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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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Mailbag: Privatizing TeWinkle fields will hurt Mesa del Mar
The community of Mesa del Mar, located between the Orange County Fairgrounds and Baker Street in Costa Mesa, has been a great place to live for many years, 34 in my case. I've raised three sons here and spent many idyllic hours with my grandson, age 5...Tags: Baseball, Environmental Issues, Budgets and Budgeting, Sports, Periodicals
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Rowland group tackles air quality after oil spill
When the Deepwater Horizon exploded in 2010, sending millions of barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, most scientists were concerned about the damage to sea life. Not many gave a whiff of thought to air quality. The Rowland-Blake Group at UC...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Autism, Environmental Issues, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010)
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Council decision removes fire rings at beaches
Newport Beach City Manager Dave Kiff met with staff Wednesday to discuss the next steps after the City Council voted to remove fire rings at local beaches, an official said.
The council voted Tuesday unanimously and without any debate to ask staff to...Tags: Asthma, Environmental Issues, Lungs and Airways, Politics, Air Pollution
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Corona del Mar Today: Council will decide whether to remove fire rings
The Newport Beach City Council on Tuesday will decide whether the city should remove 60 beach fire rings because of health and safety concerns — the same night that thousands of visitors at Big Corona State Beach will be marking the Persian New Year...Tags: Environmental Issues, Government, Highway Transportation, Politics, Traffic
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Newport Crest residents oppose Banning Ranch
Residents of a condominium community near Banning Ranch have organized against the proposed large, master-planned development. Joining conservationists seeking to preserve the ranch as open space, some Newport Crest residents protested during a Newport...Tags: Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry
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Archives look back on Nobel winner's contributions
When the late Nobel Prize winner F. Sherwood Rowland decided to donate his entire scholarly archive to UC Irvine, those on the receiving end knew they would find a treasure trove.
But it wasn't until they hired a professional archivist that it became...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Environmental Issues, Science, Air Pollution, Libraries
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Mailbag: Planners limited debate on Banning Ranch
This is an open letter to the Newport Beach Planning Commission. On March 22, my husband and I were among the standing-room-only crowd assembled at City Council Chambers to hear the two agenda items scheduled by the commission for public discussion ("...Tags: Environmental Issues, Rush Limbaugh, Design and Engineering, Islam, Bill Garrett
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Mailbag: 'Bridge to nowhere' is wrong priority
Too bad you can't do a survey to determine how the residents who get stuck with the bill feel about this latest City Council decision to build a bridge to nowhere. (Re. "Newport council approves $2-million bridge," Nov. 29). Every day we read about...Tags: John Larson, USC Trojans, Environmental Issues, Learning Disability, Barack Obama
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My Pet World: Unify to address feral cat problem
Feral cats are a problem. And there are a lot of them out there — about 50% to 150% of the number of owned cats. (According to the American Veterinary Medical Assn., there are about 90 million owned cats.) That's a lot of feral cats mousing from...Tags: Environmental Issues, Dog (animal), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Rabies
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Mailbag: Business owner appreciates Pilot coverage
I wanted to thank the Daily Pilot for the unbelievable article about me and my new store that was included (very prominently!) in last Wednesday's edition ('Old things have a soul', Oct. 18), and again for the second mention in Greer Wylder's weekly...Tags: Environmental Issues, United Nations, Property, Property Tax, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Rhine Channel dredging beats deadline
Crews finished dredging the Rhine Channel in Newport Beach on Friday, completing the project more than a month ahead of schedule.
The city's contractor, Dutra Dredging, beat the year-end deadline to drop off the contaminated sediment at the Port of Long...Tags: Environmental Issues
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The Coastal Gardener: Environmental habits are constantly evolving
In case I forget for a mere nanosecond, my two daughters will quickly remind me that my plaid shorts are a bad choice. When Adam Lambert comes on the car radio, the channel is quickly switched. Facebook sure, MySpace, not so much. What was in favor...Tags: Nature, Environmental Issues, Building Material, Gardening, MySpace
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