EPA, Shanghai AirNow International Provides
Real-Time Air Quality Information
WASHINGTON
– U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P.
Jackson visited the 2010 World Expo in
Shanghai today
to observe the success of AirNow International.
AirNow International launched in May by EPA and the Shanghai
Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB), gives real-time air quality
information to Shanghai
citizens through the Internet.
"The AirNow International project is one of
the many success stories in our bilateral partnership. With EPA's
collaboration, Shanghai is moving in the right direction to
improve its air quality and inform the public about health concerns,"
said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. "This is a great way for
individuals to become environmental stewards and take the necessary
steps to ensure that the air they breathe, and their children breathe,
is clean and healthy."
AirNow International was built on Shanghai’s existing air quality monitoring
network and capability in analyzing air quality data. With EPA’s
technical assistance, Shanghai now has the capacity to begin
reporting air quality data to the public as soon as it becomes
available.
EPA and China's air quality collaboration
includes advanced air quality modeling to better understand air
pollution sources and to reduce emissions from vehicles, power plants
and other industries. The two countries also are working together to
address issues related to climate change, water, toxics, solid and
hazardous wastes, and environmental governance.
At home, EPA’s AirNow program provides air quality forecasts and
real-time data for nearly 400 U.S. cities.
More information on AirNow International:
http://www.airnow.gov
More information about the EPA’s work with China:
http://www.epa.gov/international/regions/Asia/index.html
More information about Administrator Jackson’s mission
in China:
http://www.epa.gov/international/chinamission.html
More information about EPA’s International
Priorities:
http://www.epa.gov/international/topsix.html
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