More information about health effects of air pollutants

All of the links below exit the DNR Web site.

• AIRNow — EPA's AIRNow website contains comprehensive air quality maps and forecasts, real-time images of air quality and visibility via webcams, information on "air action days" in major metropolitan areas around the country, documentation on the Air Quality Index (AQI), and suggestions on that you can do to help improve the air quality where you live. It also provides real-time air quality for over 100 cities across the U.S. and links to more detailed State and local air quality websites. Initially funded by EPA's Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking (EMPACT), it is a joint partnership between EPA, State and local air quality agencies.
• Environmental health information -- sponsored by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Social Services.
• National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
• What Are The Six Common Air Pollutants? EPA Web page
• EPA resources on indoor air quality (NOTE: Wisconsin DNR does not regulate indoor air quality; these links are provided for your information only.)
  • Indoor air pollution
  • Indoor air quality information clearinghouse (IAQINFO)

  • Indoor air quality in large buildings
  • Building air quality - a guide for facility owners and facility managers (published by EPA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health)

• Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
  • Air quality resources
  • Indoor air issue fact sheets
  • Local public health departments
  • Outdoor wood boilers (water stoves) - Guidance for local governments and public health officials
  • Radon information
  • Toxic chemical fact sheets
  • Trash and wood burning

• Wisconsin environmental and public health agencies

Comments? Questions? Need more information? Please contact the Public Information Officer in the Bureau of Air Management. If you have a complaint about a local air pollution problem, please note the municipality and county in which the problem is occurring, so we can direct your problem to the appropriate DNR staff.

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