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Old 01-21-2008, 11:57 AM
 
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Scorecard.org cites Coweta county as heavily polluted for air quality and toxic chemical emissions (which surprisingly were worse than Fulton) per 2002 indices. Does anyone know if this holds true today or have there been countywide measures to get the culprits to clean up? Does Coweta's pollution impact neighboring Fayette county? Any updates on North Fulton and Cobb counties?

After investigating taxes, schools, safety, scenic beauty, etc, we're considering Alpharetta, Cobb, PTC and Newnan, but don't want to move to an area which discounts the health of its citizens. Any other tips you can provide will be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your help.
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Old 01-21-2008, 06:26 PM
 
Location: West Cobb (formerly Vinings)
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Don't know much about Cowetta County. One thing I noticed when I moved to metro ATL is it's more polluted than any place I've lived up North. The pollution in and around Fulton Industrial, the airport and even downtown is pretty bad, but some of it is just localized, like right on the perimeter it's heavily travelled by trucks so it can get bad, but I lived in Post Springs a few years back which is right on the perimeter and the truck pollution didn't even get that far. In Smyrna/Vinings where I live, sometimes the wrong kind of breeze will hit us for a few hours, but usually it's pretty good. I don't think you can escape pollution, but Cobb is definately better than a lot of areas of Fulton County. I imagine Alpharetta is good as well.
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Old 01-21-2008, 07:38 PM
 
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Thanks, netdragon. I was surprised by info on Scorecard.org (a site I learned about on this forum. Thanks!) Does anyone know of more current ratings for the area? We're considering making an offer, so I'm hoping to find out more info asap.
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Old 01-21-2008, 08:14 PM
 
Location: West Cobb County, GA (Atlanta metro)
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Well, here's a small quote from "best places"...

Atlanta, GA Health Index:

Air quality in Atlanta, GA is 12 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.

Water quality in Atlanta, GA is 47 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.

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Coweta isn't Atlanta but it's known that much of Atlanta's smog "drifts" throughout the metro region on any given day from late Spring through early Autumn. Maybe others will have more charts they can pass on that are county-specific.

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Old 01-26-2008, 05:35 PM
 
Location: West Cobb (formerly Vinings)
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metro ATL also has high pollen and humidity.
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Old 01-26-2008, 05:51 PM
 
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Well, I think humidity is a state of mind. This being because I am from New Orleans and the only place more humid than that is south Florida....

But, the pollen is high. So is mold. If you have allergies you will want to start seeing an allergy specialist quickly.

All you southerners who moved to Atlanta from other parts in the south, especially the states BELOW Georgia:

Have you noticed that you don't have allergies while all the northern "immigrants" do? I have a non-scientific theory going that people who are are born to southern moms and are raised in the south are born with immunities that can handle southern allergy problems of pollen and mold.

Me, my husband, my son, and some friends we have who moved here from more southern and humid states have noticed a trend.....

Could it be??
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