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  2. National Ambient Air Quality Standards - Wikipedia

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    US counties that are designated "nonattainment" for the Clean Air Act's NAAQS, as of September 30, 2017. The U.S. National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS, pronounced / ˈ n æ k s / naks) are limits on atmospheric concentration of six pollutants that cause smog, acid rain, and other health hazards. [1]

  3. Sparks, Nevada - Wikipedia

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    Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.It was founded in 1904, incorporated on March 15, 1905, and is located just east of Reno.The 2020 U.S. Census counted 108,445 residents in the city. [4]

  4. Air quality guideline - Wikipedia

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    The guidelines offer guidance about these air pollutants: particulate matter (PM), ozone (O 3), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2), sulfur dioxide (SO 2) and carbon monoxide (CO). [2] The WHO first released the air quality guidelines in 1987, then updated them in 1997. [ 2 ]

  5. How to understand the Air Quality Index - AOL

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    Air quality levels in parts of Canada and the US have nosedived in recent days as winds have carried smoke from wildfires in Quebec and Nova Scotia across the continent. Here's how to understand ...

  6. Air quality index - Wikipedia

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    The most commonly used air quality index in the UK is the Daily Air Quality Index recommended by the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP). [39] This index has ten points, which are further grouped into four bands: low, moderate, high and very high. Each of the bands comes with advice for at-risk groups and the general ...

  7. Air pollution in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Air pollution in Los Angeles has caused widespread concerns. In 2012, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Survey on Californians and the Environment showed that 45% of citizens in Los Angeles consider air pollution to be a "big problem", and 47% believe that the air quality of Los Angeles is worse than it was 10 years ago. [96]

  8. Reno Stead Airport - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] A former military installation until 1966, when it was known as Stead Air Force Base, in honor of 1st Lt. Croston Stead who died there during a training exercise in 1949. [3] The airport's sole remaining military presence consists of an Army Aviation Support Facility and the 189th General Support Aviation Battalion of the Nevada Army ...

  9. Thacker Pass lithium mine - Wikipedia

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    They also demonstrated concerns about public health, water quality, air quality, and lack of Indigenous consent for the project. [ 132 ] On June 12, 2021, hundreds of people attended a rally in Reno, Nevada to protest the Thacker Pass lithium mine.