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Environmental pollution is contamination of air, water and land from man-made waste. Pollution leads to depletion of the ozone layer, global warming and climate change. Air pollution is the release of chemicals and particles into the atmosphere. Water pollution includes surface runoff, leakage into groundwater, liquid spills, wastewater discharge and littering. If toxins are spilled on the ground or if an underground storage tank leaks, soil can become contaminated. Well known contaminants include herbicides and pesticides. Toxic waste is waste material, often in chemical form, which pollutes the natural environment and contaminates groundwater.
Other types of pollution include ocean...
Other types of pollution include ocean...
Environmental pollution is contamination of air, water and land from man-made waste. Pollution leads to depletion of the ozone layer, global warming and climate change. Air pollution is the release of chemicals and particles into the atmosphere. Water pollution includes surface runoff, leakage into groundwater, liquid spills, wastewater discharge and littering. If toxins are spilled on the ground or if an underground storage tank leaks, soil can become contaminated. Well known contaminants include herbicides and pesticides. Toxic waste is waste material, often in chemical form, which pollutes the natural environment and contaminates groundwater.
Other types of pollution include ocean pollution and noise pollution. Environmental pollution can have a deadly effect on humans and ecosystems. For example, cigarette smoke, including second-hand smoke, causes cancer, emphysema, stroke and heart attack. Drinking water can become contaminated by untreated sewage, rashes and skin problems occur due to oil spills, while excessive noise can cause hearing loss. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established in 1970 to put a limit on the amount of pollutants in the air. Congress passed the Clean Air Act in 1963, the Noise Control Act in 1972 and the Clean Water Act in 1977. Pollution is a bigger concern in other parts of the world, especially developing countries. Time Magazine reported in 2007 that the most polluted spots in the world included China, India, Peru and Russia.
Other types of pollution include ocean pollution and noise pollution. Environmental pollution can have a deadly effect on humans and ecosystems. For example, cigarette smoke, including second-hand smoke, causes cancer, emphysema, stroke and heart attack. Drinking water can become contaminated by untreated sewage, rashes and skin problems occur due to oil spills, while excessive noise can cause hearing loss. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established in 1970 to put a limit on the amount of pollutants in the air. Congress passed the Clean Air Act in 1963, the Noise Control Act in 1972 and the Clean Water Act in 1977. Pollution is a bigger concern in other parts of the world, especially developing countries. Time Magazine reported in 2007 that the most polluted spots in the world included China, India, Peru and Russia.
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Schiff pushes EPA to release information on chromium 6 contamination
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) increased pressure on the Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday to issue a long-awaited final report on the health impact of water tainted with chromium 6 on humans, calling the slow progress “unconscionable.”...Tags: Health, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Adam Schiff, Water Pollution
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Glendale to purchase natural-gas vehicles for some city workers
Glendale has received $300,000 from an air pollution control agency to purchase 10 new natural-gas-powered vehicles for the Public Works Department.
The natural-gas vehicles emit less toxins and particulates into the air than their diesel and unleaded...Tags: Vehicles, Services and Shopping, Environmental Issues, Air Pollution
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Valley smog check station shut down
A San Fernando Valley smog check station has been shut down after allegedly waiving vehicles from the mandatory California inspection. The California Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau closed Smog for Less Test Only in Van Nuys and suspended the...Tags: File Sharing, Air Pollution
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Ron Kaye: Naming rights are a sign of the times
Faced with a threatened crackdown on abuses, Burbank Realtors are policing themselves during a “probationary” period to preserve a city ordinance that allows them to put up as many as four 24-by-24 signs announcing a weekend “open house....Tags: Advertising, Business, Sales, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Rose Bowl Game
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Water treatment study to cost $200,000
CITY HALL — Glendale Water & Power officials are set to spend $200,000 for a study they say is necessary to push forward with a planned groundwater well at the Rockhaven Sanitarium site. Plans for the well have been in the works for nearly a decade...Tags: Contracts, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Human Interest, Water, Glendale (Los Angeles, California)
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710 freeway extension bill passes Assembly
One battle in the war over the proposed extension of the Long Beach (710) Freeway may soon be over. A bill by Assemblyman Gil Cedillo (D-Los Angeles) to restore South Pasadena’s power to block a surface freeway through town has passed in the...Tags: Adam Schiff, Travel, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Gil Cedillo, Washington (U.S. state)
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More smart meter snake oil
The Glendale News-Press article on Sept. 4 titled “Smart meters in the frame” was very informative. Jim Sepe holds the title of “chief technology officer” for Ceiva. I doubt that he is a guinea pig for the new project his employer...Tags: Energy Saving, Environmental Issues
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Engaged: Agnes Bak and Kraig Erickson
Agnes Bak and Kraig Erickson of Redondo Beach have announced their engagement.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Jozef and Antonia Bak of Brandon, Fla. Agnes was born in Poland and moved to Suffield, Conn., as a child. She received her bachelor’...Tags: Engineering, Suffield, Technology, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, California)
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Students book space travel
Straight-faced, clipboard-toting investors made no sign of emotion as they clicked their mechanical pencils and took notes as they listened to a pitch made on behalf of their classmates at R.D. White Elementary School.
Narine Ambartzumyan’s...Tags: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Disasters, Trips and Vacations, Travel, Astronomy
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Officials ensure spill dome integrity
LA CRESCENTA — Los Angeles County officials on Tuesday assured foothill residents that several measures were being taken to ensure the controversial sediment pile would remain stable as the winter rain season kicks into full swing.
The county...Tags: Los Angeles, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology
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Residents voice 710 plan concerns
Traffic congestion, safety hazards and air and noise pollution topped a list of concerns put forth by community members Saturday at a public outreach meeting on the proposed Long Beach (710) Freeway gap closure project.
The meeting, which drew about two...Tags: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Transportation, Traffic, Travel, Road Transportation
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Glendale wary of 710 meetings
CITY HALL — Los Angeles County transportation officials this week announced a new round of public outreach meetings on the controversial proposal to connect the Long Beach (710) and Foothill (210) freeways — inviting a fresh round of criticism...Tags: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Transportation, Travel, Road Transportation, Environmental Issues
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