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Deal struck on Great Lakes ship pollution
Oct 27th, 2009 - kansascity
Congressional negotiators reached a deal Tuesday that would effectively exempt 13 ships that haul iron ore, coal and other freight on the Great Lakes from a proposed federal rule meant to reduce air pollution. The Lake Carriers' Association...
Congress strikes deal on Great Lakes ship pollution
Oct 27th, 2009 - StarTribune
WASHINGTON - The shipping news has been grim this year on the Great Lakes. Wracked by recession, iron ore cargoes are down by half on U.S. flagship vessels like the 1,000-foot super carrier Mesabi Miner...
Congress strkes deal on Great Lakes ship pollution
Oct 27th, 2009 - StarTribune
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Congressional negotiators reached a deal Tuesday that would effectively exempt 13 shipping companies that haul iron ore, coal and other freight on the Great Lakes from a proposed federal rule meant to reduce air pollution.
House-Senate negotiators OK deal on proposed Great Lakes ship pollution limits - Fort Lauderdale Sun
Oct 27th, 2009 - Sentinel
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Congressional negotiators reached a deal Tuesday that would effectively exempt 13 shipping companies that haul iron ore, coal and other freight on the Great Lakes from a proposed federal rule meant to reduce air pollution.
Dust storms spread deadly diseases worldwide
Sep 26th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
Huge dust storms, like the ones that blanketed Sydney twice last week, hit Queensland yesterday and turned the air red across much of eastern Australia, are spreading lethal epidemics around the world...

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This video provides many pictures of the effects of air pollution and some general facts pay through out the video i created this for a school presentation to visually enforce the effects of air pollution.
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A short video I made on air pollution.

Air Pollution from WikiPedia:

Air pollution is the introduction of chemicals, particulate matter, or biological materials that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms, or damages the natural environment, into the atmosphere.

The atmosphere is a complex, dynamic natural gaseous system that is essential to support life on planet Earth. Stratospheric ozone depletion due to air pollution has long been recognized as a threat to human health as well as to the Earth's ecosystems.

An air pollutant is known as a substance in the air that can cause harm to humans and the environment. Pollutants can be in the form of solid particles, liquid droplets, or gases. In addition, they may be natural or man-made.

Pollutants can be classified as either primary or secondary. Usually, primary pollutants are substances directly emitted from a process, such as ash from a volcanic eruption, the carbon monoxide gas from a motor vehicle exhaust or sulfur dioxide released from factories.