The First International Conference on Trans-Pacific Transport of Atmospheric Contaminants in Seattle, Washington, is an important step in identifying how we can improve the air quality and health of everyone in the Pacific.
Air pollution is everyone's concern.
In Canada, there are an estimated 5,000 premature deaths from the effects of air pollution each year. If anyone told you that we had the same number of deaths from water yearly, no one would accept the status quo. Something would be done about it immediately. With air pollution there seems to be a completely different attitude. We must change that attitude and change it soon.