8-1.
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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8-1. | |
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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Objective |
Reduction in Air Pollutants |
1997 Baseline |
2010 Target |
Percent |
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8-1a. |
Ozone* |
43 |
0 |
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8-1b. |
Particulate matter* |
12 |
0 |
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8-1c. |
Carbon monoxide |
19 |
0 |
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8-1d. |
Nitrogen dioxide |
5 |
0 |
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8-1e. |
Sulfur dioxide |
2 |
0 |
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8-1f. |
Lead |
<1 |
0 |
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Number |
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8-1g. |
Total number of people |
119,803,000 |
0 |
*The targets of zero percent for ozone and particulate matter are set for 2012 and 2018, respectively.
Target setting method: Consistent with the Clean Air Act (Public Law 101-549).
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.
Data for population groups currently are not analyzed. |