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To: stribe30 who wrote (134300)	3/7/2001 3:38:40 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574864

The U.S. Midwest is the worst area, where emissions from coal-fired plants drift north near Windsor and follow the prevailing winds eastwardly through southern Ontario. Witmer said once the states and utilities start to reduce these emissions, Ontario's levels of smog-causing ozone could be reduced by up to 20 per cent. Scott, Maybe this is just a western phenomenon but I thought all coal burning plants had to have scrubbers installed that prevent pollutants from escaping. At one time, they were encouraged to build tall venting chimneys to insure that the trade winds picked up the pollutants and moved them to Canada where we hoped they would provide you with a little color in your air. <g> Frankly, I find it surprising that stronger restrictions have not been placed on these plants. ted