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The advancement of technology relating to particulate emission is pointed out as a significant aspect of this nation's air pollution control efforts. Important factors include the ability of particulates: to cause poor visibility, to constitute a health hazard, to act as…
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Year: 1975
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Safety
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: Clean Air Act, air pollutants, public health, particulate emissions, fine particulates

The Missoula Equipment Development Center (MEDC) monitored firefighters' exposure to carbon monoxide on two wildfires in CY 1974. On one fire most of the firefighters were exposed to levels of carbon monoxide (CO) higher than those permitted by the proposed standard that the…
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Year: 1975
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Safety
Region(s): Great Basin, Northern Rockies
Keywords: C - carbon, CO - carbon monoxide, fire management, fire suppression, forest management, Idaho, smoke effects, smoke management, wildfires