Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Pollution in California relates to the degree of pollution of air, water and land in the state of California. Studies show that some pollutants may be linked to increases in the rate of occurrence of cancers and birth complications. In 2008, Bakersfield, California has recorded the highest level of airbone pollutants of any state in the United States. Water pollution is defined by the Federal Clean Water Act as "dredge spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, and industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste discharged into water." More generally, pollution is defined as the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.. }
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- Pollution_in_California abstract "Pollution in California relates to the degree of pollution of air, water and land in the state of California. Studies show that some pollutants may be linked to increases in the rate of occurrence of cancers and birth complications. In 2008, Bakersfield, California has recorded the highest level of airbone pollutants of any state in the United States. Water pollution is defined by the Federal Clean Water Act as "dredge spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, and industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste discharged into water." More generally, pollution is defined as the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.".