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Research Programs
Clean Air
NHEERL Research Programs
EPA's goal is for the air in every American community to be safe and healthy to breathe. In particular, children, the elderly, and people with respiratory ailments should be protected from health risks of breathing polluted air. Reducing air pollution also protects the environment, resulting in many benefits, such as restoring life in damaged ecosystems and reducing health risks to those whose subsistence depends directly on those ecosystems. NHEERL supports EPA's goal by conducting research on the effects of air contaminants, specifically particulate matter and air toxics, on human health and ecosystems.
