stronger water pollution control programs, and Federal ratification of an international convention to halt pollution of the sea by oil.

It has established a Ministry of Nature Protection and introduced taxes for air and water pollution and solid waste disposal, whose revenues are used for environmental protection activities.

soil pollution from toxic chemicals such as DDT ; energy blockade, the result of conflict with Azerbaijan, has led to deforestation when citizens scavenged for firewood ; pollution of Hrazdan ( Razdan ) and Araks Rivers ; the draining of Sevana Lich ( Lake Sevan ), a result of its use as a source for hydropower, threatens drinking water supplies ; restart of Metsamor nuclear power plant without adequate ( IAEA-recommended ) safety and backup systems

It has established a Ministry of Environment and has introduced a pollution fee system by which taxes are levied on air and water emissions and solid waste disposal. The resulting revenues are used for unknown purposes.

When the pH of this solution rises, as a result of dilution by fresh water, these ions precipitate, forming " Yellow Boy " pollution.

inadequate supplies of potable water ; improper waste disposal in rural areas contributes to soil and water pollution ; desertification

Note: Concentrations of Cr ( VI ) in US municipal drinking water supplies reported by EWG are within likely, natural background levels for the areas tested and not necessarily indicative of industrial pollution ( CalEPA Fact Sheet ), as asserted by EWG.

Since water that flows through a cave eventually comes out in streams and rivers, any pollution may ultimately end up in someone's drinking water, and can even seriously affect the surface environment, as well.

It further prevents the pollution of ground water by controlling the fecal matter decomposition before entering the system.

In recent decades the Cyclades islands have become popular with European and other tourists, and as a result there have been problems with erosion, pollution, and water shortages.

poaching threatens wildlife populations ( for example, the Painted Hunting Dog, Lycaon pictus is now considered extinct in the Congo due to human overpopulation and poaching ); water pollution ; deforestation ( chiefly due to land conversion to agriculture by indigenous farmers ); refugees responsible for significant deforestation, soil erosion, and wildlife poaching ; mining of minerals ( coltan — a mineral used in creating capacitors, diamonds, and gold ) causing environmental damage

According to C. Michael Hogan, the Daugava River began experiencing environmental deterioration in the era of Soviet collective agriculture ( producing considerable adverse water pollution runoff ) and a wave of hydroelectric power projects.

This has resulted in excessive water pollution from the unregulated dumping of chemicals and industrial waste for many decades.

deforestation ; soil erosion ; water pollution ; contamination of soils from disposal of toxic wastes ;

The HBV hydrological transport model has been used to analyze water pollution issues in Estonia's rivers and in the Baltic Sea

The loss of soil fertility due to erosion is further problematic because the response is often to apply chemical fertilizers, which leads to further water and soil pollution, rather than to allow the land to regenerate.

Soil erosion ( especially from agricultural activity ) is considered to be the leading global cause of diffuse water pollution, due to the effects of the excess sediments flowing into the world's waterways.

Brockovich has a more extensive role in the 2012 documentary Last Call at the Oasis, which focuses not only on water pollution but also on the overall state of water scarcity as it relates to water policy in the United States.

Laws dealing with pollution are often media-limited — i. e., pertain only to a single environmental medium, such as air, water ( whether surface water, groundwater or oceans ), soil, etc .— and control both emissions of pollutants into the medium, as well as liability for exceeding permitted emissions and responsibility for cleanup.

The most effective known method for erosion prevention is to increase vegetative cover on the land, which helps prevent both wind and water erosion.

Cold water fog nozzle technologies were developed by industry in the late 1960s for factory air particulate control and agricultural orchard freeze prevention.

The department also conducts annual fire inspections on commercial properties, fire investigation and fire prevention education activities as well as water and tactical rescue in the region.

This social ethic primarily relates to local purchasing, moral purchasing, the sustained, and efficient use of renewable resources, the moderation of destructive use of finite resources, and the prevention of harm to common resources such as air and water quality, the natural functions of a living earth, and cultural values in a built environment.

The is a 2, 500 m < sup > 2 </ sup > ( 26, 910 ft < sup > 2 </ sup >) pond ; one of the purposes of this moat was to store water for use in fire prevention.

In the north is the Lam Pao dam built 1963-68, storing 1, 430 million m³ of water for flood prevention and agriculture.

The park administration argued the prevention of water loss saves the park money, since water would have to be added to the lakes only once per year instead of three times.

Principal research areas for CES include drinking water technologies, wastewater treatment, air pollution control, environmental systems modeling and monitoring, pollution prevention and minimization, and life cycle assessment.

:" Scope of practice in environmental health " means the practice of environmental health by registered environmental health specialists in the public and private sector within the meaning of this article and includes, but is not limited to, organization, management, education, enforcement, consultation, and emergency response for the purpose of prevention of environmental health hazards and the promotion and protection of the public health and the environment in the following areas: food protection ; housing ; institutional environmental health ; land use ; community noise control ; recreational swimming areas and waters ; electromagnetic radiation control ; solid, liquid, and hazardous materials management ; underground storage tank control ; onsite septic systems ; vector control ; drinking water quality ; water sanitation ; emergency preparedness ; and milk and dairy sanitation pursuant to Section 33113 of the Food and Agricultural Code.

