Air Contaminant

This page contains news and, when available, background information, on Air Contaminant . Links on this site lead to other sites on the web. If your site is linked from the page and you would like me to remove the link, please contact me.


Trains and air pollution  -  Oct 13, 2007
Pasadena Star-News,..."Diesel PM is the dominant toxic air contaminant in and around a rail yard facility," according to a quote from the California Environmental Protection

Pressing onward after 40 years  -  Oct 8, 2007
Whittier Daily News,The chemical, scheduled to be totally phased out by 2023, has been identified as a toxic air contaminant under the state's Toxic Air Contaminant

Aventine gets air quality construction permit for ethanol plant  -  Sep 28, 2007
ReutersAn air quality construction permit is required before installing or altering any equipment that could emit an air contaminant. The facility will produce up

Aventine gets air construction permit for ethanol plant  -  Sep 25, 2007
ReutersAn air construction permit is required before installing or altering any equipment that could emit an air contaminant. The plant, once constructed,

Safely Using Anesthetic Gases  -  Oct 9, 2007
Animal Lab News,Area sampling is useful for evaluating overall air contaminant levels in a work area and for investigating cross-contamination with other areas in the

Criminal Prosecution Sought on Previous Asarco Allegations  -  Sep 28, 2007
Newspaper Tree,...one of the main sources of the air contaminant known as particulate matter. march 2005 npt background County Attorney Jose Rodriguez said he was

Doing their part  -  Oct 3, 2007
Waterloo Chronicle,Perc, according to a GreenEarth pamphlet, is classified as a toxic air contaminant. And it's a cheaper substance to use than liquid silicone,

Approves Off-Road Diesel Emissions Regulations  -  Aug 17, 2007
Construction.com,CARB says that diesel particulate matter, or diesel “soot,� was identified as a toxic air contaminant in 1998. In 2000, the ARB established California’s

Indoor air quality can always be improved  -  Aug 13, 2007
News-Leader.com,Carbon monoxide, while not an irritant, is a potential indoor air contaminant that can be deadly. Q. Can you test the quality of indoor air? If so, how?

State air board adopts new diesel rules  -  Jul 30, 2007
Nevada Appeal,In 1998 the state of California identified diesel soot as a toxic air contaminant. Action on the new regulation began when Air Resource Board officials

Pesticide link to autism suspected  -  Jul 30, 2007
Newsday,The agency is likely to designate endosulfan as a toxic air contaminant soon, and dicofol could follow. That designation triggers a review by the agency to

ARB adopts landmark rule to reduce toxic emissions from off-road ...  -  Jul 27, 2007
YubaNet,Diesel particulate matter, or diesel "soot," was identified as a toxic air contaminant in 1998. In 2000, the ARB established California's Diesel Risk

California adopts nation’s toughest off-road diesel emission rules  -  Jul 26, 2007
Central Valley Business Times,Diesel particulate matter, or diesel "soot," was identified as a toxic air contaminant in 1998. Because many diesel engines lack emission controls and can

Los Angeles City Council bans smoking in all parks  -  Aug 9, 2007
Marina del Rey Argonaut,...outdoor smoking ban to provide the public greater protection from second-hand smoke, a "toxic air contaminant," and its negative health effects.

• COMMUNITY COMMENTARY: Nonsmokers sick of attitudes  -  Aug 3, 2007
Burbank Leader,Long before the California Department of Health Services defined tobacco smoke (first- and secondhand) as a “toxic air contaminant� (ie, poison gas),

Firm plans tire recycle operation at Boardman  -  Aug 2, 2007
EastOregonian.info (subscription),The only permit it should need in Boardman is a state air contaminant discharge permit, Suhrbier said. Neal said the site ReKlaim intends to lease is near

Possible tie between pesticides, autism seen  -  Jul 31, 2007
Fresno Bee (subscription),In fact, Brank said, his agency is considering listing endosulfan as a "toxic air contaminant," meaning its use could be restricted further.

SM takes final public puffs  -  Oct 13, 2006
Santa Monica Daily Press,Earlier this year, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) officially identified secondhand smoke as a “toxic air contaminant� that is responsible for ...

Contra Costa To Pass Public Smoking Ban  -  Oct 11, 2006
abc7news.com,...smoking pre-menopausal women. In January, the California Air Resources Board designated secondhand smoke as a toxic air contaminant.

Clean machines  -  Sep 29, 2006
Vallejo Times-Herald,...hydrocarbons each year. Diesel particulate matter is a toxic air contaminant that can cause lung disease and cancer. Oxides of nitrogen ...

