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- Aerometric Information Retrieval System - AIRS - Contains millions of values related to airborne pollution in the United States and 70 World Health Organization member nations.
www.epa.gov/airs
- AIRLinks - U.S. EPA - Quick access to "what's new this week," "breaking news," and "hot topic" air & radiation information. Gateway to Air Pollution Information.
www.epa.gov/airlinks
- Asthma and Indoor Environments - Information about common indoor asthma triggers and how to avoid them. Get the latest news from the Environmental Protection Agency on how to help you or your child's asthma.
www.epa.gov/iaq/asthma/index.html
- Automobile Fuel Economy - Miles per gallon (mpg) information from vehicle testing done at the EPA's National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory and by vehicle manufacturers.
www.epa.gov/otaq/mpg.htm
- Clean Air Act Advisory Committee - Senior-level policy committee established in 1990 to advise the U.S. EPA on issues related to implementing the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
www.epa.gov/oar/caaac
- EPA Acid Rain Program - Working to significantly reduce electric utilities' emissions of the pollutants responsible for acid deposition. Includes a system of tradable SO2 emissions allowances: a landmark use of market incentives in environmental protection.
www.epa.gov/airmarkets/acidrain
- EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality - Air pollution from motor vehicles, fuels, and nonroad equipment. Formerly Office of Mobile Sources.
www.epa.gov/oms
- EPA Radiation Protection Division Home Page - Provides detailed information to the various EPA programs associated with radiation protection activities.
www.epa.gov/radiation
- EPA's Climate Protection Division - Reduces greenhouse gases through energy-efficiency and cost-effective partnerships with industries in all sectors of our economy where emissions reductions can be achieved.
www.epa.gov/cpd.html
- EPA's Transportation Air Quality Center - Regulatory information, access to transportation and mobile source incentive-based program information and tools, technical assistance, and other information on preventing/reducing air pollution from transportation.
www.epa.gov/oms/transp.htm
- Indoor Air - Secondhand Smoke - Information on secondhand smoke.
www.epa.gov/smokefree
- Indoor Air Quality - The Indoor Environments Division (IED) coordinates research and develops and implements policies regarding the impact of indoor air pollutants on the general public.
www.epa.gov/iaq
- MTBE Blue Ribbon Panel - Blue Ribbon Panel for reviewing the use of MTBE and other oxygenates in gasoline.
www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/fuels/oxypanel/blueribb.htm
- National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory - A comprehensive environmental laboratory applying advanced methods for measuring environmental radioactivity.
www.epa.gov/narel
- National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory - 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.
www.epa.gov/OMSWWW/01-nvfel.htm
- Ozone Depletion, Global Programs Division - Information about the science of ozone depletion, regulations in the US designed to protect the ozone layer, and information for the general public.
www.epa.gov/ozone
- SunWise School Program - Helps educators raise sun safety awareness for grades K-8.
www.epa.gov/sunwise
- U.S. EPA Energy Star Program - Information on manufacturers and retailers for energy-efficient electronics, lighting, transformers, appliances, office equipment, and heating/cooling systems.
www.energystar.gov
- Vehicle Emissions Guide - Ranks vehicles according to the EPA emission standards that the vehicles have been designed to meet throughout their lifetime.
www.epa.gov/autoemissions
- Office of Air and Radiation - Deals with issues that affect the quality of our air. OAR develops national programs, technical policies, and regulations for air pollution control. Areas of concern to OAR include: indoor and outdoor air quality, stationary and mobile sources of air pollution, radon, radiation protection, acid rain, stratospheric ozone depletion, and pollution prevention.
www.epa.gov/oar
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