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Vulnerable New Jersey residents should take precautions on Sunday to protect themselves from air pollution, say weather and environmental experts. NJ air quality alert: High levels of ground level ...
The air quality index in New Jersey has returned to moderate levels after reaching unhealthy standards on Tuesday, triggering an air quality advisory from state environmental officials. "Sensitive ...
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Looking down from the Hollywood Hills, with Griffith Observatory on the hill in the foreground, air pollution is visible in downtown Los Angeles on a late afternoon.. Air pollution is the introduction of chemicals, particulate matter, or biological materials into the atmosphere that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms, or damage ecosystems.
Ground-level ozone (O 3), also known as surface-level ozone and tropospheric ozone, is a trace gas in the troposphere (the lowest level of the Earth's atmosphere), with an average concentration of 20–30 parts per billion by volume (ppbv), with close to 100 ppbv in polluted areas.
The Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) is a multi-state organization founded in 1991 and created under the Clean Air Act. [1] It is responsible for advising EPA on air pollution transport issues and for developing and implementing regional solutions to the ground-level ozone problem in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, collectively called the Ozone Transport Region (OTR).
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New Jersey: High Point, the highest point in the state, is located within the Montague township 9321 feet (2841 m) Taos Ski Valley New Mexico [26] 2349 feet (716 m) Knapp Creek New York [27] Unincorporated; highest incorporated city is Olean at 1,447 feet (441 m). [28] 5506 feet (1678 m) Beech Mountain North Carolina [29] 3192 feet (973 m) Rhame