Pollution has long been a problem in Lake Lugano.

* Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Lake of the Isles Water Quality Data

Pollution from toxic chemicals such as DDT is not helping the already poor soil quality in many parts of the country.

Pollution is also of concern.

The Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution, often abbreviated as Air Pollution or CLRTAP, is intended to protect the human environment against air pollution and to gradually reduce and prevent air pollution, including long-range transboundary air pollution.

He is the author or editor of several books including Global Effects of Environmental Pollution ( 1970 ), The Ocean in Human Affairs ( 1989 ), Global Climate Change ( 1989 ), The Greenhouse Debate Continued ( 1992 ), and Hot Talk, Cold Science ( 1997 ).

Pollution is the adding-of / added light itself, in analogy to added sound, carbon dioxide, etc.

China is a party to the Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, the Antarctic Treaty, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Climate Change treaty, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, the Endangered Species treaty, the Hazardous Wastes treaty, the Law of the Sea, the International Tropical Timber Agreements of 1983 and 1994, the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, and agreements on Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, and Wetlands protection.

The Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants is an agreement to provide for the control and reduction of emissions of persistent organic pollutants ( POPs ) in order to reduce their transboundary fluxes so as to protect human health and the environment from adverse effects.

Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.

Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution.

The Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions or Their Transboundary Fluxes by at Least 30 % is an agreement to provide for a 30 % reduction in sulphur emissions or transboundary fluxes by 1993.

The Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions is an agreement to provide for a further reduction in sulphur emissions or transboundary fluxes.

International agreements: Togo is party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution ( MARPOL 73 / 78 ), Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling

Vanuatu is party to a number of international agreements, including agreements on Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, and Ship Pollution.

The Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or Their Transboundary Fluxes is an agreement to provide for the control and reduction of emissions of volatile organic compounds in order to reduce their transboundary fluxes so as to protect human health and the environment from adverse effects.

Pollution is the prime example most economists think of when discussing externalities.

The uniqueness of the Seychelles ' ecology is reflected in the US $ 1. 8 million project of the Global Environment Trust Fund of the World Bank ( see Glossary ) entitled Biodiversity Conservation and Marine Pollution Abatement, that began in 1993.

Brest is also an important research centre, mainly focused on the sea, with among others the largest Ifremer ( French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea ) centre, le Cedre ( Centre of Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution ) and the French Polar Institute.

Another of the major responsibilities of the Army Corps of Engineers is administering the permitting program under Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972.

Sewage treatment is provided by the San Jose / Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant a joint powers agency of which both districts are members.

Lorton is also the home to the Noman M. Cole, Jr., Pollution Control Plant.

Starting in 1999, the Ukrainian government has been collecting an ecological tax, officially known as Environmental Pollution Fee (), which is collected from all polluting entities, whether it's one-time or ongoing pollution and regardless of whether the polluting act was legal or illegal at the time.

Marpol 73 / 78 is the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978.

In the United States, for example, the relevant implementation legislation is the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships.

Pollution became a popular issue after World War II, due to radioactive fallout from atomic warfare and testing.

Pollution, in particular mercury poisoning of water due to gold mining, is a particular concern for this species.

Pollution of water due to a number of different pollutants has driven the NRCS to take action.

On 22 March 2008, a report for the " Tamil Nadu Pollution Board " prepared by the Nagpur-based " National Environmental Engineering Research Institute " found that residents of the SIPCOT area of Cuddalore were at least 2000 times more likely than their counterparts to contract cancer in their lifetimes due to exposure to high levels of toxic gases from chemical industries in the region.

This version of the engine produces more low-rpm power than the smaller 4-cylinder L Series, but suffers from compromised high-rpm power due to the smaller valves / lower valve lifts required in the cross-flow NAPS-Z ( Nissan Air Pollution System ) cylinder head.

Pollution and the heating of the ocean water due to the Thermal electric plant of Batuecas have reduced this industry in recent years.

Pollution is a problem in this part of the river, as people from both countries discharge their waste into the canal.

* Pollution by sewage, refuse, and hazardous waste: various types of waste have been dumped legally and illegally in the Meadowlands.

* The Water Pollution Law ( 1948 ) provided funds for sewage treatment system and pollution research while empowering the Justice Department to file suit against polluters.

