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A trip back in time….. Managing Air Quality in the U.S.
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A trip back in time…..
Managing Air Quality in the U.S.
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Air Pollution – A Brief History
1306: Queen Eleanor (wife of Edward the 1st) complained about dirty air – led to first air pollution ordinances
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Meuse Valley, Belgium 1930
Air inversion results in 60 dead and thousands sick from exposure to industrial air emissions.
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The Smoky City – Pittsburgh
1906-1910
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New York City
Constructing the Empire State Building in the NY smog - 1930
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Donora, PA 1948
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Los Angeles 1955
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London – 1952
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Air Pollution – A Brief History
1930: 60 die in Belgium 1948: 20 die in Donora PA 1952: 4,000 die in London
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Its July 9, 1970 …
President Nixon is looking for the first Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
What are you going to do?
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Comparison: Growth Measures and Emissions 1970 - 2009