ULibraries Research Guides: Air Quality on the Wasatch Front: Start Here

Research Strategy for Air Pollution

Geographic conditions on the Wasatch Front affect air quality.
Federal government agencies regulate air quality and guard public health.
Utah State Government issues permits, develops air quality plans and enforces compliance.
City & County governments develop policies and ordinances to address air pollution.
The University of Utah is involved in air quality research and mitigation using the campus as a living laboratory.
Research & Reporting can be found in scholarly journals and local news media.
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Air Pollution & Greenhouse Gasses

Air pollution is composed of emissions and particulates that are directly hazardous to human health.

Greenhouse gasses (GHG) are mainly carbon dioxide and water vapor that are not directly dangerous to breathe but that cause impacts to human well-being because they cause climate change.

Air Pollution
World Health Organization
Utah Roadmap: Positive Solutions on Climate and Air Quality
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute (2019) At the request of the Utah Legislature, a 37-person Technical Advisory Committee prepared this Utah Roadmap to assist with legislative policy making to improve air quality and address causes and impacts of a changing climate.