. . . AND AT PLAY: Air...
. . . AND AT PLAY: Air pollution warriors are also targeting your back-yard barbecue. . . . Charcoal lighter fluid dumps more than half a ton of hydrocarbons into Orange County’s air on a typical summer day. So on Friday, smog authorities are expected to ban the substance beginning in 1992. The alternatives, such as gas-fired barbecues, electric starters and paper tinder, “are all environmentally cleaner, more convenient and cheaper,” says a spokesman.
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