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Southern California representatives call for federal state of emergency amid transboundary pollution crisis

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U.S. House representatives from Southern California on Monday called for a federal state of emergency declaration, with hopes of bringing urgent relief to a region coping with toxic, transboundary air pollution. Democrats Juan Vargas, Sara Jacobs, Mike Levin and Scott Peters pressed for urgent action "in light of new findings that alarming levels of noxious gas are emanating from the Tijuana River," in a letter sent on Monday to President Biden and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).  "Recent data has made it clear that these fumes are causing an immediate and serious threat to the health and safety of residents of South San Diego, and our community needs additional support,” the lawmakers wrote. The representatives were referring to an unrelenting crisis impacting the city of Imperial Beach and its neighbors, which have for years been the cross-border recipients of wastewater laced with chemicals and pathogens. This unfettered flow, which results from insufficient treatment in Mexico, ends up in California via ocean plumes and the Tijuana River Watershed. Not only has the flow caused widespread water contamination and long-term beach closures, but it has also resulted in an airborne public health threat. Just last week, researchers studying such impacts had to abandon their work due to "concerningly high" levels of toxic hydrogen sulfide gas, as reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune. In a Sunday letter, Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre and fellow signatories — local politicians, citizens, health professionals, academics and environmental activists — called upon regional and state agencies to distribute both KN-95 masks and air purifiers to all affected areas. The congressional representatives likewise stressed the need for air purifiers and testing equipment, describing the circumstances as an "ongoing environmental disaster" that "warrants the same sense of urgency and immediate attention as any other natural or environmental disaster." "Left unaddressed, a pollution crisis of this scale will continue to endanger our communities," they added.

U.S. House representatives from Southern California on Monday called for a federal state of emergency declaration, with hopes of bringing urgent relief to a region coping with toxic, transboundary air pollution. Democrats Juan Vargas, Sara Jacobs, Mike Levin and Scott Peters pressed for urgent action "in light of new findings that alarming levels of noxious...

U.S. House representatives from Southern California on Monday called for a federal state of emergency declaration, with hopes of bringing urgent relief to a region coping with toxic, transboundary air pollution.

Democrats Juan Vargas, Sara Jacobs, Mike Levin and Scott Peters pressed for urgent action "in light of new findings that alarming levels of noxious gas are emanating from the Tijuana River," in a letter sent on Monday to President Biden and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). 

"Recent data has made it clear that these fumes are causing an immediate and serious threat to the health and safety of residents of South San Diego, and our community needs additional support,” the lawmakers wrote.

The representatives were referring to an unrelenting crisis impacting the city of Imperial Beach and its neighbors, which have for years been the cross-border recipients of wastewater laced with chemicals and pathogens. This unfettered flow, which results from insufficient treatment in Mexico, ends up in California via ocean plumes and the Tijuana River Watershed.

Not only has the flow caused widespread water contamination and long-term beach closures, but it has also resulted in an airborne public health threat. Just last week, researchers studying such impacts had to abandon their work due to "concerningly high" levels of toxic hydrogen sulfide gas, as reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune.

In a Sunday letter, Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre and fellow signatories — local politicians, citizens, health professionals, academics and environmental activists — called upon regional and state agencies to distribute both KN-95 masks and air purifiers to all affected areas.

The congressional representatives likewise stressed the need for air purifiers and testing equipment, describing the circumstances as an "ongoing environmental disaster" that "warrants the same sense of urgency and immediate attention as any other natural or environmental disaster."

"Left unaddressed, a pollution crisis of this scale will continue to endanger our communities," they added.

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Air Pollution Could Be Changing Children's Brains

By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Even air pollution levels considered safe by U.S. standards...

