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Quote of the Day: Olympic Edition

Posted on August 07, 2008

The mist in the air that we see in those places, including here, is not a feature of pollution primarily but a feature of evaporation and humidity. Arne Ljungqvist, chairman of the International Olympic Committee's medical commissionLater in the story:Official readings collated by Beijing's municipal environmental protection bureau yesterday gave an air pollution index (API) of 91 for Beijing as a whole, and 87 at the Olympic stadium. The World Health Organisation regards an API of more than 50 as high, and a reading of 100 or more is considered unsafe. The authorities monitor air quality ho...

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air pollution , beijing , carbon , ozone