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Show Concept Of Quality Environment Is Not New To Wildlife Resources The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, October IB, Automobiles Contribute To Pollution XI e concept of quality nvironment is not entirely ew to the Division of Wildlife said Director Resources," and with pesticides, has resulted in various laws giving complete protection to the raptor As the former Phelps. Fish of and Game, Bivision ve have for many years been oncemed with quality waters jnd lands. With the new on ecology and environment, we must move ahead Jn problems and projects of concern over the years and ove into aeas in which our ew Wildlife Resources Code tas assigned authority and re- must set examples of forage needs are considered. Another problem we have been frequently faced with is pollution of our state waters. The most serious problem, of course, is oil spills which not only ruin the aquatic but often end up on our waterfowl and shore bird marshes, raising havoc with all wildlife species dependent on these marshes for their survival. several heavy Recently metals have been shown to be highly toxic to wildlife and quatic life if accumulated in high amounts in the body. has received the or because Mercury simply cannot most publicity beca,M human survive in they our increasingly sickness has been traced to' complicated world. high levels of this metal in the In the final analysis, man victims. This, of course, raises the question of mercury must control his own destiny and other heavy metals levels environmentally. Thus we bein our aquatic and wildlife lieve as a wildlife oriented organization, that the Mowing species because they are good statement should give everyindicators of levels in the one food for thought: A livaover-al- l environment. ble environment for wildlife is It is hoped that money and a for quality environment availwill soon be manpower man. able to start a continuing, Pollution as related to the com prehensive monitoring oil industry, is mainly due to on pesticides, program herbicides and oil and saline water spills as fingicides, well as subsurface migration heavy metals. In addition, we must monitor sources of pol- of fluids, according to Cleor, lutants because we have to B. Feight, Director of the Division of Oil and Gas Conserknow where the toxic substances are coming from in order vation. The Division of Oil and Gas for fish and wildlife to pick them up, especially in cases Conservation has determined where excessive amounts of that the way to handle these pollutants are found. It will be forms of pollution is through a big costly job but we cannot preventive measures which are stressed at all drilling and afford not to have this infor- Bud em-jhas- is sponsibility. Rehabilitation giCtually of lands is land environmental tnljancement work. A good must inand! environment dude good watershed which, n turn, requires adequate and i roper ground cover. All wild-f- e species require adequate md proper ground cover in ilniost all facets of their year-- v existence. Of course we inly; own and administer a ery small land area in with other state, Fed-ra- l and private land owners. Ve; cannot tell the people who idminister most of the land in tab what they can or cannot io,but we surely can male ecommendations and apply irCssure to see that wildlife com-laris- SDecies. envi-onme- nt For several years our Division has viewed, with considerable alarm, the practice of wide, and sometimes indiscriminate use of very taxic chemical insecticides and fungicides which remain toxic in the environment for 15 to 25 years. In order to learn the levels of some of these pesticides in Utah's game and fish, a small monitoring program has Leen carried on in selected areas. Dut to lack of money and personnel, this program is not nearly as comprehensive as it should be. e Also, wildlife should be monitored, especially animals high on the food chain such as eagles, hawks and owls. The recent decline in numbers of these animals, though not specifically tied in non-gam- mation. Of course, all animals part of the environment are and should be special concern to and rare endangered givn widllife species. Of great Importance is to find out if any species is becoming rare, endangered or extinct because of environmental deterioration producing locations. Better Than Detergents Controversy five billion pounds of used in au'pdry detergents homes each year t, lerican The ire under attack as a prime in of contamination akes and streams. months after the But now ource the only lontroversy began seem to for sure about deter-eiit- s is that they dont know anything for sure about them. e Just as it looked as if been had detergents ound guilty and sentenced to eijtain death, more and more esearchers began to have e oubts about the whole pollution theory. And the detergent industry oluntarily discontinued use if the most