TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1985
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THE REPORT SAYS EXCESSIVE LEVELS OF CERTAIN TYPES OF POLLUTION CAN AFFECT OUR HEALTH EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY.
+SULPHUR DIOXIDE AND SMOKE, EMITTED INTO THE AIR FROM FURNACES AND BOILERS BURNING OIL OR COAL, CAN AFFECT OUR LUNGS CARBON MONOXIDE FROM PETROL-ENGINED VEHICLES CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT THE HEART AND SMOKE FROM DIESEL-ENGINED VEHICLES MAY GIVE RISE TO CANCER.
+SIMILARLY, UNTREATED HUMAN AND ANIMAL WASTES THAT ENTER BATHING WATERS MAY GIVE RISE TO STOMACH PROBLEMS OR AFFECT THE LIVER LEAD AND CADMIUM EMITTED FROM CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES CAN ACCUMULATE IN OYSTERS AND OTHER SEAFOOD AND CAUSE VARIOUS.. TYPES OF POISONING.-
SAYS.
POLLUTION IS SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS ALL OF US, THE REPORT
+ IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, ALL OF US ARE THE CAUSE OF IT AND EQUALLY WE CAN ALL CONTRIBUTE TO AVOIDING OR REDUCING IT,+ IT SAYS.
NEW FEES FOR ENTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.K.
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THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT NEW FEES FOR THE U.K. ENTRY CLEARANCE WILL BE CHARGED WITH EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1, 1986.
AMONG THE NEW CHARGES, THE FEE FOR AN ORDINARY ENTRY CLEARANCE WILL BE RAISED FROM 10 POUND STERLING TO 12 POUND STERLING, AND FROM 20 POUND STERLING TO 24 POUND STERLING FOR A MULTIPLE ENTRY CLEARANCE, AN IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE FEES WILL BE COLLECTED IN LOCAL CURRENCY AT AN OFFICIAL RATE OF EXCHANGE.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE NEW FEES ARE UNIFORMLY IMPOSED WORLDWIDE AND ARE NECESSARY TO KEEP UP WITH ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO MAKE ENQUIRIES MAY TELEPHONE 3-7333111.
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