A recent government study links the high rates of respiratory ailments in Groverston to airborne pollutants released by the Woodco plywood manufacturing plant there  To address the problem the government imposed strict regulations on emissions which will go into effect in four years
Although Woodco plans to cut its emissions in half two years ahead of schedule, it is unlikely that the rate of respiratory ailments will decline before the regulations go into effect, since
the number of facilities capable of treating respiratory ailments is not likely to increase