Archive for December, 2009
EPA to Address Chemicals of Concern
Posted on December 30, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
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Michigan Decision - Retreat to the Rust Belt?
Posted on December 30, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
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Stinky sewage plant shut down
Posted on December 30, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
Bad-smelling gas has forced the temporary closure of Hastings’ new wastewater treatment plant just six months after it opened.The $27 million plant in Clive, about 10 kilometres from Hastings, was closed after the bacterial treatment…
Read More..>>Mystery solved: How fine particulates are formed in the air
Posted on December 29, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
Particulates make us ill, and particulates affect the climate. The direct combustion of wood and other fuels is only partially responsible for producing fine particulates ? the rest evolve from a variety of substances, within the atmosphere itself.
Read More..>>Mystery solved: How fine particulates are formed in the air
Posted on December 29, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
Particulates make us ill, and particulates affect the climate. The direct combustion of wood and other fuels is only partially responsible for producing fine particulates ? the rest evolve from a variety of substances, within the atmosphere itself.
Read More..>>Marina waste to be dumped off Great Barrier
Posted on December 27, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
Marina waste will be dumped on the continental shelf near Great Barrier Island in a trial given the go-ahead by Maritime New Zealand.The decision has disappointed iwi, but they say at least it will give them more robust scientific…
Read More..>>Air pollution linked to hospitalizations for pneumonia in seniors
Posted on December 24, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
A study found that among older individuals, long-term exposure to traffic pollution independently increased their risk of hospitalization for pneumonia.
Read More..>>A holiday gift for communities facing lead pollution
Posted on December 23, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
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School classroom air may be more polluted with ultrafine particles than outdoor air
Posted on December 23, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
The air in some school classrooms may contain higher levels of extremely small particles of pollutants — easily inhaled deep into the lungs — than polluted outdoor air, scientists say.
Read More..>>School classroom air may be more polluted with ultrafine particles than outdoor air
Posted on December 23, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
The air in some school classrooms may contain higher levels of extremely small particles of pollutants — easily inhaled deep into the lungs — than polluted outdoor air, scientists say.
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