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Berks County has again flunked an air-quality test because of smog levels, but progress is being made, according to the American Lung Association.
In a “State of the Air 2013” report released Tuesday, the association gave Berks an F for smog, even after nearly halving the 23 days with unhealthy smog levels that earned it an F in last year’s report.
The 2013 report is a compilation of air monitoring data collected between 2009 and 2011, exempting 2012 because work on the report began before the year’s end. It shows that during that period, Berks had a dozen days with smog levels that were unhealthy for sensitive populations, including those with asthma or cardiovascular disease.
“So that’s practically cutting that in half, which is excellent,” said Kevin M. Stewart, director of environmental health for the American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantic. “At the same time, it’s kind of like, ‘Mom, I got a better F.’ It’s not the kind of news you want to bring home, but it is progress.”
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