Examples of preventive conservation are: appropriate measures and actions for registration, storage, handling, packing and transportation, security, environmental management (light, humidity, pollution and pest control), emergency planning, education of staff, public awareness, legal compliance (source: ICOM-CC definition).

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In a sign of the growing severity of the problem, the new regulations published on Saturday describe "emergency measures" for days when pollution becomes a "danger to human health", including mandatory factory closures and restrictions on vehicles.

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On April 30th Mr Alarcon issued an emergency decree to stem the tides of pollution, immigration, illegal fishing and the kind of introduced species that threaten the islands' fragile ecosystems.

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Several data centers, including several operated by Amazon in northern Virginia, have faced large fines because their emergency generators were installed without permits, and others because the diesel generators have contributed significant air pollution during testing.

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