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SO2 Pollution Controls Bring Results

Scientists using a NASA satellite found that sulfur dioxide levels in the vicinity of major coal-fired power plants in the U.S. have fallen by half since 2005.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story SO2 Pollution Controls Bring Results .

NASA Earth Observatory images created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of Nicolai Krotkov (NASA/GSFC OMI team). Caption adapted from a news release by Adam Voiland.

Published December 2, 2011
Data acquired 2005 - 2010

Source:: Aura > OMI