promising substi-ut- e it had found for phosp-late- s after the U.S. Surgeon leneral and other federal indicated more studies ere needed to assure that ;he alternative does not pose qual or greater hazards to e environment or to human ealth (than phosphates). s The outcry against the in detergents began hen numerous researchers ieveloped the likely, but as et unproven, hypothesis that researchers hiflg;now phos-ihat- phos-ihat- ls phos-hate- r phosphates are the crucial nutrient in a type of water pollution known as accelerated eutrophication. Eutrophication is actually a which process involves the enrichment of waters with a whole variety of nutrients, one of them phosphates. In vombination these nutrients are essential to the growth of plant life. But eutrophication today is being accelerated at a dangerous rate in many Jakes and streams due to the excess nutrients entering the water from a variety of sources, including human waste, certain industrial processes, land p r o s i o n and agricultural run-ofas well as phosphate detergents. When the excess algae and other plant life dies and decays, it then consumes the oxygen in the water and inhibits the growth of other life forms, including many plants and fish. The ecological balance of the water is destroyed and it becomes unfit for human use. commission jointgrowth in two studied of the algae Great Lakes and concluded that phosphates are indeed the key factor to accelerated autrophication there. Other researchers, however, suspect the important element may be carbon in some regions. And detergent manufacturers will point out that even if all phosphates are from detergents, enough phosphates remain in sources, most notably human waste, to continue the pollution problem. natural of all removal from detergents. phosphates And some states are requiring that detergent packages be labeled content phosphate shoppers can buy the with to brands. The validity of legislation setting specific deadlines fur el mination of phosphates w;ll have to b3 decided in court. A test case is already under way between the Soap and Detergent Association and the City of Akron. Those who urge complete The questioning why the deof elimination phosphates out been had singled tergents from detergents charge that for criticism, the president of cf the phosabout one-haone major jxtergent company content of municipal phate We earlier this said year, probably the sincan only conclude that it is sewerage gle greatest threat to the nabecause it is difficult and uncomes tions water supply popular to try to control other residue. from detergent nutrients or other sources of in phospThe reduction phosphates. It is siimple, easy and hates, the theory goes, should and eutrophication apparently rather popular to reduce growth. algae on the a biame relatively lay Others point out that better few large detergent comdisposal systems to eliminate panies, he said. more of the nutrients, includNevertheless some government officials and numerous whatever ing phosphates, conservation have their source, is a more logical groups urged legislation to fezee the solution to pursue. lf f, Probably the greatest eviagainst phosphates came when an international dence If the vast maiority of todays air pollution is raused by the internal combustion engine why don't we find anoth- er method of propelling automobiles and other vehicles? Two of the main reasons the combustion engine remains as the force behind the wheel is efficiency and economics. Unwanted gases come from the crankcase, carburetor, gas tank and tailpipe, and even when the car engine is turned off. Correction of these sources of air pollution are economical more probably than replacement of the entire automotive system. Vapor from the carburetor and fuel tank escapes in some quantities with the majority of evaporation coming when the car is at a standstill. In 1971 model cars evaporation has been basically controlled. Some vapor leaks from between the piston and the cylinder wall of the crankcase, causing blowby. This has been controlled since 1963. The bulk, of automobile pol- today stems from the lution control standards, inaugurated by and legislation government by the being implemented automobile industry promises to again cut levels of exhaust and thus pollution. The answers arent simple and all of them are not known, but various control devices mainly forced through legislative action have proved that the internal combustion engine can with improvements, create a clean burning operation. Even the removal of lad from gasoline and new fuel additives are beginning to help solve the total problem of automotive exhaust emissions. The removal of lead will reduce the wear on other parts in the engineering system and Emission tailpipe. with less wear there is less pollution. this wih the Compare implementation of an electric car which may emit ozone, a harmful gas created by the in electric motor