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Published May 07, 2008 12:00 am - Cleveland County got an "A" for air quality in the latest rankings from the American Lung Association. But o...

An 'A' in air quality


The Norman Transcript

Cleveland County got an "A" for air quality in the latest rankings from the American Lung Association. But our neighbor to the north, flunked the test and one to the west received a "C."

Oklahoma County and Tulsa County both received "F" grades in the 2008 "State of the Air" rankings. The association rates the number of orange, red and purple days with purple being the worst air days. Oklahoma County had 13 orange days and no red or purple days.

Research shows that ozone and particle pollution risks are greater than we once thought, according to the Lung Association. The ozone layer in the upper atmosphere shields us from the sun's ultraviolet radiation. But ozone air pollution at ground level where we can breathe it is harmful and causes serious health problems.

Fewer than a third of the state's counties were ranked. Adair, Cherokee, Dewey and McClain counties received "B" grades. Canadian, Comanche, Kay and Ottawa counties received "C" ratings.

Opponents of the Crosstown Expressway reconstruction point to the rankings as yet more evidence that rebuilding a major highway through the heart of a metropolitan area makes little sense.



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