what is the role of  the EPA in controlling Air Pollution in Atlanta?
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HELLO it's called the UNITED STATES of America NOT the UNITED FEDERAL Government of America.... that being said I live in california and we have never had to comply to any federal epa standards... we just pay the small fines and keep on ruining the eco system...
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http://www.atlantaga.gov/
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1.) Reduce pollution emissions from factories and vehicles. Country standards can replace high polluting processes with less pollution. These only work if there are inspections and fines.\na - Filters and electrostatic scrubbers can be used to remove harmful pollutants from smoke. \nb - High temperature combustion produces fewer carcinogens and polutants. \nc - The use of low sulpher coals and oils also reduces pollution\nd - Catalytic converters and lead free fuels reduce pollution\ne -  the replacement of fossil fuels with nuclear energy and hydrogen fules that don't produce pollution.\nf -  the safe mechanical recycling of items like glass, tyres and plastics that produce pollution if the are burned\ng - The stopping of production of CFC, freon and other harmful gases that were used in aerosols and fridges.\n\n2.) The creation of Carbon Dioxide "sinks" to remove Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere. The planting of trees and shrubs, which remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Large scale experiments with tankers that dropped iron ore to grow alage that would take in carbon dioxide and then sink to the bottom of the ocean have not been succesful.  \n\n3.) Efficiencies in energy distribution. People who burn coal and gas (fossil fuels) create smog. An electricity grid that produces clean power from hydro electric, solar, wind, wave or nuclear power will reduce air pollution. Renewable energy sources like wood, ethanol from plant crops, fermenting manure (biogas) etc. Do not add to the pollution burden in the atmosphere. Public transport is less polluting than one commuter in one car.\n\n4.) Reduction in cattle and sheep stocks reduces the amount of methane that is released. Using human and animal manure for biogas also reduces the amount of free methane produced.
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Primarily toxic waste, including environmental pollution. industrial accidents, accidents in transportation, and waste hear pollution.
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It is important because of the enviroment. The animals, the air quality all need to be very clean. If an area doesnt stay clean, the enviroment will become nasty
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While I would be more concerned about health concerns in LA then Athens, it appears Environmental Lead pollution may be a cause of\nsome concern in addition smog, carbon monoxide.\nUntil certain EU regulations, most of the silverware\nin Italy and Greece had some degree of lead.\nRural Greece and its various islands are not as\npolluted. For the most part Greece is not a heavily polluted nation.\n\nKeep in mind, they hosted the 2004 Olympics.
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Have you tested the levels of pollutants that bus or car is putting out?  How about the water you drink?  Or the mountains of waste produced by the office you work at?  How far away do you live from a chemical factory? Or a nuke plant?  Where is all the garbage going that you and your family produce?  How about the food colorings and additives?\n\nAnd you're worried about some cigarette smoke?\n\n\nPULLLLLEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSEE!!\n\nPeace.
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According to the EPA:\nCompressed Natural Gas \nBiodiesel March   \nEthanol \nLiquefied Natural Gas \nMethanol\nPropane
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Go to EPA (Enviromental Protection Agency).\nThey have books and books of them.
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Contact the EPA. They are a government entity. They have folks who can answer these kinds of questions for you.
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OK...here goes...\n\nCriteria Air Pollutants classified by the EPA are:\nCarbon Monoxide\nNitrogen Oxides (NOx)\nSulfur Oxides (SOx)\nLead\nParticulate Matter (PM)\nand Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)\n\nNOx and VOC are heavily regulated these days because they are precursors (will help form) ground level ozone, which causes smog and respiratory illness.\n\nPM10 and PM2.5 (10 microns and 2.5 microns) are small pieces of dust, coke (carbon) or any other solids that will travel into the deep lung tissue and can carry carcinogenic or toxic chemicals with them.\n\nCarbon Monoxide is toxic and will cause suffocation.\n\nLead is toxic and will affect brain development in children.\n\nSulfur Oxides will be absorbed by clouds and form acid rain upon precipitation.\n\nIn addition to these criteria air pollutants, the EPA has listed several other compounds that are potentially hazardous to health.  These are known as Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs).\n\nSeveral compounds are listed in the link I provided as the source.
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Please check:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_organization
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It tells about Air Sampling for any specified area.
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http://www.atlantaga.gov/\nhttp://www.atlanta.net/index.html\nhttp://www.atlanta.com/\n\nI'm not sure what information you're looking for, but maybe you'll find it in the links!\nGood luck!
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There is no good answer to this problem since Mexico City has some of the worst air pollution in the world.  You can stay inside, preferably with a filtered air conditioning system (most office buildings use these), and go outside only when air pollution is less (check pollution reports, windy days).  Also, if asthma is the problem, consider other ways to control your asthma.
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The Bush administration's air pollution proposal, which it has misleadingly dubbed its "Clear Skies Initiative," was introduced in Congress on Thursday, February 27. NRDC and 14 other environmental groups jointly released the following backgrounder, which shows that the administration's proposal would undermine the Clean Air Act. Back to the Bush Administration's Air Pollution Policies Index\n\nThe Bush administration's air pollution plan would weaken the public health protections of the current Clean Air Act. It would threaten public health and help big polluters by delaying and diluting cuts in power plants' sulfur, nitrogen and mercury pollution compared to timely enforcement of current law. It would roll back the current law's public health safeguards protecting local air quality, curbing pollution from upwind states, and restoring visibility in our national parks. Finally, it also would do nothing to curb power plants' growing emissions of carbon dioxide, the main cause of global warming.
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Call your State's Attourney, then call the EPA.