Brochure

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1996 National Air Quality:
Status and Trends

Published Annually by the US EPA Office of Air & Radiation
August 1998

The overall quality of our nation's air continues to improve. This brochure highlights the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's most recent evaluation of status and trends in our nation's air quality.
Table of Contents Background Six Principal Pollutants Acid Rain Visibility Toxic Air Pollutants Stratospheric Ozone Global Warming Conclusion	Additional Information Highlights About This Publication Acronyms The Complete Trends Report