NO CHANGE IN OBJECTIVE
(Data updated and footnoted)
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8-1.
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Reduce the proportion of persons exposed to air that does not meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s health-based standards for harmful air pollutants.
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Target and baseline:
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Objective
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Reduction in Air Pollutants
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1997
Baseline
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2010
Target
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Percent
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8-1a.
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Ozone*
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43
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0
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8-1b.
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Particulate matter*†
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12
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0
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8-1c.
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Carbon monoxide
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201
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0
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8-1d.
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Nitrogen dioxide
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5
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0
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8-1e.
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Sulfur dioxide
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2
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0
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8-1f.
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Lead
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< 1
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0
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Number
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8-1g.
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Total number of people
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137,019,0002
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0
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* The targets of zero percent for ozone and particulate matter are set for 2012 and 2018, respectively.
† PM10 is the only particulate size measured in the current data source.
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Target setting method: Consistent with the Clean Air Act (Public Law 101-549).
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Data
source
: Aerometric Information Retrieval System (AIRS), EPA, OAR.
Note: For the purpose of this objective, EPA is counting persons living in nonattainment areas only.
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1 (Baseline revised from 19 after November 2000 publication)
2 (Baseline revised from 119,803,000 after November 2000 publication)
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