organization dedicated
to preventing the destruction of the Ozone Layer and the preservation
of Earth's Environment by educating the public on the importance of
these issues. Data compiled from The British Antarctic Study, NASA,
Environment Canada, UNEP, NOAA, USEPA, etc.
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toms.gsfc.nasa.gov
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NASA's Total Ozone Mapping Specrometer- information, data,
and images from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on Aura
and the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) instruments
using Version 8 of the TOMS processing algorithm.
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www.nas.nasa.gov
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NASA Advanced Supercomputing Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
Tutorial- a resource module for teachers and students interested in the
ozone layer.
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www.wmo.int
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World Meteorological Organization's Atmospheric Research and
Environment Programme- Global Atmosphere Watch. Ozone layer
observations.
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www.esrl.noaa.gov
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Earth
System Research Laboratory- Global Monitoring Division's Data
Visualization > South Pole Ozone Hole.
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www.sciam.com
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Scientific American. Mending the Ozone Hole May Benefit
Climate Change Efforts. Repairing a giant breach in the stratosphere
could also help slow global warming. By David Biello May 2008.
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Ozone Reports:
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www.climatescience.gov
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"Trends in Emissions of Ozone-Depleting Substances, Ozone
Layer Recovery, and Implications for Ultraviolet Radiation
Exposure" A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program
and the Subcommittee on Global Change
Research. Nov 2008.
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www.ncseonline.org
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National Council for Science and the Environment. CRS
Report- "Methyl Bromide and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion"
Dec 2006.
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Policy:
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www.ncseonline.org
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National Council for Science and the Environment. CRS Report
for Congress "Air Quality: Multi-Pollutant Legislation in the 110th
Congress" 11-Feb-2008 In the 110th Congress, five bills have been
introduced that would impose multipollutant controls on utilities.
PDF.
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Radon:
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www.epa.gov/radon
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Environmental Protection Agency's Radon Page and portal.
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www.epa.gov/oar
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Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Air and Radiation
(OAR) develops national programs, technical policies, and regulations
for controlling air pollution and radiation exposure.
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Registries: see carbon page.
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