By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Even air pollution levels considered safe by U.S. standards appear to cause differences in the brains of growing children, a new review suggests."We're seeing differences in brain outcomes between children with higher levels of pollution exposure versus lower levels of pollution exposure," said corresponding author Camelia Hostinar, an associate professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis.In all, she and her colleagues reviewed 40 studies. Most linked outdoor air pollution with differences in children's brains, including the amount of the brain's "white matter."These differences affect thinking skills and may even be early markers for Alzheimer's. Because their brains are still developing, air pollution poses a special risk to kids and teens. Relative to their weight, they absorb more contaminants than adults, researchers explained.As such, the authors called on parents and policymakers to add air filters to homes and schools near freeways to protect children from outdoor air pollutants. They urged other researchers to incorporate air quality measures into studies related to brain health and other health outcomes.The new review looked at research from the United States, Mexico, Europe, Asia and Australia that compared pollution levels with brain outcomes at various ages, from newborns to age 18.  Some relied on brain imaging. Some looked at chemical changes in the body that affect brain function. Others looked for tumors in the brain and central nervous system.Each study linked air quality measures to children's neighborhood or address, and brain differences were seen in highly polluted areas as well as those that met local air-quality standards.Research from Mexico City found striking differences in brain structure in a comparison of kids from low- and high-pollution areas."A lot of these studies include children in places with air pollutant levels that are well below limits set by U.S. or European regulations," said co-study author Anna Parenteau, a doctoral student in psychology.Pollution came from wildfires, coal-fired plants and many other sources."We can't necessarily apply the findings from adults and assume that it's going to be the same for children," said study co-author Johnna Swartz, an associate professor of human ecology. "We also have to look at more developmental windows because that might be really important in terms of how air pollution might impact these brain outcomes."Anthony Wexler, director of the Air Quality Research Center at UC Davis, said many researchers have discounted environmental contributors to such brain-related issues as autism and Alzheimer's."They argued that it's genetic or some other factor other than exposure to air pollution," he said. "That's changed a lot recently because of all this research literature."SOURCE: University of California, Davis, news release, Oct. 1, 2024Copyright © 2024 HealthDay. All rights reserved.

‘Rivers you think are pristine are not’: how drug pollution flooded England’s national parks – and put human health at risk

High levels of antibiotics and other drugs have been found in water in the country’s most treasured and protected landscapes, raising concerns over antimicrobial resistancePhotographs by Christopher ThomondNestled within the Peak District national park, the stream known as Brook Head Beck meanders between undulating green hills. It is mossy and dank by the river, surrounded by the gentle trickling sound of water, the smell of leaves starting to rot underfoot, and a weave of branches overhead with leaves turning golden in the autumn chill. This place is renowned for its quaint English beauty, and the government has designated it an ecological site of special scientific interest, meaning it holds some of the country’s most precious wildlife.Yet within this pristine-looking stream flows a concoction of chemicals that could pose a threat to the freshwater organisms and humans who come into contact with it. Recent testing found it had the second highest levels of chemical pollution in the UK – after a site in Glasgow – with concentrations of pharmaceuticals higher than inner-city rivers in London, Belfast, Leeds and York. Continue reading...

