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Air Pollution and Our Health

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By Mark Sulzbach
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

When most people think of unhealthy air, they think of a stifling, summer day, plagued by high ozone levels and a thick layer of smog over the Twin Cities. However, Minnesota’s worst recorded air alert occurred during the winter of 2005, and ozone was not the culprit. Instead, a stagnant air mass trapped fine-particle pollution near the ground.

 

Resources

EPA’s National Air Quality view
airnow.gov

MPCA Air Quality Alerts
pca.state.mn.us/air/aqi-subscribe.html

Minnesota Department of Health
St. Paul, MN
651-201-5000
health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/air

American Lung Association of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN
651-227-8014
alamn.org/mn/index.asp

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