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Databases
POWER Library - Use Newspaper Source Plus to find current, local news articles.

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SIRS Issues Researcher

Web Resources
Air Quality
Allegheny County Health Department Air Quality Program - This page describes the program, how it is run, different departments and the duties of each department
Article from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
2011 Air Quality Report from Allegheny County Health Department - See section 5, starting on page 35
Pittsburgh's Environmental History

Pollutants
Read about air pollutants and toxins
Common air pollutants - what they are and what they do
6 Common air pollutants - Read about each individually
2011 Air Quality Report from Allegheny County Health Department - See section 6, starting on page 37



Clean Air Act
History and Overview
Union of Concern Scientists - What the Clean Air Act is and how it has helped our environment

Health & Environmental Effects
How common air pollutants effect people, animals and the environment
Effects in general and (scroll down) for specific pollutants