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By Diego Cevallos

Mexico Speeds Up CFC Elimination

The Mexican company Quimobásicos stopped producing CFCs, thus reducing output of this ozone-depleting gas worldwide by 12 percent.

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Vacationers on the shores of Lake Ypacaraí.
Credit: La Nación newspaper.

By Alejandro Sciscioli

The Contaminated "Blue Lake"

Fecal coliforms, organic material, phosphorous and nitrogen pollute Lake Ypacaraí, the main attraction for travelers in Paraguay outside the big cities. The results of a study of the lake by a Japanese aid agency are soon to be released.

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