DEQ’s Updated ‘Air Quality Trends in North Carolina’ Report …
2023年9月29日 · North Carolinians continue to breathe the cleanest air in decades as emissions of harmful air pollutants like nitrogen oxides and particulate matter reach historic lows, according to the latest update of the “Air Quality Trends in North Carolina” report published by the N.C. Division of Air Quality.
North Carolinians are breathing the cleanest air in decades. State leaders, regulatory agencies, electric utilities, industry, and the public have significantly addressed air quality concerns in recent years. Their collective efforts are achieving impressive results to reduce tropospheric ozone and particulate matter (PM) pollution.
3 North Carolina cities rank low for air pollution: Report | Raleigh ...
2023年4月28日 · Three North Carolina destinations boast some of the cleanest air in the United States, a new report finds. Asheville joins Greenville and Wilmington on a list of metro areas that have the lowest...
Water quality and advisories - The City of Asheville
2024年11月18日 · A US EPA reviewed study has shown that manganese levels below 0.17 mg/L in drinking water showed no-adverse-health-effect-level (NOAEL). During normal operation, the manganese level of City of Asheville water stays well below our Secondary Maximum Contaminant Level (SMCL) of 0.05 mg/L.
North Carolina Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution
The two biggest air quality problems in North Carolina are ground-level ozone (the main ingredient in "smog") and particle pollution PM2.5 and PM10. Both pollutants are caused chiefly by emissions from vehicles and from the coal-burning power stations that produce electricity.
New North Carolina laws taking effect Dec 1. What to know.
2 天之前 · This law reduces water quality requirements for the MVP Southgate pipeline project and includes provisions that could limit how the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality reviews hog farm ...
Ambient Information Reporter – Air Quality Portal
Forecasts for the northwest Piedmont are issued by the Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection. These include a single AQI forecast valid for the entire nine-county Triad region. No daily datasets are available. Air Temp. Mixing Ht.
North Carolina has five existing state goals regarding climate action and GHG reduction targets, including a 50% reduction from 2005 levels by 2030 and net-zero emissions as soon as possible but no later than 2050.
Forecast Discussion - Air Quality Portal - North Carolina State …
The North Carolina Division of Air Quality issues forecasts for fine particulate matter year-round and ozone from March through October. Forecasts and discussions are updated each afternoon for the next three days, and are sometimes updated in the …
Over 30 air pollution “hotspots” in North Carolina have …
2021年11月5日 · In North Carolina, that pattern holds: Of the 33 hotspots that ProPublica identified, only two are in neighborhoods that are majority-white and not low-income, according to the NC Department of Environmental Quality Community Mapping System. Here are the North Carolina hotspots, per the ProPublica air toxics map.