Norwegian Institute for Air Research:
A leading centre of expertise in questions related to air pollution.
Established in 1969, it is an independent foundation specialized in
most issues of air pollution on national and international levels.
(Language: Norwegian)
http://www.nilu.no
NOAA - Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division:
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration laboratory research
activities are divided into three themes: Air Quality, Emergency
Preparedness, and Climate Variability. Each encompasses a number of
programs and projects.
http://www.atdd.noaa.gov/
Ozone Transport Commission:
States working together to reduce ground-level ozone in the
northeastern U.S. Located in Washington, DC.
http://www.sso.org/otc/
Denver Vehicle Emissions Testing Program:
Describes the mandatory vehicle emissions testing program in the
Denver-Boulder area of Colorado, including maps to emissions
stations, testing requirements, help for failing vehicles and tips
to keep from becoming a gross polluter.
http://www.aircarecolorado.com
Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA ):
Environmental information including air pollution, hazardous waste,
management, regulations, measuring, modeling, emissions, testing,
monitoring, modeling, particulate matter, ozone, and brownfields
http://www.awma.org/
AIRLinks - U.S. EPA:
EPA's Office of Air & Radiation for quick access to "what's new this
week," "breaking news," and "hot topic" air & radiation information.
Gateway to Air Pollution Information.
http://www.epa.gov/airlinks/
State/Local Air Pollution Control Agencies:
The State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators (STAPPA)
and the Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials (ALAPCO)
are national associations representing air pollution control
agencies in the 54 U.S. states/territories and over 150 major
metropolitan areas. Site has information and links.
http://www.4cleanair.org/
EDF Chemical Scorecard:
Toxic Release Inventory data for the US (emissions of toxic
chemicals to air and water). Search for data on toxic chemicals in
your community. Also provides information on human health effects.
http://www.scorecard.org/
DieselNet: Diesel Emissions Online:
Information service on diesel exhaust emissions, emission control
technologies, diesel engines, fuels, and related topics.
http://www.dieselnet.com/
EHC Air Quality Program:
National Safety Councils Environmental Health Center (EHC) conducts
a variety of outreach and education activities on air quality
issues. Topics include indoor air quality, mobile emissions, and
radon.
http://www.nsc.org/ehc/airqual.htm
AIRNOW - U.S. EPA:
Air pollution data, ozone forecasting, information about public
health and environmental effects of air pollution, and actions you
can take to reduce pollution.
http://www.epa.gov/airnow/
Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand:
Focus is air quality and the mechanics of air pollution. Information
about publications, training courses, conferences, and seminars.
http://www.casanz.org.au
Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium:
Provides technical assessments on ozone and other problems of air
quality in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Data and
modeling reports available online.
http://www.ladco.org
Network PM10:
Personally-maintained web site devoted to airborne particulate
matter (PM). Links to the sources of information on particulate
pollution and more generally air pollution.
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5158/pm10.htm
Atmospheric Research & Information Centre,:
Manchester Metropolitan University's multidisciplinary centre of
excellence for the study and resolution of atmospheric pollution
issues. United Kingdom.
http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/index.html
National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory - U.S. EPA:
Federal Government's principal program to control air pollution from
motor vehicles. Primary responsibilities include developing programs
to reduce mobile source related air pollution; evaluating emission
control technology; testing vehicles, engines, and fuels; and
determining compliance with Federal emissions and fuel economy
standards.
http://www.epa.gov/OMSWWW/01-nvfel.htm
California Air Resources Board:
CA air regulations, CA Almanac of Emissions and Air Quality, air
emissions modeling, the gasoline additive MTBE, information on
reducing air pollution from marine engines, and management of smoke
from agricultural burning.
http://www.arb.ca.gov/homepage.htm
Parkland Airshed Management Zone Association:
Provides information about the PAMZ, a non-profit multi-stakeholder
organization established to manage and monitor air quality issues in
central Alberta, Canada.
http://www.pamz.org
Canada's Toxic Release Inventory:
Information about releases of pollutants into air, water and land.
From Environment Canada.
http://www.ec.gc.ca/pdb/npri/
Southern Oxidants Study (SOS) 99 Field Campaign:
Research focused on obtaining an improved understanding of the
processes that control the formation and distribution of fine
particles and ground-level ozone.
http://www.al.noaa.gov/WWWHD/pubdocs/SOS/sos99.main.html
Bay Area Air Quality Management District:
The BAAQMD (District) is the regional, government agency that
regulates sources of air pollution within the nine San Francisco Bay
Area Counties.
http://www.baaqmd.gov/
Green Car:
Convince American automakers to produce clean green cars for the
21st century. Send a free postcard and volunteer virtually.
http://www.greencar.org/
Air Quality Lesson Plans and Data (K-12):
Material designed to provide Texas educators with the background,
activities and resources to teach the subject of air quality in the
classroom.
http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/air/monops/lessons/lesson_plans.html
Fuel Efficiency Automobile Test Data Center:
The site contains vehicle emissions databases and reports remotely
collected from in-use vehicles since 1987 from around the world.
