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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…

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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.

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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.

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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