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10/22/2007: "Pollution accumulates faster than thought"

Nitrogen oxides, the noxious byproduct of burning fossil fuels that can return to Earth in rain and snow as harmful nitrate, could taint urban water supplies and roadside waterways more than scientists and regulators realize, according to new research in the journal Environmental Science and Technology.

[ The timid scientists are finally getting brave enough to state some of the obvious. Good work! ]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071022151535.htm