Report: State's Air Quality Remains Substandard
American Lung Association documents incremental improvements in Essex, Bergen and Morris counties, but region continues to have some of the worst air quality in the country.
A new report by the American Lung Association reveals air quality levels across northern New Jersey continue to make incremental improvements, but the region continues to have some of the worst air quality in the country. The report, titled “State of the Air 2013,” covering the years 2009-11, documented how Bergen, Essex and Morris counties each had fewer high soot days during the period, but an increase in smog levels. The three counties were tied for 17th worst for ozone smog, an improvement from 15th last year and finished better than the worst 25 for both measures of soot pollution (55th for short term, 45th for long term), the report said. However, the report said, overall, the state’s average air quality for ozone and daily particle …
b flake
11:16 am on Friday, April 26, 2013
Agreed, air quality is as good as it has ever been. more ›