Air quality

Kansas City, Kan., July 3, 2008 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is conducting air sampling for asbestos and air monitoring for particulates as Iowa communities clean up from recent floods.

EPA on-scene coordinators will assess air quality by using fixed monitoring equipment situated at key points throughout the flood-damaged area. The initial locations for sampling and monitoring activities include the cities of Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Fort Madison, Iowa City, Keokuk, Montrose, Parkersburg, and Waterloo and Louisa County. The monitoring has begun in each of these locations.    » read more »

Washington, D.C.. Nov. 1, 2007 -- A key document in EPA's review of national air quality standards for lead recommends the agency strengthen the current lead standards to better protect children. The "Final Staff Paper" does not change current air quality standards. It does, however, contain EPA staff recommendations for the administrator to consider in upcoming decisions about revising the national air quality standards for lead.    » read more »

Boston, Mass., Oct. 1, 2007 – As the 2007 summer ozone season comes to an end, EPA today confirmed that New Englanders experienced a modest increase in the number of poor air quality days this year, compared to 2006. The increase in number of days with reduced air quality is related to hot weather experienced throughout the region during the summer.    » read more »