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Knox County Tennessee: Air Quality

Knox County, Tennessee, home of Knoxville, is growing metropolis and as such the air quality is not is high is it might be in the country. However, Knox County cares about the air that its’ citizens breathe and does its’ part to make sure that the air is clean from pollution.

To help with this mission, Knox County has a seven person Air Pollution Control Board. They work to make our air quality standards high providing us with cleaner air to breathe. They currently meet on the 2nd Floor Conference Room of the Knox County Health (more…)

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What the American Lung Association says about Tennessee’s Air Quality

In order for a person to keep his or her lungs healthy, he or she must breathe air that is of good quality. According to a report done in 2010 by the American Lung Association, Tennessee is not the best place for quality air. Knoxville is the city where the air quality is the worst. According to the report, Knoxville ranks 14th in the nation in ozone pollution and 21st in other air pollution. This is a call for concern because breathing this type of air predisposes a person to many serious health conditions including irregular heartbeat, asthma and (more…)

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