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

Improper disposal of NiMH batteries poses less environmental hazard than that of NiCd because of the absence of toxic cadmium.

Small-scale etching requires attention to disposal of used etchant, which is corrosive and toxic due to its metal content.

Monsanto was the subject of an investigation by the Environmental Agency of the UK regarding pollution caused by disposal of PCBs and other toxic waste at Brofiscin Quarry, Groes Faen.

On 9 August 2012, Supereme court directed the Union and Madhya Pradesh Governments to, take immediate steps for disposal of toxic waste lying around and inside the Union Carbide factory within six month.

Ni – Cd batteries contain between 6 % ( for industrial batteries ) and 18 % ( for consumer batteries ) cadmium, which is a toxic heavy metal and therefore requires special care during battery disposal.

Where the handling of toxic waste is regulated, the improper disposal of toxic waste may be punishable by fines < ref >" Toxic Waste.

Years of research and empirical knowledge of the failures of the Warren County PCB landfill led citizens of Warren County to conclude that the EPA's dry-tomb landfill design and regulations governing the disposal of toxic and hazardous waste were not based on sound science and adequate technology.

Currently, the cost of disposing of non-degradable or toxic products is borne financially by governments and environmentally by the residents near the disposal site and elsewhere.

When purchasing paint or tires in many places, one simultaneously pays for the disposal of the toxic waste they become.

Due to the poor disposal practices of the toxic waste associated with the manufacture of Agent Orange and other chemicals, contamination has seeped down to the aquifer in and around Elmira.

Ethylene glycol is listed as a toxic chemical requiring care in handling and disposal.

As chair of that body's Environmental Conservation Committee, he took the lead in bringing environmental issues to the fore, particularly when he held hearings on the problems created by toxic waste disposal in the Love Canal neighborhood of Niagara Falls.

There is also the issue of simplifying the disposal of batteries to exclude them all so that the most toxic will be diverted from general waste streams.

Their bodies were stored away in toxic waste drums and shipped to various disposal sites within the United States ( ten such sites are known to exist in the country ), and a widespread government cover-up combined with a condition dubbed “ selective amnesia ” has convinced most people that the invasion had never happened.

When contaminated ( toxic ) sediments are to be removed, or large volume inland disposal sites are unavailable, dredge slurries are reduced to dry solids via a process known as dewatering.

In addition, dredge spoils may contain toxic chemicals that may have an adverse effect on the disposal area ; furthermore, the process of dredging often dislodges chemicals residing in benthic substrates and injects them into the water column.

This is due to lower labor costs and less stringent environmental regulations dealing with the disposal of lead paint and other toxic substances.

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.

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.

With the tightening of environmental laws ( for example, RCRA ) in developed nations in the 1970s, disposal costs for hazardous waste rose dramatically.

One of the incidents which led to the creation of the Basel Convention was the Khian Sea waste disposal incident, in which a ship carrying incinerator ash from the city of Philadelphia in the United States after having dumped half of its load on a beach in Haiti, was forced away where it sailed for many months, changing its name several times.

Of internationally shipped waste that comes from developed countries, more than half is shipped for recovery and the remainder for final disposal.

In 1989, the Basel Convention was opened for signature with the aim of preventing the export of hazardous waste from wealthy to developing nations for disposal.

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

Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as education, social services, the library, roads, public transport, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning, although fire, police and ambulance services are provided jointly with other authorities through the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, Avon and Somerset Constabulary and the South Western Ambulance Service.

* Sterilization: Proper disposal and treatment of infected fecal waste water produced by cholera victims and all contaminated materials ( e. g. clothing, bedding, etc.

As the public became more aware of environmental issues, concern about air pollution, water pollution, solid waste disposal, dwindling energy resources, radiation, pesticide poisoning ( particularly as described in Rachel Carson's influential Silent Spring, 1962 ), noise pollution, and other environmental problems engaged a broadening number of sympathizers.

Key concerns were the question of long-term safe disposal and storage of radioactive waste, the potential local and regional environmental consequences of the plant ’ s operation, the lack of financial clarity about the project, and issues of foreign technological dependence.

In countries where safe disposal of hazardous waste is mandatory, the costs of EtBr disposal can easily outstrip the initial price difference, however.

Air pollution, marine pollution and waste disposal are issues in the Isle of Man.

Current environmental issues for Jersey include waste disposal, air pollution and traffic.

Lysosomes are the cell's waste disposal system and can digest some compounds.

In 2001, the Environmental Protection Agency sued MIT for violating Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act with regard to its hazardous waste storage and disposal procedures.

Like other oceanic trenches, the Mariana Trench has been proposed as a site for nuclear waste disposal, in the hope that tectonic plate subduction occurring at the site might eventually push the nuclear waste deep into the Earth's mantle.

Ore, for processing, and waste rock, for disposal, are brought to the surface through the tunnels and shafts.

These natural reactors are extensively studied by scientists interested in geologic radioactive waste disposal.

This is a significant area of controversy as opponents of geologic waste disposal fear that isotopes from stored waste could end up in water supplies or be carried into the environment.

inadequate facilities for disposal of solid waste ; threats to the marine ecosystem from sand and coral dredging, illegal fishing practices, and overfishing

Current environmental issues include deforestation ( Paraguay lost an estimated 20, 000 km < sup > 2 </ sup > of forest land between 1958 and 1985 ) and water pollution ( inadequate means for waste disposal present health risks for many urban residents ).

The " title " of commodore continues to be used in the U. S. Navy and Coast Guard for those senior captains in command of organizations consisting of groups of ships or submarines organized into squadrons ; air wings or air groups of multiple aviation squadrons other than carrier air wings ( the latter whose commanders still use the title " CAG "); explosive ordnance disposal ( EOD ), mine warfare and special warfare ( SEAL ) groups ; and construction battalion ( SeaBee ) regiments.

Considerable effort and research continues to be made into discovering and refining better methods of tailings disposal.

The Forum continues to involve the community in such processes as waste disposal, car pooling, waste reduction, self-sufficiency gardening, electricity supply and wireless internet connections.

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