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		<title>Bottom Up or Top Down? Another Way to Look at an Air Quality Problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[air pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air quality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assessment of environmental health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Developing Countries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monitoring air quality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[policymaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="110" src="http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/1-final-Indicators_PM25_China_08-10_avgtitle_big-150x110.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Map showing average exposure to particulate matter fine concentrations" />While not all countries have the financial wherewithal and capacity to deploy ground-based instruments for air-quality monitoring, and for some countries monitoring information is not available to the public, for example, through health advisories, another way exists to assess air pollution levels: through satellites.]]></description>
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