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Good gosh I hope so. I've lived/visited most places in the South - (and with the exception of Alabama) South Carolina has some of the junkiest, most smoke-billowing cars on the road. It's amazing - once you cross the NC state line, the cars (and roads - ha!) seem much cleaner/newer.
While I am aware of this difference in regulations, I've honestly never consciously noticed a difference in how "nice" cars on the road are in NC vs SC...
Well I have to say that my son, who lives in Columbia, notices the difference in both cars and roads all the time. I would hope that eventually SC would institute emissions testing and use those funds to fix up the roads.
I have not noticed in with cars, but definitely roads. We always notice and beautiful the drive is when we enter NC, as soon as we hit the first SC welcome center it looks much trashier ( roads, trash, scenery all together). Our friends also mention this when they come to visit. I guess that's why we pay lower taxes...
In case anyone besides me is interested, in 2009 (the most recent report I could find), the NO2 for Raleigh and Greenville were both over the national average actually. Raleigh was .01 ppm and Greenville was .0099 ppm. And for PM 2.5 even though Raleigh was under the national average, the numbers weren't that different (Raleigh 9.2 micrograms/cubic meter, Greenville 10.7 micrograms/cubic meter).
Comparing water data is proving more difficult since the water reports for Raleigh & Greenville don't include identical data. The Greenville report doesn't seem to include synthetic organic chemical contaminants (herbicides & pesticides). Both are thankfully low in lead.
So now I guess it's no secret, I'm a bit obsessed about that stuff.
In case anyone besides me is interested, in 2009 (the most recent report I could find), the NO2 for Raleigh and Greenville were both over the national average actually. Raleigh was .01 ppm and Greenville was .0099 ppm. And for PM 2.5 even though Raleigh was under the national average, the numbers weren't that different (Raleigh 9.2 micrograms/cubic meter, Greenville 10.7 micrograms/cubic meter).
Comparing water data is proving more difficult since the water reports for Raleigh & Greenville don't include identical data. The Greenville report doesn't seem to include synthetic organic chemical contaminants (herbicides & pesticides). Both are thankfully low in lead.
So now I guess it's no secret, I'm a bit obsessed about that stuff.
Well, my younger son and I are kind of obsessed with it to, so you're not alone. .
He has asthma so we are kind of concerned about air quality. As far as the water, right now we are using an under-the-sink water filter. Do those filter out pesticides?
Well, my younger son and I are kind of obsessed with it to, so you're not alone. .
He has asthma so we are kind of concerned about air quality. As far as the water, right now we are using an under-the-sink water filter. Do those filter out pesticides?
I was able to get in touch with someone via email at the lab for the Greenville water system. I asked about the herbicides/pesticides since they were not in the 2011 report. He said they are only required to report things that show up in the water and that since none of those compounds were detected in the water, they were not included in the report. So that's good news.
With that and the minimal differences (at least from 2009) in the air quality between Raleigh & Greenville, Greenville is looking pretty good to us. Really ready to move out of the city!
I was able to get in touch with someone via email at the lab for the Greenville water system. I asked about the herbicides/pesticides since they were not in the 2011 report. He said they are only required to report things that show up in the water and that since none of those compounds were detected in the water, they were not included in the report. So that's good news.
With that and the minimal differences (at least from 2009) in the air quality between Raleigh & Greenville, Greenville is looking pretty good to us. Really ready to move out of the city!
That's good news about the water. We'll install a filter in our new home just to be on the safe side. Nice to talk to another Raleighite who is moving to Greenville.
I was able to get in touch with someone via email at the lab for the Greenville water system. I asked about the herbicides/pesticides since they were not in the 2011 report. He said they are only required to report things that show up in the water and that since none of those compounds were detected in the water, they were not included in the report. So that's good news.
Did you ask them what time of year they took the sample? Did you ask them how many samples they took? How often?
By Federal law, I believe water districts only have to sample their water once a year, and they pick when that date is.
Pesticides are typically found in the water seasonally, when and after they are spread on crops.
I'd doubt you'd find any pesticides in the water in the dead of winter, e.g., but we drink the water year-round.
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Don't forget about Sparky's Fireworks in Marion, SC either. 
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