Collocations withpollution
These are words often used in combination withpollution.
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amount of pollution
Cost-benefit analysis seeks to find the "optimal" amount of pollution; the alternative approach is to seek to minimise pollution.
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atmospheric pollution
Hence, he started to carry out research that could be applied to such environmental problems as degradation of monuments due to atmospheric pollution.
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chemical pollution
Chemical pollution has had serious effects on aquatic ecosystems over the past 50 or more years.
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form of pollution
Second, the natural dissipation of pollution stocks is also wealth-creating, in the sense that there is a decreasing liability in the national balance sheet in the form of pollution stocks.
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industrial pollution
This evidence clearly displays the regional variation in industrial pollution.
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marine pollution
Topics covered include coastal baselines, mining on the international seabed, fishing, marine pollution, and military uses.
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massive pollution
The consequence has been disastrous as the region has suffered massive pollution of land, water, flora and fauna, which has decimated the resources on which the region survives.
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mercury pollution
Initially seen as a diffuse local problem, mercury pollution is now understood to be global, chronic and serious.
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metal pollution
This study provided some evidence that individual cercariae may possess different tolerances to heavy metal pollution.
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nitrate pollution
Wetlands may also act as pollution assimilation agents for nitrate pollution created by up-stream agriculture.
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oil pollution
That is welcome on the grounds of safety and the prevention of oil pollution.
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overall pollution
Another argument advanced is that pollution abatement is a joint process so that one suitably chosen pollutant may be taken to represent the overall pollution level.
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plastic pollution
Plastic pollution in the form of small particles (diameter less than 5 mm) termed microplastic has been observed in many parts of the world ocean.
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pollution abatement
In addition, in these benchmark simulations the initial optimized pollution abatement is 20 per cent.
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pollution charge
If the pollution charge is too low and the country exports the product which generates pollution, welfare may decline upon the introduction of preferential trading.
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pollution control
Also, informal firms generally lack pollution control equipment, and often access to basic sanitation services.
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pollution haven
Therefore, the demand for the pollution haven countries' exports of dirty industries should increase.
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pollution incident
A pollution incident of such magnitude inevitably caused major hardship for many people.
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pollution load
Leather exports are expected to decline so one can expect a 7 per cent lower pollution load generated by leather tanning without mitigation measures.
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pollution monitoring
There should be much stronger measures on air pollution monitoring and control.
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pollution prevention
Protecting the polar marine environment law and policy for pollution prevention.
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pollution regulation
Ringquist (1993) reports that the stringency of air pollution regulation, including enforcement, is strongly related to income.
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pollution standards
In many cases pollution standards involve a social as well as a scientific judgment.
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problem of pollution
This paper has extended the literature by analyzing the problem of pollution control in a corrupt bureaucracy.
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radioactive pollution
The extraction of uranium entails the massive over-exploitation of nature and the radioactive pollution of groundwater.
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reduced pollution
Having completed the population and pollution projections, the authors turn to developing and valuing the health benefits from reduced pollution.
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thermal pollution
Both variables were related with the distance from the wastewater discharges, suggesting that thermal pollution constrains the decomposition rate within the inner bay.
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water pollution
While the extent of the privatization process varies by country and sector, many large stationary sources of air or water pollution remain to be privatized.
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