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Posted Sat Mar 7 2009: from Rochester Post-Bulletin: Many factors to blame for our bad air http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1236447181 On the surface, it would seem to be a mystery: Why would Rochester, a far smaller city, have air quality similar to that of the Twin Cities? The answer lies in the old business adage: Location, location, location. Unfortunately, Rochester's is not so hot. Geography and meteorology conspire against the city. Rochester is the victim of large southerly air masses that slowly drift northward. On a bad air day, the air mass is laden with particle pollutants collected from a broad swath of territory stretching from Sioux Falls, S.D., to Milwaukee and even Chicago. [Read more stories about: airborne pollutants, climate impacts, ecosystem interrelationships] New!: Your Quips: Goldie says: "Huh-uh, there are giant invisible fences in the sky." Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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