Posted July 21, 200618 yr City’s soot-ridden air deemed ‘unhealthy for everyone’ Friday, July 21, 2006 Spencer Hunt and Ryan Loew THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH It’s a bad sign when you can see the air you’re inhaling. The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission warned that pollution levels were so high yesterday that everyone was at risk of breathing problems. It was the first such health alert this year. Soot, not smog, was the culprit. Full story at: http://dispatch.com/health/health.php?story=dispatch/2006/07/21/20060721-A1-03.html
August 3, 200618 yr Is Columbus’ air that dirty? MORPC’s bad-air alerts excessive, officials say Thursday, August 03, 2006 Spencer Hunt THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH There are days when many central Ohio residents simply don’t leave their houses out of fear that the air isn’t safe to breathe. Since late May, the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission has issued bad-air warnings on 25 days. "This has been the worst (summer)," said Madonna Meloy, a retired teacher and North Side resident who suffers with asthma. "I’ve not been out since Sunday." More at: [email protected] http://dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/08/03/20060803-B1-00.html
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