Study: Factories Not Main Cause of Smokies' Smoke. / Tim Whitmire.
by Whitmire, Tim; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 58Environment. Publisher: Associated Press Newsfeatures, 2002ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Air pollution | Air quality | Coal-fired power plants | Factories | Smog | Appalachian Region | Great Smoky Mountains (North Carolina and Tennessee)DDC classification: 050 Summary: "Industrial grit from the Midwest is not the main culprit behind mountain haze in the southern Appalachians, a 10-year air-pollution study concluded." (THE SEATTLE TIMES) This article reveals that local coal-fired electric plants, rather than factory smoke from the Midwest, is the primary cause of smog in the southern Appalachians.
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Originally Published: Study: Factories Not Main Cause of Smokies' Smoke, Aug. 30, 2002; pp. A3.
"Industrial grit from the Midwest is not the main culprit behind mountain haze in the southern Appalachians, a 10-year air-pollution study concluded." (THE SEATTLE TIMES) This article reveals that local coal-fired electric plants, rather than factory smoke from the Midwest, is the primary cause of smog in the southern Appalachians.
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