Pollution is the release of harmful substances into an environment, or the substances released themselves. Most people think of pollution as being anthropogenic - the result of human activity. Pollution can have mainly local effects, or it can have mainly global effects. In the past, only local pollution was thought to be a problem.
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environmentalist
at the end of their life, their parts are reused
or recycled (rather than just being buried in
municipal landfills, resulting in significant soil
contamination), all at the cost of the
manufacturer.
to driving a personal motor vehicle.
also phase out use of chlorine in water treatment
serious environment degradations; ban the use of
the cyanide-leaching process
materials
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related articles: air pollution, freshwater pollution, soil contamination, brownfields, noise pollution light pollution, background radiation, toxics, persistant organic pollution, invasive species, red tides,global warming. permanent environmental damage, natural wealthquality of life
environmentalist
Position: an environmentalist position on pollution.
- adopt the California automobile
- institute 'product-stewardship' practices for
at the end of their life, their parts are reused
or recycled (rather than just being buried in
municipal landfills, resulting in significant soil
contamination), all at the cost of the
manufacturer.
- move away from auto-dependency through support
to driving a personal motor vehicle.
- protect sources of domestic water through a
- end the dumping of untreated or undertreated
also phase out use of chlorine in water treatment
- increase reuse of metals to bypass the need to
serious environment degradations; ban the use of
the cyanide-leaching process
- for construction of housing, support reuse of
materials
- introduce national standards for minimum
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