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  2. South Coast Air Quality Management District - Wikipedia

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    The South Coast Air Quality Management District, also using the acronym South Coast (AQMD), formed in 1976, is the air pollution agency responsible for regulating stationary sources of air pollution in the South Coast Air Basin and the Coachella Valley portion of the Salton Sea Air Basin, in Southern California.

  3. Air quality index - Wikipedia

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    An air quality index (AQI) is an indicator developed by government agencies [ 1] to communicate to the public how polluted the air currently is or how polluted it is forecast to become. [ 2][ 3] As air pollution levels rise, so does the AQI, along with the associated public health risk. Children, the elderly and individuals with respiratory or ...

  4. Bay Area Air Quality Management District - Wikipedia

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    The Bay Area Air Quality Management District ( BAAQMD) is a public agency that regulates the stationary sources of air pollution in the nine counties of California 's San Francisco Bay Area: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, southwestern Solano, and southern Sonoma. The BAAQMD is governed by a 24-member ...

  5. What is the Air Quality Index? - AOL

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    In New York City on Wednesday, for example, the AQI peaked at 405, the highest level since recordkeeping began, according to an analysis of EPA data by Fox Weather.The previous record — 279 ...

  6. List of California air districts - Wikipedia

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    California has 22 APCDs, 12 AQMDs and 1 Air Resources District for a total of 35 districts: Amador County APCD (all of Amador County) Antelope Valley AQMD (Northeast portion of Los Angeles County) Bay Area AQMD (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, western portion of Solano, southern portion of Sonoma ...

  7. South Coast Air Basin - Wikipedia

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    South Coast Air Basin. The South Coast Air Basin—SCAB (or SoCAB) is one of several regional air basin areas designated by the state of California, for the purpose of air quality management and air pollution control in Southern California. The SCAB district was created in 1969. [ 1] and includes all of Orange County and the non-desert regions ...

  8. 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.

  9. Own a pool in Southern California? New air-quality rule ...

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    New air-quality rule requires electric water heaters. An estimated 700,000 pool heaters in Southern California will have to switch to electric from gas under the South Coast AQMD's new rule ...