A new study confirm an ongoing air quality problem not far from Philadelphia, PA — Lancaster, York, Harrisburg, Lebanon, and Wyomissing.
“There is a lot of agriculture in the area, but it is also a transportation thoroughfare and is dotted with clusters of industry, including food processing plants, metals fabricators and plastics manufacturing.”
This also impacts quality of life and life expectancy. An indoor air exchange systems with well maintained filters is recommended. Wearing an N95 mask while outdoors will help reduce ill-health effects.