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pollutant

puh looh tuhnt

  • n  waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil

  • Number of people potentially affected: 275,000 Type of pollutant: Organic chemicals, oil and heavy metals Source of pollution: Petrochemical and industrial complexes .
  • Number of people potentially affected: 35,000 Type of pollutant: Lead, copper, zinc and sulfur dioxide Source of pollution: Heavy metal mining and processing Lead is the .
  • Number of people potentially affected: 134,000 Type of pollutant: Air pollution particulates, sulfur dioxide, heavy metals, phenols Source of pollution: Major nickel and .
News & Articles

  • Face masks fly off shelves as thick haze descends on Singapore
    Face masks and air purifiers sold out at pharmacies and department stores in Singapore Friday as a thick blanket of haze has descended on the wealthy Southeast Asian nation over the past week in its worst air quality problem ever.The Pollutant Standard Index, a measure of air quality, surged to a record high of 401 on Friday, a level that's deemed "hazardous" by Singapore authorities. The haze ...
    June 21, 2013 - NBC NEWS
  • Singapore Is Totally Covered in Smog
    Singapore is absolutely covered in a thick smog, causing the city's worst pollution levels on record. Forest fires raging in nearby Indonesia and carried over by the wind are to blame for the all-time-high reading of 371 on Singapore's 3-hour Pollutant Standards Index (normal, clear-day readings are in the 0-50 range). Residents are donning surgical masks outside in attempts to filter out some ...
    June 20, 2013 - Mashable
  • Singapore Endures Record Smog
    Facemask-clad Singaporeans enduring record-breaking smog in the city-state got some more bad news from their government on Thursday the pollution may last awhile. The choking smog, generated by burning wildfires in Indonesia, has gone well beyond the "hazardous" level on the Pollutant Standards...
    June 20, 2013 - Georgia Public Broadcasting
Quotes

  • Wen Jiabao in Xinhua
    In recent years, more than 45 unlawful pollutant emissions occurred at BP's Texas City facility. This enforcement action holds BP accountable for failing to comply with environmental, health and safety laws that are intended to protect Texans from... Greg Abbott http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Abbott&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHt2A51iod9qvN19Ewt5fC8vP2dHA Xinhua http://www.google.com/url?q=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/05/content_11489369.htm&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHaGHe11QE7AdPqvGhbKEhyJCOUCQ Jun 4, 2009 75793 102336 pollutant Cutting energy consumption and pollutant emissions and dealing with climate change are urgent, critically important tasks," Wen said.
  • Lawrence Cannon in Toronto Star
    Our government recognizes the transportation sector is one of the largest sources of greenhouse-gas and air-pollutant emissions in Canada and that is why we are taking action now,Cannon said at the Montreal Auto Show. "We welcome the US...

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