Nestled within the Peak District national park, the stream known as Brook Head Beck meanders between undulating green hills. It is mossy and dank by the river, surrounded by the gentle trickling sound of water, the smell of leaves starting to rot underfoot, and a weave of branches overhead with leaves turning golden in the autumn chill. This place is renowned for its quaint English beauty, and the government has designated it an ecological site of special scientific interest, meaning it holds some of the country’s most precious wildlife.Yet within this pristine-looking stream flows a concoction of chemicals that could pose a threat to the freshwater organisms and humans who come into contact with it. Recent testing found it had the second highest levels of chemical pollution in the UK – after a site in Glasgow – with concentrations of pharmaceuticals higher than inner-city rivers in London, Belfast, Leeds and York.New research, published in August in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, revealed that England’s most protected rivers – those that run through its national parks – were also heavily contaminated by pharmaceuticals. The findings demonstrated how drug pollution now flows into even the most apparently untouched waterways, with transformative, potentially dangerous results for ecosystems and people.“I don’t think anyone had really looked for pharmaceuticals in national parks,” says Prof Alistair Boxall, from the University of York and lead author of the paper. “The big new thing we’ve shown is that environments you think are pristine are not.”The River Derwent near Chatsworth House in the Derbyshire Peak DistrictAntibiotics and the ‘silent pandemic’Antidepressants, antibiotics, diabetes treatments and anti-inflammatory drugs are among the chemicals flowing in the water – probably flushed down the toilet by someone in the nearby village of Tideswell. Brook Head Beck had 28 out of 54 pharmaceuticals that Boxall’s team tested for, but the greatest immediate risk to humans is posed by the concentration of antibiotics.In this stream, antibiotic levels tested higher than those thought to promote antimicrobial resistance (AMR), where bacteria develop resistance to life-saving medicines. “If kids played in here, or animals drank it, it’s possible that they could consume bacteria that have acquired resistance,” says Boxall.AMR has been called a “silent pandemic” by the World Health Organization. Despite low levels of awareness outside specialist circles, AMR kills more than a million people a year, with numbers expected to increase to 10m deaths a year by 2050, according to the UN Environment Programme.It is usually not possible to locate the source of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and many people will not know they have it in their gut. But there is growing evidence that microbes living in waterways and coastal areas may be developing AMR.In 2018, the University of Exeter’s Beach Bums study was the first to identify water as a source. It found surfers were three times more likely to have antibiotic-resistant bacteria in their gut than people who didn’t spend time in the water.We urgently need to know more about how humans are exposed to these bacteria and how they colonise our gutsThe study looked at 300 regular surfers and bodyboarders (who are particularly vulnerable because they swallow up to 10 times more water than sea swimmers) and found 9% had AMR bacteria, compared with 3% of the general population. The university’s Poo-Sticks project is now recruiting wild swimmers to see if they have the same issues.Dr Anne Leonard, from the University of Exeter medical school and lead author of the initial study, said there was an increasing focus on how resistance could be spread through the natural environment. “Antimicrobial resistance has been globally recognised as one of the greatest health challenges of our time … We urgently need to know more about how humans are exposed to these bacteria and how they colonise our guts.”It is not just swallowing water that puts people at risk; you could ingest AMR bacteria via an open cut, or through contact with ears or eyes.Prof Trisha Greenhalgh, from the University of Oxford, is a regular wild swimmer. She swims with a full wetsuit all year round because she tends to get scratches that get infected. One in 2022 affected the skin on her lower leg.“I tried some antibiotic cream I had in the cupboard, then another cream, then saw my GP who prescribed first one antibiotic then a different one. So, all in all, four antibiotics before the infection cleared,” she says. Greenhalgh was never formally tested for antibiotic resistance as it is uncommon to test for it outside hospitals, but says: “It was striking how long it took for the infection to heal.”Tideswell village in the Peak District is a popular destination for visitorsHow do drugs end up in waterways?Sewage spills often dominate headlines – they are visible and they smell bad – but invisible microchemicals, including pharmaceuticals, are having an equally serious impact on the ecology of our rivers, says Boxall.Pharmaceutical pollution from human drugs typically ends up in waterways through the sewage system. When people take a medication, not all of it is absorbed by the body. Between 30% and 90% is excreted from the body then flushed down the toilet to be treated at a sewage plant.In the UK and many other