Data sets include cars, light-trucks, heavy-duty trucks, jet
aircraft, locomotives and snowmobiles.
http://www.feat.biochem.du.edu
St. Louis Regional Clean Air Partnership:
An overview of air pollution in St. Louis including St. Louis ozone
forecasts and real-time images of the arch.
http://www.cleanair-stlouis.com
Clean Air Canada:
Up to date information on air quality issues in Canada. Including
environmental law and policy, motor vehicle emissions and industrial
sources of pollution. Maintained by students at the Environment Law
Centre, University of Victoria.
http://www.cleanair.ca
HowStuffWorks: How Ozone Pollution Works:
Illustrated tutorial examines what ozone is, how it is produced,
what health hazards it poses, and what people can do to reduce ozone
pollution.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/ozone-pollution.htm
SEIPH - Environmental Research Group:
Air Quality monitoring networks of London, Bedfordshire, Kent and
Hertfordshire in the UK. Near realtime data is available from the
site.
http://www.seiph.umds.ac.uk/envhealth/ehg.htm
Netherlands National Air Quality Monitoring Network:
A division of RIVM, National Institute of Public Health and the
Environment. Up-to-date, hourly information about air quality in The
Netherlands.
http://www.lml.rivm.nl
U.S. Forest Service Air Quality and Smoke Management Pages:
Various materials on air quality and visibility, Forest Service
Class I PSD Areas, Integrating Air Quality and Fire Management into
Land Management Planning, and smoke and dust from wildland fires.
http://www.fs.fed.us/clean/air/
Title V Policy and Guidance Database:
EPA has issued a number of policy and guidance documents that
interpret Title V and its regulations. This is a free searchable
database which contains EPA-issued policy and guidance documents on
air operating permits. You can search the database online or
download the database.
http://www.epa.gov/region07/programs/artd/air/title5/title5pg.htm
The Low Emissions Mission:
A free resource for Virginia Vehicle Emissions Inspectors. Includes
on-line training, discussions forum, tutorials, and a cartoon
archive. Citizens who have failed the emissions inspection can use
this site for information on causes and repairs that could lead to a
passing emissions result.
http://members.tripod.com/Waysafe
Landfill Gas Page:
where the landfill gas professionals can meet and exchange
experiences on landfill, gas, methane, monitoring, landfill gas,
landfill monitoring, gas migration, biogas
http://www.mclink.it/personal/MD1337/home.htm
US-Canada Air Quality Agreement:
US EPA information about this international agreement and monitoring
done under the agreement.
http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/usca/index.html
Environmental-Expert.Com:
Environmental site with large up-to-date section on air pollution.
http://www.environmental-expert.com/
Environmental Expert.com:
Presents free accessible articles, publications, events, software,
technological solutions and web resources for Air Pollution Control.
http://www.environmental-expert.com/welcome-airpollution.htm
Urban Transport and Environment:
Information and analysis on urban transport and its impact on
environment in India. Includes extensive statistics, announcements
of conferences and events, and white papers on topics including air
pollution in Delhi and vehicle emission control strategies.
http://www.teriin.org/urban/urban.htm
State of the Air:
The American Lung Association's air quality assessment from 1997 to
1999 with each state's information displayed for counties.
http://www.lungusa.org/air2001/
SmogtestLog:
This site is a clearinghouse for information related to testing
programs on pollutant emissions from mobile sources. It is sponsored
by USEPA. It contains a searchable database or mobile source air
pollution and air quality studies.
http://www.smogtestlog.org
Chicago Department of Environment:
Gives information on Chicago's air quality and regional pollution
prevention programs.
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Environment/AirToxPollution/
Air Resources Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land, and
Air Protection:
Information on major air quality issues, from local to global,
including vehicle emissions, stratospheric ozone depletion,
industrial emissions, and particulates. Site hosted by the Air
Resources Branch of the Government of British Columbia, Canada.
http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/air/
David J. Williams - Ozone Research:
Personal website presents research concerning the meteorological
transport of tropospheric (ground-level) ozone and its precursors.
http://davidjw.freeservers.com
NY Ozone Action Day Program:
A pulic/private partnership to help reduce ozone pollution and smog
in New York State.
http://www.ozoneny.org/
AIR Web:
Air quality and visibility in U.S. national parks, refuges, and
other protected areas. From National Park Service Air Resources
Division and Fish and Wildlife Services.
http://www2.nature.nps.gov/ard/
