Smog - Better Health Channel.
Smog consists of pollutants from car exhaust (and other sources), chemically reacting in sunlight to form ozone. Prolonged exposure to smog irritates the lungs and reduces lung functioning. Smog may also contribute to asthma and hay fever ... [... more]
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Chemical-Free Strawberries The Pride Of Waimate Fare
TIMARU 1/12/2006-There may be a reason the strawberries at the Waimate Strawberry Fare in December taste so good - they are free of the chemical which chews a 12-square-kilometre hole in the ozone layer each year. Methyl bromide has been used to ... [... more]
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Exports of horticultural produce to countries such as Japan presently depend on the use of methyl bromide as a postharvest method for insect control. Methyl bromide has recently been identified as an ozone depleting agent (Anonymous, 1993), and ... [... more]
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