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Article: SOOT FROM BOB HOPE AIRPORT A WORRY RESEARCH LACKING ON POLLUTION FROM FACILITY.(News)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- December 19, 2004
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Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer
BURBANK - While noise is often a top concern for residents living near the Bob Hope Airport, Burbank residents opposed to airport expansion also have argued that the airport affects the quality of the air they breathe.
Some studies have found that airports can have harmful health effects on nearby communities. Air pollution, however, has been little studied at Bob Hope Airport compared with research done at several other airports.
But Carolyn Berlin, a vocal advocate for controlling airport growth, said pollution from the freeways and the airport is visible to the eye.
``I don't want to see ...