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 Stories About: air pollution AND China AND news AND toxics
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Scent From Above
Professional noses sniff out pollutants in China |
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21 Jun 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Scent From Above Professional noses sniff out pollutants in China Got a sensitive schnoz? Your services may be needed in southern China, where air-pollution experts at an environmental monitoring station are training the sharp-nosed to sniff out chemicals in the air. "We have honed our smelling skills from various sources of pollution. It will help in the detection efforts of our bureau, and, hopefully, b ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, funnies, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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Wrong as Rain
Acid rain and dirty air bedevil China and Hong Kong |
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28 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Wrong as Rain Acid rain and dirty air bedevil China and Hong Kong One-third of China's landmass was hit with acid rain last year, according to a government report, posing a grave threat to soil health and food safety. Fast-growing China is the world leader in acid-rain-causing sulfur dioxide emissions, which rose 27 percent in the country from 2000 to 2005; coal-burning factories and power plants are largely to blame. B ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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