* Recreational water illness prevention, including from swimming pools, spas and ocean and freshwater bathing places.

The ‘ Power Trench ', as it was known, would provide not only electricity, but give the ability to control water flow for flood prevention and agricultural purposes in the U. S. and Canada.

Thus, prevention strategies of this disease are similar to those of many others that plague developing nations, and they require large-scale international financing of water supply and water treatment projects.

Special Arctic design included the rounded lines of the ship's body below the water line, an additional belt of ice-floe resistant flush skin-planking ( made of oak or larch ) along the variable water-line, a false keel for on-ice portage ( and for damage prevention from running aground in shallow waters ), and the shaft-like upper part and wide lower part ( below water-line ) of the rudder.

For example, a double check valve is often used as a backflow prevention device to keep potentially contaminated water from siphoning back into municipal water supply lines.

Thus, one aim of prevention is to keep the hands and feet warm, and soaking in hot water may be therapeutic.

RoSPA's work concerns safety on the road, at work, in the home, at leisure, on and in the water as well as safety education for the young, with its mantra being ' prevention in proportion ' and ' sensible safety '.

The Society provides disaster services programs and injury prevention services such as water safety and first aid training.

NRCS works in a way to help both the land owner and the water systems that need prevention or restoration.

A backflow prevention assembly is used to protect water supplies from contamination or pollution due to backflow.

To prevent contamination due to back pressure, some regulatory regimes require an air gap or mechanical backflow prevention assembly between the delivery point of mains water and local storage or use.

Developed as a result of the multi-purpose resources control program of the government, vast, man-made bodies of water represent a kind of glorious fringe benefit, providing boating and fishing havens all over the country.

Statements by other legislators that Dallas is paying for all its water program by local bonds, and that less populous places would benefit most by the pending bill, did not sway Cotten's attack.

Goldman Sachs is seeking gold-level certification under the United States Green Building Council ’ s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ( LEED ) program by incorporating various water and energy conservation features.

The university's intramural sports program includes competition in soccer, basketball, softball, volleyball, tennis, badminton, flag football, table tennis, racquetball, and water polo.

In the 1960s, Pratt and Whitney licensed Bacon's U. S. patents for use in the U. S. space program to supply electricity and drinking water ( hydrogen and oxygen being readily available from the spacecraft tanks ).

This resulted in extra safety measures during the 2007 Vierdaagse ; for instance, a professional weatherman was added to the organisation staff, more free water refill stations were added along the route and an extensive research program was developed to monitor the effects of hiking long distances on the human body.

As part of its overall program of naval modernization, the PLAN has a long-term plan of developing a blue water navy.

According to the rules, the Walkers can obtain aid only from the soldiers, who distribute canteens of water and belts packed with food concentrates ( apparently similar to the ones developed by NASA's space program ) just before the Walk begins.

One year before, in Brazil, low water level in hydroelectric plants combined with a lack of long-term investment in energy security forced the country to do an energy rationing program which negativelly affected the national economy.

In September 2008, the Delta commission presided by Dutch politician Cees Veerman advised in a report that the Netherlands would need a massive new building program to strengthen the country's water defenses against the anticipated effects of global warming for the next 190 years.

The Academy's intercollegiate program has 17 men's and 10 women's NCAA sanctioned teams, nicknamed the ‘‘ Falcons .’‘ Men's teams compete in football, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, cross-country, fencing, golf, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track, lacrosse, rifle, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo and wrestling.

Through its Civil Works program, USACE carries out a wide array of projects that provide coastal protection, flood protection, hydropower, navigable waters and ports, recreational opportunities, and water supply.

Perhaps its most famous achievements were a series of operations to destroy Norsk Hydro's heavy water plant and stockpile of heavy water at Vemork, crippling the German nuclear program ( see: Norwegian heavy water sabotage ).

Children in the program are provided food and clean water, medical care, education, life-skills training and spiritual guidance through a direct sponsorship.

Its merit badge program focuses on water related badges, as well as technology related ones ( computers, photography, etc.

During the mid to late 30 ’ s, the Federal Government had a program for financing the building of local water systems.

Faced with diplomatic pressure after UN Security Council Resolution 825 and the threat of American military air strikes against the reactor, North Korea agreed to dismantle its plutonium program as part of the Agreed Framework in which South Korea and the United States would provide North Korea with light water reactors and fuel oil until those reactors could be completed.

The objective of the agreement was the freezing and replacement of North Korea's indigenous nuclear power plant program with more nuclear proliferation resistant light water reactor power plants, and the step-by-step normalization of relations between the U. S. and the DPRK.

The village sits at the base of the levee, which was built by the Corps in 1936 as part of its water management program in the region.

Management had suspected that the tunnel was nearby, and had instituted a program of drilling test holes in the work areas to probe for water.

The District is recognized for its substantial commitment to water conservation including a significant rain water harvesting program designed into District Facilities.

The program functions of the RUS are divided into three operating units: water and waste, electric, and telecommunications, each led by an assistant administrator.