1. Cough city.
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AIR pollution , *AUTOMOBILE driving , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *CITIES & towns & the environment - Abstract
Discusses the problem of air pollution in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Percentage of workers that drive to work in their own cars; Amount spent by the state government to clear up urban pollution; Problems concerning water quality; Spreading of a specially-developed gelatin over denuded hills to fix and nourish tree seeds; United Nations Environmental Program's citing of Cubatao as an example to industrial polluters; Industries' installation of filters and reduction of their output of dust and gas.
- Published
- 1991