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Nature, Chinese Pollution Offset U.S. West Ozone Gains
Description: A new study finds that the western United States reduced its production of ozone-forming pollutants by a whopping 21 percent between 2005 and 2010, but ozone in the atmosphere above the region did not drop as expected in response. The reason: a combination of naturally occurring atmospheric processes and pollutants crossing the Pacific Ocean from China. [Source: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory]
URL: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4685
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Source: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Publish Date: 8/10/2015
Reading Level: Basic
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