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UndertheCleanAirAct,EPAestablishesairqualitystandardstoprotectpublichealthandtheenvironment.EPAhassetnationalairqualitystandardsforsixcommonair
pollutants.Theseinclude:
carbonmonoxide,
ozone,
lead,
nitrogendioxide,
particulatematter(alsoknownasparticlepollution),and
sulfurdioxide.
AirQualityandEmissionsProgressContinuesin
2013
Nationalaverageairqualitycontinuestoimproveas
emissionsdeclinethrough2013.
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EachyearEPAtracksthelevelsofthesepollutantsintheairandhowmuchofeachpollutant(orthepollutantsthatformthem)isemittedfromvariouspollutionsources.
TheAgencylooksatthesenumbersyearafteryeartoseehowthepollutantshavechangedovertime.EPApoststheresultsofouranalysestothiswebsite.
BasicInformationInformationaboutairqualitystandardsforthesixcommonairpollutants,alsocalledcriteriapollutants.
AirQualityTrendsbyPollutant:
CarbonMonoxide(CO)
GroundlevelOzone(O3)
Lead(Pb)
NitrogenDioxide(NO2)
ParticulateMatter(PM)
SulfurDioxide(SO2)
WhereYouLiveViewlocalareaairtrendsforthesixcommonairpollutants.
ReportsandDataViewanddownloadcurrentandpastAirTrendsReports,EPA's"reportcard"onthestatusofairqualityandairpollutantemissions.
SpecialStudiesLinkstospecialstudytopicsregardingpolicyrelevantinformationrelatedtoairqualitytrends.
AirQualityDataandRegulatoryStatistics:
DesignValuesStatisticsthatdescribetheairqualitystatusofagivenarearelativetothelevelofEPA'sNationalAmbientAirQualityStandards.
AirQualityMonitoringInformationTrendsdataandstatisticsforcitiesandcounties.
AcronymsAlistofcommonacronymsusedthroughouttheAirTrendssite.
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