Judges Don't Show Up On Court Abuse Issue  -  Oct 3, 2006
Coastal Post,Bay Area air. Diesel particulate matter is a toxic air contaminant that can cause lung disease and cancer. NOx, another component ...

Tobacco has been linked to another cancer  -  Oct 3, 2006
Baxter Bulletin,In January, the California Air Resources Board classified secondhand smoke as a Toxic Air Contaminant, citing research that demonstrated an increased risk of ...

Cement plant gets a nod from the public  -  Oct 3, 2006
Verde Independent (subscription),However, over the last three years, the cement plant has been undergoing a $150 million modernization project that has limited air contaminant emissions, made ...

ADEQ proposes issuing an air quality control permit to Salt River ...  -  Sep 16, 2006
Verde Independent,Materials Group in Clarkdale. According to the public notice, the proposed permit would limit air contaminant emissions. Over the last ...

More area buses receive exhaust filters  -  Sep 27, 2006
Examiner.comMTC officials. Diesel particulate matter is a toxic air contaminant that can cause lung disease and cancer, officials say. NOx, a ...

Smoking survives even death and taxes  -  Sep 24, 2006
OCRegister,This past January, the California Air Resources Board declared secondhand smoke a toxic air contaminant, and in June, the US Surgeon General said there are no ...

Clean Buses Mean No More Dirty Black Soot  -  Sep 27, 2006
North Gate News,...annually. In 1998, the California Air Resources Board labeled diesel exhaust particulate matter as a toxic air contaminant. Two ...

NEWSOM ANNOUNCES NEW ENVIRONMENTAL RETROFITTING FOR REGIONAL ...  -  Sep 27, 2006
California Chronicle,This is an important and unique advancement because Diesel particulate matter is a toxic air contaminant that can cause lung disease and cancer. ...

OC officials push for beach smoking ban  -  Sep 14, 2006
Washington Times,...said officials were inspired to renew the push for a ban after the California Air Resources Board declared secondhand smoke a toxic air contaminant, the US ...

First-ever Survey of California’s Latino Renters Shows High ...  -  Sep 27, 2006
HispanicBusiness.com,...“This is especially important since the California Air Resources Board recently designated secondhand smoke as a toxic air contaminant, and, even more ...

Tide turns against smokers  -  Sep 14, 2006
OCRegister,...take another stab. In January, the California Air Resources Board labeled secondhand smoke a toxic air contaminant. In June, the ...

Smokers beware: possible ban at BC  -  Sep 27, 2006
Renegade Rip,In January 2006, the California Resource board identified secondhand smoke as a toxic air contaminant with serious health effects when exposed to it. ...

News index | RSS | News Feed


Advertisements:


Organic Apparel from Patagonia | Insect-repelling clothing


MONGABAY.COM
Mongabay.com seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics, and finance on conservation and development (more)

CONTENTS
Rainforests
Tropical Fish
News
Madagascar
Pictures
Kids' Site
Languages
Topics | RSS
Newsletter
Green Shopping
About
Contact
Archives
Interns
Help


SUPPORT
Help support mongabay.com when you buy from Amazon.com



POPULAR PAGES
Rainforests
Rain forests
Amazon deforestation
Deforestation
Deforestation stats
Why rainforests matter
Saving rainforests
Deforestation stats
Rainforest canopy

News
Most popular articles
Worth saving?
Forest conservation
Earth Day
Poverty alleviation
Cell phones in Africa
Seniors helping Africa
Saving orangutans in Borneo
Palm oil
Amazon palm oil
Future of the Amazon
Cane toads
Dubai environment
Investing to save rainforests
Visiting the rainforest
Defaunation
Blue lizard
Amazon fires
Extinction debate
Extinction crisis
Malaysian palm oil
Borneo

News topics
Amazon
Biofuels
Brazil
Carbon Finance
Climate Change
Deforestation
Energy
Happy-upbeat
Interviews
Oceans
Palm oil
Rainforests
Solutions
Wildlife
MORE TOPICS

Advertising by





T-SHIRTS

  • Madagascar Wildlife
  • Dancing lemurs
  • Don't fall asleep the sloths will eat you
  • Sucking on this frog may make you insane


    CALENDARS

  • Mount Kenya
  • East Africa Safari Wildlife
  • Kenya's Turkana People
  • Peru
  • African Wildlife
  • Alaska
  • China
  • Madagascar Chameleons


    CANVAS BAGS

  • Hallucinogenic frog bag
  • Madagascar wildlife bag





  • Copyright mongabay 2009