pollution risk
21Spotlight: Pollution in Eastern Europe — ▪ 1996 In 1995 Eastern Europe pondered ways to clean itself up. Well it might, since it is arguably the most polluted region on Earth. (See Map >.) From Poland to Romania and from the Czech Republic to Moldova, its skies are dirty, its rivers… …
22Marine pollution — While marine pollution can be obvious, as with the marine debris shown above, it is often the pollutants that cannot be seen that cause most harm. Marine pollution occurs when harmful, or potentially harmful effects, can result from the entry… …
23Water pollution — Raw sewage and industrial waste flows across international borders New River passes from Mexicali to Calexico, California. Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies (e.g. lakes, rivers, oceans and groundwater). Water p …
24Nonpoint source pollution — Muddy river polluted by sediment. Photo courtesy of United States Geological Survey. Nonpoint source (NPS) pollution refers to both water and air pollution from diffuse sources. Nonpoint source water pollution affects a water body from sources… …
25Noise pollution — A Boeing 747 400 passes close to houses shortly before landing at London Heathrow Airport Noise pollution is excessive, displeasing human, animal or machine created environmental noise that disrupts the activity or balance of human or animal life …
26EPA 9/11 pollution controversy — The EPA 9/11 pollution controversy was the result of a [http://www.epa.gov/oig/reports/2003/WTC report 20030821.pdf report] released by the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Environmental Protection Agency in August 2003 which… …
27environmental risk — The risk associated with economic or administrative consequences of slow or catastrophic environmental pollution. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …
28Environmental engineering — [cite book|author=Danny D. Reible|title=Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering |publisher=CRC Publishers|year=1998|id=ISBN 1 56670 047 7] [cite book |author=James R. Mihelcic, Martin T. Auer, and others |title=Fundamentals of Environmental… …
29PM (Particule en suspension) — Particules en suspension Pour les articles homonymes, voir PM. Les particules en suspension (notées PM en anglais pour Particulate Matter) sont d une manière générale les fines particules solides portées par l eau ou solides et/ou liquides… …
30PM 1 — Particules en suspension Pour les articles homonymes, voir PM. Les particules en suspension (notées PM en anglais pour Particulate Matter) sont d une manière générale les fines particules solides portées par l eau ou solides et/ou liquides… …