Pollution and Human Impacts are: the Arani and Kalangi rivers carrying runoff from agricultural fields in the drainage basin cause increase in pollution load from fertilizers and pesticides into the lake ; pollution from domestic sewage being released to the lake ; Petrochemical complex, power plant and a satellite port on Ennore creek have further aggravated the problem ; there is threat of flooding of 14 island – villages of the lake ; subsequent to the Tsunami in 2004, the number of fishing boats have increased resulting in the ` Catch Per Unit Effort ' of fish, prawns and crabs declined from 1000 tonnes to about 700 tonnes ; and this has increased the social and fishing rights conflicts between marine based fishermen and the lagoon fishermen.

Pollution of water supplies by sewage as well as dumping of industrial waste accounted in large measures for the public health records and staggering mortality rates of the period.

Pollution can include sediment deposition and eutrophication from sewage, industrial byproducts and contaminants like PCBs and heavy metals ( for example, copper, zinc ), runoff of organophosphates from agricultural areas, anti-fouling chemicals used in harbors and marinas ( for example, TBT and creosote ) and land-based pathogens like fecal coliform bacteria.

* Pollution from motor vehicles, litter, sewage, illegal dumping, industrial, commercial and domestic activities

Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate-Change-Kyoto-Protocol, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban ( not into force ), Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands

Pollution can occur from a number of sources: garbage and industrial debris ; the transportation of petroleum in tankers, increasing the probability of large oil spills ; small oil spills created by large and small vessels, which flush bilge water into the ocean.

Other legislation included National Environmental Policy Act ( NEPA ), signed into law in 1970, which established a United States Environmental Protection Agency and a Council on Environmental Quality ; the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 ; the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 1974 ), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ( 1976 ), the Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1977, which became known as the Clean Water Act, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, commonly known as the Superfund Act ( 1980 ).

Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or Their Transboundary Fluxes, opened for signature on 31 October 1988 and entered into force on 14 February 1991, was to provide for the control or reduction of nitrogen oxides and their transboundary fluxes.

; Pollution: Campbell discusses the pollution that " traditional " batteries put into the water when a boat sinks, but Desmond says that electric boats are no more liable to sinking than other types and lists the leakage of fuel, engine oil and coolant additives as inevitable when an internal-combustion-engined boat sinks.

There they find Pollution Pete, Cement Sam, and a construction crew damming the rivers, cutting down forests, and turning the mountain into suburbia.

In 1990, in the wake of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Congress enacted the Oil Pollution Act to consolidate various oil spill and oil pollution statutes into a single unified law, and to provide for a statutory regime for handling oil spill cleanup.

In 1982 he was among those grumbling about " spiritual pollution " ( an " Anti-Spiritual Pollution Campaign " was organised in late 1983 ), as the sense of freedom spread from economics into China's social cultural, and threatened China's political status quo.

Pollution has increased as woodlands are stripped and converted into filthy industrial districts.

Much recent pollution can be traced to the Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District ( UBWPAD ), the wastewater treatment plant for Worcester, Massachusetts and surrounding communities, which discharges into the Blackstone.

The reserves are addressing water quality through intensive abiotic monitoring of estuarine habitats through the System-Wide Monitoring Program, working with farmers to develop and monitor best management practices from agriculture, monitoring the impacts of canopy cover on salmon habitats, addressing sedimentation impacts into coastal streams by working with adjacent land owners and evaluating land use impacts through tools such as the Non-Point Source Pollution, Erosion and Control ( NSPECT ) tool.

MOPITT ( Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere ) is a payload scientific instrument launched into Earth orbit by NASA on board the Terra satellite in 1999.

In the two-part episode " A Mine is a Terrible Thing to Waste ", Captain Pollution is brought back to life by toxins of the 5 evil rings that seep into the earth.

Captain Pollution is defeated twice by Captain Planet ; first in Mission to Save Earth by being rammed through earth, lava, air and water, and then again in A Mine is a Terrible Thing to Waste by being tricked into going into an underground magma chamber.

* Pollution, size restrictions, and similar aspects have been combined into one " City Health " system.

* Pollution: Pollutants released into the environment are ingested by a wide variety of organisms.

Pollution of the Queen and King Rivers, and Macquarie Harbour was caused by the release of mine waste and effluent into the rivers.

Pollution by urban and industrial waste is a major problem as a large amount of wastewater is released into the lagoon daily.

* Chapman, P. M. 2002, " Integrating toxicology and ecology: putting the " eco " into ecotoxicology ", Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol.