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  • Rivers of New Zealand — The Inangahua River in the South Island photographed in 1977. The rivers of New Zealand are used for a variety of purposes and face a number of environmental issues. Many of the rivers in the South Island are braided rivers. Contents …   Wikipedia

  • Pollution in China — Beijing air on a day after rain (left) and a sunny but Smoggy day (right) Pollution is causing serious problems in China. Contents 1 …   Wikipedia

  • Pollution —    The effects of environmental degradation and pollution in the Russian Federation are particularly acute due to the low priority placed on ecology by the Soviet and post Soviet governments. Joseph Stalin’s industrialization projects had an… …   Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

  • pollution — /peuh looh sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of polluting or the state of being polluted. 2. the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment: air pollution. [1350 1400; ME pollucioun ( < OF) < LL pollution , s. of pollutio… …   Universalium

  • Pollution automobile — Impact environnemental des transports routiers À Shanghai, le smog est presque quotidien, la voiture en est une des causes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Pollution in eloor — ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION Environmental pollution is the addition of any substance or form of energy (e.g., heat, sound, radioactivity) to the environment at a rate faster than the environment can accommodate it by dispersion, breakdown, recycling …   Wikipedia

  • Pollution at Morgan's Point (Bermuda) — The former US Navy Annex, located on Morgan s Point, was returned to Bermuda in 1995 with the premature termination of a 99 year lease. The base had functioned as a way station for ships and seaplanes for over 50 years but the end of the Cold War …   Wikipedia

  • Rivers Foundation (Canada) — The Rivers Foundation (Canada) (Fondation Rivières) is a Québécois environmental organization created on 26 November 2002 to preserve the rivers threatened by electric dam projects, pollution, privatisation and various economic interests. The… …   Wikipedia

  • pollution */*/*/ — UK [pəˈluːʃ(ə)n] / US [pəˈluʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] 1) the process of damaging the air, water, or land with chemicals or other substances the pollution of local rivers • Collocations: Verbs frequently used with pollution as the object ▪  combat …   English dictionary

  • Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 — The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 is the oldest federal environmental law in the United States. [March 3, 1899, Ch. 425, Sec. 9, 30 Stat. 1151. USC|33|401.] The Act makes it a misdemeanor to discharge refuse matter of any kind into the navigable …   Wikipedia

  • pollution — pol|lu|tion [ pə luʃn ] noun uncount *** 1. ) the process of damaging the air, water, or land with chemicals or other substances: the pollution of local rivers 2. ) chemicals and other substances that have a harmful effect on air, water, or land …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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