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ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS

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In this thread.....Anything to do with pollution in the atmosphere

How can we manage the pollutants created by out ever increasing population
WORLD POPULATION
http://www.google.com.au/publicdata" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
6,840,507,000 - 2010
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators
Today world representatives meet in Durban Sth Africa in another attempt to implement a global plan to reduce atmospheric pollutants.
United Nations climate conference
delegates from about 190 countries were gathering in Durban for a two-week conference DEC 2011
Here is one of many links .
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/2 ... 15500.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
There is likely to be plenty on the news in the coming weeks
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News from BEIJING

'Fog' grounds hundreds of Beijing flights

* March 17, 2012 9:42PM

MORE than 400 flights to and from Beijing airport, including around 35 international services, were canceled or delayed today due to thick fog and heavy air pollution blanketing the city.

Almost 250 flights were canceled, including some 15 international services, according to the website of the international airport in the Chinese capital.

More than 180 flights were delayed, including about 20 international services, the site said.

Visibility at the airport early today was at less than 200m, Xinhua said, blaming "widespread fog" for the disruption.

But the US embassy, which has its own measuring system, said pollution in Beijing had reached the "hazardous" level early this morning, before dropping one notch to "very unhealthy" later.

China said this month that two-thirds of its cities fail to meet new air-quality standards introduced this week that are based on the pollutants most harmful to health.

The new targets were introduced to placate growing anger among the Chinese public, which is increasingly concerned about health issues.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/fo ... z1Lu8lwLZH" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: growing anger among the Chinese public...Power to the people!! YO!

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* Flights cancelled due to Beijing smog Herald Sun, 5 Dec 2011
Pictures of pollution in Beijing can be viewed from the link below
http://www.google.com.au/search?q=pictu ... 80&bih=834" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; can be viewed here

BEIJING air pollution ..slide show and commentary
http://denverpost.slideshowpro.com/albu ... 1332044056" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Thanks crikey. My husband flew into Shanghai today and sent me a photo from his hotel room of how bad it was. Lucky he wasn't going to Beiijing
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Any chance you could post that photo of shanghai pollution taken by your 'hubby' on this thread
. would like to view it rivergirl?
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