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Air Quality: Do We Really Know What It Is?

CED-79-84 Published: May 31, 1979. Publicly Released: Jul 19, 1979.
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Reliable and comparable air quality data are critical to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation and enforcement efforts. Through 1986, an estimated $248 billion will be expended for air pollution abatement programs.

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