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Article: L.A., LONG BEACH PORTS WILL MONITOR POLLUTANTS.(News)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- December 30, 2005
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Byline: Felix Sanchez Staff Writer
LONG BEACH - The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have tentatively agreed to set up a coordinated air-quality monitoring system to measure pollutants above Southern California's massive port complex, officials at the two agencies said Thursday.
Calling it a milestone pact, officials said the system will aid future air-quality improvement efforts and provide a snapshot of the dirty air that moves into neighboring residential areas.
The project will gather air samples and data from four monitoring stations already at the Port of Los Angeles, and two stations to be designed and located at the Port of Long ...