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Goal to reduce waste 35% by January 1, 1996; 50% by 2001; counties must make 20 year plans; state did not meet the 1996 or 2001 goals. The 2002 waste diversion rate was 40%.
The terms used in Regulation 13 are defined as follows:(1) "Accepted aftermarket catalytic converter"- A catalytic converter which meets the performance criteria for certification specified in 40 CFR 85, Subpart V, as published July 1, 1989 for sale, installation, and use on a motor vehicle after suchvehicle has left the vehicle manufacturer’s production line. ... more
Geologist Clive Neil is part of a team of researchers at the University of Notre Dame that has demonstrated that automobile catalytic converters have been releasing elements like platinum along roadsides for the past 25 years.
Hailed as an effective means of curtailing automobile pollution, the catalytic converter apparently has a darker side: The device has been releasing invisible deposits of platinum alongside our streets and highways for the past 25 years.
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame and elsewhere have identified the catalytic converter as the source of unusually high environmental levels of the metal, which has been described as an allergen and a suspected contributor to the development of asthma. http://www.mindfully.org/Air/Platinum-Catalytic-Converters.htm
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