sparks brushes. A special battery would be required for he conelectric car. Though the bat- before environmental tery is rechargeable and It cerns sufficiently surfaced to force legislative action. could be made pollution-fre- e Action is being taken today its practical application is to implement a testing prodoub-ul. gram for old cars and for the The electric car might only effectiveness of new car emis- be able to travel 60 miles before needing recharging and its top speed might only be 60 rr.p.h. Recharging the battery miles could produce too much difficulty for the every BO motchst. The electric car woulu also probably cost about $1,000 more to own in its initial stage than tapes of automobile innovations for their varying needs and a! a premium price the chances are not great that such products will be accepted for a few decades to come. Detroit, Japan and Germany and a few other major manufacturers of the automobile have already proved that when demands are made they are capable of coming up with the technology to improve the piston or internal combustion-engine to prevent pollution. New cars with exhaust emission controls scueduled to meet emission government standards by 1973 may cost about $300 to $400 more to purchase. The biggest problem, however, is not in the new cars produced with emission controls but with older cars not equipped with new instrumentation and older cars equipdevicment with es which have worn out. It is the older car that is the greater menace to pollution than the new car. The need is nit so much to replace the internal combustion or piston engine as it is to regulate emissions from older cars which were purchased they have been in use. The answer, partly, is on the pressure legislators are placing on the automobile industry In cleaning up the ex- haust system. Can a person who works at a noisy job find real happi- ness? Studies show hell definitely to work harder at it than the man who works under more quiet conditions. Recent studies indicate that workers in noisy jobs tend to be more quarrelsome both at work and away from it than those who do equivalent jobs but are not subject to the same noise stresses. A persons social life-ev- en within a close-kn-it family unit where in many cases only the father is exposed to noise may be disturbed scientists have significantly, concluded. Speaking more scientifically, researchers will point out that when a person is exposed to a certain intensity of noise, changes in the circulation of the blood and the action of the heart take place. Even loud conversation is enough to affect the nervous system and cause constrictions in a large part of the blood circulation hare nt system. These effects quickly subside when tne noise is ended. One researcher said that this reaction of excitability directed not and annoyance only against the noise Itself but spread over a whole range of sensory impressions more and more occurring often to more anl more people is more of a threat than actual auditory troubles caused by noise. The reaction to noise may depend not only on the intensiand duration of the sound, but upjn what it means to the person hearing It. Some peoto ple become acclimatized noises they hear frequently and are willing to accept. Thus a printer may seem not to be bothered by the constant clammer of the presses but becomes highly irritable when his sons rock record is blarir.g. And even the person who ty likes 1812 Tchaikovskys may become extremely annoyed when his apartment neighbor plays it at 1 a.m. Tolerance for noise drops sharply at night. Most tests have indicated, however, that constant noise Overture of any kind is a constant nuisance to people. Millicent Brower, In an article entitled Noise Pollution t and writGrowing Menace, ten for the Saturday Review more than four years ago pointed out then that noise is no longer merely an annoyance. It is expensive. loss Hearing resulting from exposure to excessive noise has long been a concern of industry, where claims made by workers now amount to $2 million annually." of hearing Investigations indicate that impairment while very loud noises, such as an explosion, will produce momentary deafness, permanent hearing loss develops only from repeated or continuous exposure to high noise evels. nm GAS REDUCE AIR POLLUTION tilatcr FIREPLACES FIREPLACE STYLED FOR ELEGANCE tte Styled for any decor. It can be painted any color. Stainless steel trim. No masonry stall Keeping America beautiful is a job hhi for everyone. The against air pollution. heatilator free estimate. Let it fight pollution for you. if FIREPLACES, INC. GAS SPECIALTIES SHOPPE 973 East 21 st South, S.L.C., 250 West Center, Provo, A complete system for efficient cir cleaning (smovm up to 95 ef otrbom. dirt, dust of poiin from th air passing and 99 through it O require Uhl. mor. tpac. than th. standard (.turn air grill. 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