Last year there were six smog alerts issued for our region. This encompasses a total of twenty-four days that our air was determined to be unhealthy for most citizens and especially dangerous for those people with respiratory and heart conditions.
The American Lung Association recently rated Cincinnati as one of the Top Ten Most Polluted Cities for year-round particulate air pollution. Hamilton, Butler and Warren counties all received an "F" for ozone pollution. Furthermore, Hamilton County has not met the current ozone standards for years. Nevertheless, the U.S. EPA just announced even stricter ozone standards which would put Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky further out of compliance.
On this episode of
Focus, Kathy Lehr talks with two experts who are prepared to educate Cincinnatians about the causes and severity of our air quality problem and what individuals and enterprises can do to help our environment. During the discussion we learn what some of the factors are -- including topographical, industrial and behavioral -- that lead to Cincinnati's poor air quality.
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Recorded
5/20/2008
at CET Studios
Length: 28 minutes