A Breath of Fresh Air

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Summary of all the replies as at 1 December
Replies

Total 86
Through MidLink 69
Through mailing lists 17

Countries:

USA 67
Canada 4
England 3
Mexico 1
Malaysia 1
South Africa 4
Netherlands 1
Ireland 1
Japan 1
New Zealand 2
Estonia 1
Argentina 1

Main energy source:

Gas 30
Hydro& copy;electric 6
Coal 39
Liquid petroleum 2
Electricity from Unknown Source 9
Nuclear Power 7
Unknown 1
Peat 1
Wood 2
Oil 4
Solar 1

Main energy source's air pollution:

Do not know 14
Does not produce air pollution 24
Heat 3
Toxins 1
Smoke 29
COx 12
SOx 22
Smog 5
NOx 6
PM& copy;10 1 (?)
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) 2
Hydro& copy;Carbons 1
TCP 1
Ozone 3
Suspended particle matter 3
Fly& copy;ash 1

Alternative energy sources:

Nuclear 6
Coal 9
Hydro& copy;electric 18
Unknown 7
Electricity from Unknown Source 3
None 33
Liquid petroleum 3
Solar 23
Gas 10
Wind 3
Wood Chips 1 (Bioconversion to methane?)
Oil 2
DIY Kits 1
Garbage Conversion 1
Geothermal 2
Do not know if one exists 2

Alternative energy sources' air pollution:

Do not know 12
Smoke 9
It does not produce air pollutants 19
Heat 2
CO2 1
Smog 1
Suspended particle matter 1
Unknown 2

Respiratory Problems:

No 68
Yes 18

Ratings on Main Source:

This show people's opinion's about how bad the air pollution from their main energy source is. It is classified under two headings; the air pollution seen from home and the air pollution seen from work or school.

Home:

17 repliers said that the air near their homes was excellent.
22 repliers said that the air near their homes was good.
17 repliers said that the air near their homes was average.
8 repliers said that the air near their homes was bad.
0 repliers said that the air near their homes was terrible.
22 repliers did not rate their air.

Work:

22 repliers said that the air near their work/school was excellent.
15 repliers said that the air near their work/school was good.
17 repliers said that the air near their work/school was average.
7 repliers said that the air near their home/school was bad.
2 repliers said that the air near their home/school waså terrible.
23 repliers did not rate their air.

Ratings on Alternate Source:

This show people's opinion's about how bad the air pollution from their alternative energy source is. It is clasiffied under two headings; the air pollution seen from home and the air pollution seen from work or school.

Home:

17 repliers said that the air near their homes was excellent.
10 repliers said that the air near their homes was good.
7 repliers said that the air near their homes was average.
1 repliers said that the air near their homes was bad.
0 repliers said that the air near their homes was terrible.
52 repliers did not rate their air.

Work:

17 repliers said that the air near their work/school was excellent.
8 repliers said that the air near their work/school was good.
5 repliers said that the air near their work/school was average.
4 repliers said that the air near their work/school was bad.
1 replier said that the air near their work/school was terrible.
51 repliers did not rate their air.

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Kate Caldwell and Kari Zander
Ligon GT Middle School, 706 East Lenoir St.
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27615