Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) compiles data on emission tonnages of air pollutants for US counties.  US Air Quality Gradebook ("AirGrades") emission gradesheets compare emission densities, in tons per square mile per year, for all measured counties in the

United States.  This gradesheet shows North Carolina emission grades for Alamance-Jackson counties.  Grading A-F is on the bell curve, comparing the more than 3,000 US counties having EPA data on air pollution emissions.