countries, there is no process to test for pharmaceutical pollution, or to remove it from sewage during treatment. Sewage treatment works are designed to deal with organic waste and are much less effective with chemicals. Boxall says: “Some will be very well removed, some will be removed to some degree, and some will be hardly removed at all. It’s really down to how degradable the pharmaceuticals are.”We know little about the true extent of drug pollution, and humans are not the only source. More than half of the world’s antibiotics are used on farms and there are significantly fewer studies on their effects, but researchers say intensive agriculture “ploughs the way” for AMR because it involves putting so many chemicals in the soil and into livestock. These pollutants leach into the wider environment, often ending up in rivers. For example, a study in Wisconsin found that seasonal spreading of manure on the fields was linked to the presence of antibiotic resistance genes in rivers.Previous research by Boxall in 2019 showed that concentrations of antibiotics in some of the world’s rivers exceeded safe levels by up to 300 times, with the most polluted sites found in Asia and Africa.Antibiotic contamination poses one of the most immediate risks to human health, but many other drugs are flowing out into rivers and seas, where scientists warn they pose a growing threat to wildlife, causing changes to their behaviour and anatomy. In one study, scientists found that European perch lost their fear of predators when exposed to waterborne depression medication. In another, contamination from contraceptive pills caused sex reversal in some fish populations. The problem is widespread: Boxall’s recent study, published in collaboration with the Rivers Trust, found pharmaceuticals at 52 out of 54 locations monitored across England’s 10 national parks.Prof Alistair Boxall taking a water sample from the River Derwent at Calver overlooking Froggat Edge in the Peak District national parkWhy are national parks so contaminated?While drug pollution is a national and international problem, in England, rivers in national parks are among the most contaminated. It’s a counterintuitive result – and an alarming one, given that these waterways are commonly used by wild swimmers, paddlers and holidaymakers.The reason Brook Head Beck came to register such high levels of contaminant lies a mile up the road in the village of Tideswell.Wonky lines of stone houses with small windows, hanging baskets and colourful doors line the streets of Tideswell. The village has been here for more than 1,300 years – names such as harvest cottage, the old wool shop and cobbler’s cottage recall the trades that once flourished here.The way we monitor and regulate chemicals is stuck in the dark ages … we need to think more about where the chemicals go“What goes down the drain is telling you about the population,” says Boxall. The drugs in the sample collected downstream from Tideswell included diabetes and blood pressure treatments, typically taken by older people, who generally take more pills. This is one of the reasons national park samples contain so many pharmaceuticals – the average age in England is 39, but people in national parks are on average at least 10 years older.Another reason is that they are tourist hotspots, and the population swells during weekends in the summer. England’s national parks have a population of about 320,000 permanent residents, but they get an estimated 90 million visitors a year. This puts a strain on wastewater treatment infrastructure, potentially leading to increased levels of pharmaceutical discharge.Older sewage plants, which are more likely to be serving isolated rural communities, are generally even less efficient. National parks also often have “low flow” rivers, meaning there is less water to dilute the pollutants coming from wastewater treatment plants.The combination of these factors in remote and fragile places makes national parks particularly vulnerable to waterway pollution.“The way we monitor and regulate chemicals is stuck in the dark ages,” says Boxall, who says authorities should set “safe levels” for some pharmaceuticals, such as antibiotics. The Environment Agency can’t do anything because the chemicals are not regulated. More intense monitoring is also needed at sites such as Tideswell. “As a society we need to think more about where all the chemicals go,” he says.The Peak District village of Tideswell attracts tourists who are unlikely to realise the nearby becks and rivers are heavily pollutedChange is under way in Europe. Switzerland is the only country which has updated its sewage works to filter out these chemicals, and following the Swiss example, EU member states and the European parliament have approved the final text requiring sewage treatment works serving 10,000 people or more to have micropollutant treatment in place by 2045. Pharmaceutical and cosmetic producers will largely fund the upgrades in line with the “polluter pays” principle, but the UK government says it has no plans to do the same.I ask Boxall if he’d swim in any of the rivers in England’s national parks, and he quickly shakes his head. “I wouldn’t go swimming in any UK river, knowing what rubbish is in there,” he says.Find more age of extinction coverage here, and follow biodiversity reporters Phoebe Weston and Patrick Greenfield on X for all the latest news and features

