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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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Decades later, lead still lingers at Island Trees school
eden.laikin@newsday.comThe ongoing saga in Levittown about lead contamination at the former rifle range at Island Trees High School began down the road in another district where the problem was almost identical, but the resolution dramatically different. In 1999, Lynbrook...Tags: Family, Healthcare Policies, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Fines, Health and Safety at Work
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Researchers work to revitalize Florida's coral reefs
Sentinel Staff WriterScientists trying to save Florida's diminishing coral reefs are using new approaches to help damaged reefs recover and survive a changing climate. Damage from environmental problems, including climate change, is inevitable, they say, so they focus...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Ecosystems, Key Largo, University of Miami, Tropical Storms
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If you talk the talk . . .
In his diatribe against drilling in the Gulf, letter-writer Jack Rogers in Tuesday's Sentinel forgets to mention that "no major oil spills or hazardous-material releases have been identified," regarding Hurricane Ike's impact on oil platforms off the...Tags: Hurricane Ike, Disasters, Emergency Incidents, Water Pollution
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Budget cuts not affecting city's public relations efforts City message coming from a lot of messengers
Chicago Tribune reporterMayor Richard Daley headed to the lakefront last month to announce his latest environmental plans, accompanied by no fewer than six City Hall representatives. But when a stiff breeze threatened the banner used as the mayor's backdrop, two employees of an...Tags: Global Warming, Regional Authority, Chicago Public Schools, Government, Consumer Electronics Industry
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No One Injured In Chester Plane Crash; New Skate Park Opens
Plane crashes in Chester. Skate Park Opens in Cromwell. Guilford Land Trust Acquires 141 Acres. Here are a few of the Middlesex County and Shoreline area stories written by Courant staff reporters over the last week. AREAWIDE ΔPoll Shows Jim Himes...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Land Resources, Engineering, Radio Industry, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Everglades restoration: Time starting to slip away
With the pending acquisition of U.S. Sugar, Floridians' hopes of witnessing meaningful Everglades restoration were considerably raised. But a report issued last week by the National Research Council reminded us of the many obstacles confronting the...Tags: Fishing, Renovation, Heavy Engineering, Everglades, Water Pollution
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New boat is like a floating teacher
247-4784The Bea Hayman Clark gurgles to life, and with a couple of dexterous maneuvers, Captain Jimmy Sollner reverses the deadrise-style craft out of its mooring at Norfolk's Waterside marina. This day, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation educator has a dozen adults...Tags: Hampton Roads, Renovation, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Report: Dozens of wetlands boards incommunicado
A new report says dozens of Connecticut municipal boards are leaving state officials in the dark about their decisions affecting environmentally sensitive land. A state watchdog agency says that leaves the state Department of Environmental Protection...Tags: Natural Resources, Wetlands, Regulatory Policy and Organizations
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Long Island Sound Cleanup Efforts Get Boost
Efforts to clean up Long Island Sound and Jamaica Bay got a $3.3 million boost this week, thanks in part to two settlements in pollution cases. Ten projects will get $1.6 million in grants from the settlements, which involved New York City's water...Tags: Kennedy Airport, Long Island, Pollution, Greenwich, Long Island Sound
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Indian River Lagoon fish kill may be tied to Lake Okeechobee releases
Scripps Treasure Coast NewspapersScientists and environmentalists are trying to determine whether a fish kill in the Indian River Lagoon, from the Jensen Beach Causeway to the Fort Pierce Inlet, is linked to discharges from Lake Okeechobee. Jim David, St. Lucie County mosquito control...Tags: Jensen Beach, Indian River Lagoon, Natural Resources, Water Pollution, Lake Okeechobee
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Endorsements so far
It's often called the Nov. 4 election, but many Californians began voting by mail this week, and many more will vote in the 3 1/2 weeks between now and election day. The Times began rolling out its recommendations early, to help inform those who want to...Tags: Family, Alternative Energy, Prisons, Voting, Sales
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Tougher standards for carbon emissions
Maryland's recent venture into a cap-and-trade auction for the right to emit carbon dioxide did not go far enough to reduce power plant emissions ("Emissions auction runs smoothly," Sept. 30). By failing to set tougher emission standards, the Regional...Tags: Electricity Production and Distribution, Alternative Energy, Energy Saving, Auction Service, Renewable Energy
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