pollution control
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpollutionandcontrol
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pollution
noun[U]
uk/pəˈluː.ʃən/us/pəˈluː.ʃən/
damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances ...
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control
noun
uk/kənˈtrəʊl/us/kənˈtroʊl/
the act of controlling something or someone, or the power to ...
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(Definition ofpollutionandcontrolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Also, informal firms generally lackpollutioncontrolequipment, and often access to basic sanitation services.
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However, even when there is no policy in place, the high-efficiency boilers have the same coal usage, irrespective of thepollutioncontrolequipment.
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The best way for thepollutioncontrolboard to induce these choices for the industry is to impose a tax.
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Earmarking of charge revenues can be phased out aspollutioncontrolcomes to be accepted as part of the normal costs of running a business.
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The option value approach is often used in environmental economics dealing withpollutioncontrol.
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Linear programming techniques are used to find the optimal time to invest in the boiler or newpollutioncontrolequipment such as a baghouse.
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This transformation may matter insofar as developing country governments' fledgling efforts atpollutioncontrolfocus largely on point sources at large industrial plants.
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In many developing countries,pollutioncontrolregulations are formulated at the national level, but their enforcement is the responsibility of local environmental protection bureaus.
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The basic idea of using taxes inpollutioncontrolis to put a price on negative externalities to internalize them in production decisions.
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Also, the new tariff on pollution contents has inducedpollutioncontrolby improved housekeeping procedures, raw material substitution and conservation.
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All of the action is to determine whether thepollutioncontrolequipment is turned on or off.
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Unfortunately, a correct measure ofpollutioncontrolis not available for answering this question.
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This paper has extended the literature by analyzing the problem ofpollutioncontrolin a corrupt bureaucracy.
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Those new firms will be ready to adoptpollutioncontrolif citizens can give a credible commitment.
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The same payoff is derived by the polluter even if he plans to start withpollutioncontrol, but then encounters citizens' actions.
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In contrast to the demands relating to new projects, the demand against all the ongoing production/activities was forpollutioncontrol.
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Regarding the final outcome, citizens' actions led to the abandonment of seven out of 14 new projects, and only one started withpollutioncontrol.
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It is mandatory for the industries to make investments inpollutioncontrolto meet the national standards for the water quality.
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The argument here is that the government may be forced to adopt stricterpollutioncontrolregulations when more people are exposed.
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