California AG sues Exxon over alleged lies about plastics pollution

California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) on Monday filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil, alleging that the company has engaged in a decades-long effort to mislead the public about the recyclability of plastics. Bonta, on behalf of California's Department of Justice, accused the corporation of deceiving Californians for half a century with deceptive public statements and...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) on Monday filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil, alleging that the company has engaged in a decades-long effort to mislead the public about the recyclability of plastics. Bonta, on behalf of California's Department of Justice, accused the corporation of deceiving Californians for half a century with deceptive public statements and marketing tools that positioned recycling as a solution to a burgeoning plastic waste problem. Through the lawsuit, filed in the San Francisco County Superior Court, the attorney general is aiming to compel ExxonMobil to end its allegedly deceptive practices, while also securing an abatement fund and civil penalties for harm caused to the community. “Plastics are everywhere, from the deepest parts of our oceans, the highest peaks on earth, and even in our bodies, causing irreversible damage — in ways known and unknown — to our environment and potentially our health,” Bonta said in a statement. “For decades, ExxonMobil has been deceiving the public to convince us that plastic recycling could solve the plastic waste and pollution crisis when they clearly knew this wasn’t possible," the attorney general continued. The lawsuit describes ExxonMobil as "the largest producer of plastic polymers used to manufacture single-use plastics," adding that the company has "ramped up plastic production and deceptively promoted recycling as a cure-all for plastic waste." The complaint goes on to allege that the company "has aggressively promoted the development of fossil-fuel-based plastic products and campaigned to minimize the public's understanding of the harmful consequences of these products." Today's recycling capabilities are insufficient to contend with the volumes of plastic generated, the lawsuit contends, accusing the corporation of "knowing full well" that these solutions were inadequate. "ExxonMobil lied to further its record-breaking profits at the expense of our planet and possibly jeopardizing our health," Bonta said. "Today’s lawsuit shows the fullest picture to date of ExxonMobil’s decades-long deception, and we are asking the court to hold ExxonMobil fully accountable for its role in actively creating and exacerbating the plastics pollution crisis through its campaign of deception,” the attorney general added. In a separate plastics-related move on Sunday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill into law that will prevent grocery stores from providing customers with plastic bags, beginning in 2026. As for Bonta's lawsuit, environmental groups applauded the attorney general's decision to file the complaint against ExxonMobil. “This is the single most consequential lawsuit filed against the plastics industry for its persistent and continued lying about plastics recycling,” Judith Enck, president of the Beyond Plastics NGO, said in a statement. “The plastics industry has known for decades that — unlike paper and glass and metal — plastics are not designed to be recycled and therefore do not achieve a high recycling rate," Enck continued. "Yet, the industry made every effort to convince the public otherwise while profiting off the planetary crisis it created." Julie Teel Simmonds, a senior counsel at the Center for Biological Diversity, echoed these sentiments, describing petrochemical companies as "shamelessly polluting profiteers." "Every corner of the world is infiltrated by plastic pollution and we’re all carrying microplastics in our bodies," Simmonds added. A spokesperson for the American Chemistry Council (ACC) — an industry trade group that represents plastics manufacturers — said that because ACC isn't named in the lawsuit, an inquiry would be "best directed to ExxonMobil." The Hill has reached out to ExxonMobil for comment. — Updated at 1:17 p.m.

Residents in Kyiv Told to Stay Indoors as Air Pollution Blankets the Ukrainian Capital

Authorities in Ukraine have advised residents in the capital Kyiv to stay indoors as air pollution, partly caused by fires in the region, blanketed the city

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities in Ukraine advised residents in the capital Kyiv to stay indoors Friday as air pollution, partly caused by fires in the region, blanketed the city. Ukraine’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources said the pollution was a result of the burning of peatlands and other wildfires in the region combined with autumn temperature fluctuations.The capital woke up to thick smog with the rancid smell of blazing fires in the air. Some people were spotted wearing masks. The Ukrainian capital topped a list of the most polluted major cities early Friday in a real-time database by IQAir, a Swiss company that monitors air quality levels. Its air quality appeared to have improved somewhat since as the city came down in the ranking later in the day.Kyiv’s Department of Environmental Protection and Climate Change said that “the likely cause of this is fires in the Kyiv region.”Fires have been reported in the Vyshhorod district, around 20 kilometers (around 12 miles) north of the capital.Officials warned about an increased concentration of suspended particles, such as dust, soot, and smoke, in the air. In some areas of the city, air pollution levels have reached the maximum of the 100-point scale. While human-driven climate change does not directly cause fires, it can increase the risk of wildfire as warming temperatures and increasingly dry air, trees and soil can make it easier for fires to spread. Forest fires around the world have worsened in recent years, with almost twice as much tree cover burning in 2023 than 20 years ago, according to the World Resources Institute.Wildfire smoke can cause air quality to deteriorate even many miles away from fires. The main concern from the wildfire smoke is fine particle pollution, known as PM2.5. Fine particle pollution can cause short-term problems like coughing, as well as long-term impacts on the lungs and heart.Pollution is a major health concern — with one major study estimating that pollution kills around 9 million people globally a year.Residents in Kyiv were advised to close their windows, limit time spent outdoors, drink plenty of water, and use an air purifier.“Particular attention should be paid to these recommendations by people with respiratory and cardiovascular diseases,” said a statement from the Ecology Ministry. Autumn temperature variations trap harmful substances in the air, worsening pollution and reducing air quality, the ministry added.Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Photos You Should See - July 2024

