tuesday, October 13, 1981
daily nebraskan
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Clean Air Act defended. . .
Continued from Page 1
The coalition will try to organize grassroots support by
monitoring events at the national level and keeping con
cerned Nebraskans informed of latest developments.
We try to stay on top of it Carter said, "so that
when an important issue is coming up, we can get letters
out right away.
After sending out information on events in Washing
ton, D.C the group urges supporters to write letters and
make phone calls to their congressmen, he said.
"We've got pretty broad-based support,' he said. We
represent a lot of people."
The coalition receives updates on national happenings
from national organizations and from Nebraska represent
atives, Carter said. He added that Rep. Hal Daub, R-Neb.,
is "pretty responsible" in keeping the group informed.
If standards are lowered, Carter said, the air quality
will deteriorate within a few years, particularly in cities
where cars are numerous.
"People will be getting sick, but they wont see it as
the effects of pollution," he said. "The basis of clean air
standards is the, protection of public health."
Testimony scheduled
The American Lung Association will testify before
Congress this week on the effects of lower air quality
standards on high-risk individuals, including the elderly
and those with respiratory problems, Carter said.
Air pollution controls don't mean much without
deadlines, though," he said.
Prevention of general rollbacks in the deadlines for
complying with pollution standards is another of the coa
lition's major goals, he said.
The Clean Air Act, originally passed in 1970, contains a
provision allowing for extension of 1982 and 1987 dead
lines, he said, because some cities may be unable to meet
them.
However, extensions should be granted on a case-by-case
basis, he said, so that only cities with severe pollution
problems, caused primarily by auto emissions, will be al
lowed more time.
Reiterating his belief that the Clean Air Act has proven
effective, Carter said that as of 1977, 91 of the nation's
247 air quality regions were in compliance with national
standards.
By 1987, the Enviromental Protection Agency predicts
that only 10 regions will not be in compliance if the Clean
Air Act is retained, he said.
Lincoln has violation
Lincoln is in compliance with all standards except the
level of carbon monoxide in the air, said Gary Walsh, chief
assistant in the division of environmental health in the
State Health Department.
In carbon monoxide, Lincoln is about 40 percent over
national compliance standards, Walsh said, determined by
using 1977 as a base year. Lincoln has many cars that are
n't equipped with proper pollution control devices, he
said.
Improper preparation
can produce bacteria
What you can't see can hurt you when eating, said the
interim chairman of the NU Medical Center's Family
Practice Department.
Dr. Robert Bass said a variety of disease-causing
bacteria can easily grow on food that has not been
properly prepared or stored at the right temperature.
"Temperatures of around 85 degrees provide ideal con
ditions for the growth of bacteria," he said.
"That's why cold foods should be kept cold (under 45
degrees) and hot foods hot (more than 140 degrees)."
High protein foods, such as ham, poultry, potato and
egg salads and cream filled pastries are highly susceptible
to bacterial growth, Bass said. If these foods are left in
warm temperatures, the bacteria can multiply and
produce a toxic that causes diarrhea and nausea.
Home-canned foods can cause a more serious type of
food poisoning - botulism. Bass said it is important to use
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Omaha does not meet either the carbon monoxide
standard or the "total suspended particulate matter"
standard, Walsh said.
Suspended particulates include a number of different
things floating loosely in the air, he explained.
"For cities their size, though, the air quality is quite
good," he said.
In comparison with the rest of the country, however,
Walsh said "it depends on what part of Nebraska and ex
actly what other state you want to compare.
In western Nebraska, when it conies down to car
bon monoxide, you don't have much of an air quality
problem," he said.
"But they never monitor for carbon monoxide," he
said, "and their particulate levels may be higher."
The Reagan administration has no broad, public sup
port for its proposals, Carter said.
48 percent favor
He cited a recent Harris poll that showed 48 percent of
the public thinks the Clean Air Act should be retained, 38
percent said the act should be made even stronger and 1 1
percent said it should be weakened.
Funding for the Clean Air Act is expected to be reauth
orized, but also revised, causing the various proposals
from both sides, Carter said.
"We (the coalition) want to be able to speak out on the
issue and have an influence," he said.
"Right now, we're trying to refine our network. Sena
tors tell us we're being out-gunned by the steel companies,
chemical plants, auto industries and energy commissions
and that what they need is response from the public.
"There's a lot of interest and a lot of concern.
"It's not detailed, or technical or legal opinion, but
it's citizens who care, and who don't want to see the act
weakened to the point where we're going backward in
stead of forward."
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