1/30/91, called Chicago Canadian consulate, transfered to publ. affrs:
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(416)323-4324
(Canada) Ministry of Environment //Communication ____//
135 St. Claire Ave WEST // Toronto, Ontario M4V 1P5
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Tuesday, Oct. 23, 1990
Called Greenpeace in D.C.  (202)462-1177
Asked for air-pollution studies/clean-air data (APS/CAD).Referred to:

San Francisco Greenpeace office; "Energy & Atmosphere Office";
(415)-512-9025; asked for APS/CAD; transferred to Peg Stevenson.
They do national legislation, etc, don't really have local. Suggested
I contact American Lung Association.

555-1212 looks up American Lung Assoc. in Chicago, finds Chicago Lung
Association, (312)243-2000. Called them. Asked for APS/CAD. Transferred
to "Environmental Health" dept(?).

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"Only a handful of .. toxic .. are regularly/closely [monitored]..."

"Occasionally [not usually] there are local groups [who have local data,
local maps of pollution, etc]"

"Only companies above a certain size (>10ppl) have to report; only
those emitting over 50,000 [pounds of toxic/year(??)]; only some 300
key toxic are monitored [...] there are some 30 to 50 thousand known
such [...]"

[Me]: "So the [amount of pollution/toxics/carcinogens] reported in all
these studies is [significantly less than] the actual amount?"

"Yes"
[..]
"No one really understands the chemical soup [over] Chicago"

Can try American Lung Assoc. in Boston [for my request for VT/NH/Maine
data] at 617-269-9720; Dept. of Environmental Engineering would
understand pollution in that state; Sierra Club in that area; From
Penn., north, states get together for policies, since [the pollution]
travels. NESCAM 617-367-8540

[North East States Clean AirManagement]

Sycacuse, Cornell at *upstate* New York [relatively] good;
similarly Amherst at *western* Massachusetts.
Being next to Lake at summer [is worse] w.r.t. Ozone.
Be *upwind* of at urban.
427-1031 for Canadian consulate.. Tim Ryan, for info on groups re this
situation in Canada. There is "Environment[al(?)] Canada", re Acid
Rain, for example

[me]: "What besides ozone might [be primarily responsible"

"[impossible to know;] it could be [above average susceptibility to]
formaldehyde; or, for someone else, with exactly the same symptoms,
[it could be some other pollutant]"

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Thurs., Oct. 25, 1990
617-269-9720 Kattie Mazer(?), Amer. Lung Assoc. of Boston.

(I described my situation and symptoms very briefly.)

Need to avoid fossil-fuel (industrial) plants.

Says she gets a call like this about once per month.

Can try North East States Clean Air Management (NESCAM)

...It was as bad in Acadia National Park in Maine [at some point(?)]
as in Boston because [poll.] travels.

Referred, for(?) spec. data, to: Sarah Simon, Mass. Dept. of
Environmental Protection at 617-292-5926.

Called them, asked for Sarah; who is this? ref'd by..;she's not there;
left my name and number (and probably too much info re my sit.); had
to go meet w/students; 2:30pm, lasted till nearly 6:30pm, two students
back to back.

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Mon Oct 29 (or Tues Oct 30)
Talked wtih Sarah Simon
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