EPA slaps manufacturer of car exhaust cheat devices with $2.9-million fine

COBB Tuning produced and sold aftermarket accessories at several retail stores, including a former location in Fountain Valley.

The maker of a popular line of vehicle tuning gadgets and software has agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $2.9 million after the regulator accused the company of selling performance-boosting equipment that enabled customers to bypass air pollution laws.COBB Tuning, an Austin, Texas.-based company, produced and sold aftermarket accessories at several retail stores, including a former location in Fountain Valley. Since 2015, the company has sold 90,000 illicit products, including exhaust systems that enabled vehicles to bypass pollution-stripping catalytic converters and software that augmented engine combustion, the EPA said.These so-called “defeat devices” resulted in the release of smog-forming emissions and other pollution above federal standards. The EPA has ordered COBB Tuning to destroy the remaining inventory of these products and inform customers that these devices violate federal clean-air laws.“Defeat devices significantly increase air pollution from motor vehicles, particularly in communities that already are overburdened by pollution,” said David M. Uhlmann, assistant administrator for the EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. “Use of illegal defeat devices has gone on for far too long. EPA will use all of its enforcement tools to hold polluters like COBB Tuning accountable until these illegal practices stop.”The enforcement action is one of several undertaken in the last decade by federal and state regulators who have attempted to crack down on excessive pollution from emissions-cheating devices.Some of the largest emission-cheating scandals and penalties have involved vehicle manufacturers, such as Volkswagon’s 2015 Dieselgate, when German carmaker was found to have equipped nearly 500,000 vehicles in the U.S. with illegal software that made the engines seem cleaner than they were. Volkswagen subsequently paid a $2.8-billion criminal penalty.In December 2023, engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. was dinged for installing illegal software in 600,000 Ram pickup trucks, paying a $1.6-billion penalty.However, aftermarket products can be more difficult to regulate and track due to a proliferation of manufacturers, retailers and installers.In a statement, COBB Tuning officials said the company fully cooperated with the EPA investigation and told the agency that it did not develop or market the products as emissions defeat devices. They insist that their product line is now fully compliant, noting that the California Air Resources Board previously determined that more than 200 of the company’s products do not interfere with pollution controls and remain for sale. “As a company, we take our emissions stewardship seriously, and proactively addressed in real time each area of concern that the EPA identified with how some of our legacy products could be used in an unintended manner,” COBB Chief Executive Jeff King said in a statement. “We had to make difficult choices along the way regarding how and when to make changes to or discontinue certain products that the EPA identified as concerning. We always focused our decision-making process on implementing changes in a way that had the best interests of our enthusiast customers, distribution partners, and the environment in mind. Sometimes those were tough choices, which required immediate action in order to address EPA concerns.”Defeat devices are often sold to enhance engine performance. They can modify engine combustion, air-flow ratio and ignition timing. However, the software also can disable a vehicle’s emission controls and produce more air pollution.Typically, a vehicle’s computer detects when it might be producing excessive emissions by illuminating the check engine light and limiting a vehicle’s performance, such as putting the vehicle in “limp mode.” The COBB defeat software had the ability to disable a check engine light and prevent “limp mode” limitations, according to the EPA.The discontinued COBB Tuning exhaust pipes and illegal tuning software were manufactured for BMW, Ford, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Porsche, Subaru and Volkswagen vehicles. The company can continue selling tuning devices and software that California regulators have deemed do not increase pollution above allowable levels.

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