dumping waste in waterways‚ also did fertilizer and pesticides got in the waterways from farms. The cleanup was addressed in this paragraph. In 1972 congress passed a clean water act‚ they tightened dumping regulation. The same year Canada and the United States signed the great lakes to prevent pollution getting in the waterways of the great lakes. The city improved its sewer system and monitor water quality.
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of crackers which generate 130 decibels and above‚ like ‘Bullet Bombs’‚ ‘Lakshmi Pataka’ and ‘Atom Bombs’‚ have been stopped. The average noise level in residential areas in the city is said to be 67 db‚ while the norm set by the Environment Protection Act is 55 db during daytime. But during Diwali it hovers anywhere between 110 and 130 db. Pollution Control Board officials say they will keep a tab on noise levels this Diwali. Crackers‚ which use large quantities of sulphur
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In 1970 was the federal first attempt to control hazardous air pollutants (HAP).” The current definition of HAP is a pollutant "known to cause or [that] may reasonably be anticipated to cause adverse effects to human health or adverse environmental effects”. It came in section 112 amendments to clean air. The EPA was required by Section 112 to have a list of hazardous air pollutants that may have would cause to mortalities‚ fatalities‚ illnesses or anything that could not be reversed. Once the pollutant
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and petroleum often contain sulfur compounds‚ their combustion generates sulfur dioxide. Further oxidation of SO2‚ usually in the presence of a catalyst such as NO2‚ forms H2SO4‚ and thus acid rain. This is one of the causes for concern over the environmental impact of the use of these fuels as power sources. * Nitrogen oxides (NO3) - especially nitrogen dioxide are emitted from high temperature combustion‚ and are also produced naturally during thunderstorms by electrical discharge. Can be seen
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now very popular everywhere in the world and are mentioned daily on TV. At the same time‚ some green areas return into death deserts. Just only these things are capable to damage our world. There are many efforts are begin held for environment protection. But there is one more important thing must be cared about: we must stop harmful to our environment actions‚ before taking any effort to protect
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is typically acknowledged as dangerous and as a contributing factor to the deterioration of the Earth. The most advanced nations in the world often have the greatest amounts of pollution — some of the most well-known are China‚ India‚ and the United States. People usually associate these areas with health risks‚ such as lung cancer‚ and contaminated air. However‚ in Visit Sunny Chernobyl And Other Adventures in the World’s Most Polluted Places by Andrew Blackwell‚ the author pinpoints the positive
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Republic of China is a sovereign state located in East Asia which is the world’s most populous country with a population of over 1.35 billion people‚ ruled by communist Party of China. Before 1970s‚ China has no economic system for their country wich has made their state’s economy underevoloped. Realizing the need to develop state’s economy‚ Deng Xiaoping‚ the reformist within communist Party of China‚ introduced capitalist market principles began in 1978. Since the introduction of economic reforms
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2015‚ the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water (BBS‚ b. 2010). For fighting against the prevailing arsenic disaster it is highly need to raise awareness and expedite education to the people of the area. Government agencies and several NGOs are working in this area for mitigation of this problem by sensitization‚ advocating‚ educating for alternative safe water sources etc. Even though‚ the awareness level is not pleasing at all. In Table-1‚ data from Multiple
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There is nothing wrong in seeing industrial progress‚ advancing developments‚ urbanization‚ progressive changes on massive structural constructions that mark the sign of a developing society. These rapid changes in our natural landscapes into industrial sites hinted a great leap and obvious progressive revolution that may replace natural landscapes with artificial and machine generated edifices. Forebodingly‚ the trouble is yet to come. The once fresh‚ cool and relaxing air was despicably substituted
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