Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for SurvivalLime Tree, 1992 - 291 pages |
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Page 32
... pollution is caused by all living things , whether animals in their habitat or leaves falling in a pond . But at normal levels of activity , nature itself recycles waste , copes with pollution . It is human excess that tips us over the ...
... pollution is caused by all living things , whether animals in their habitat or leaves falling in a pond . But at normal levels of activity , nature itself recycles waste , copes with pollution . It is human excess that tips us over the ...
Page 50
... pollution and nearly 85 percent of the heavy metals found in its rivers and swamps . In nearly 60 percent of the polluted lakes surveyed in the United States , nutrients from fertilizers and animal waste were found to be the main ...
... pollution and nearly 85 percent of the heavy metals found in its rivers and swamps . In nearly 60 percent of the polluted lakes surveyed in the United States , nutrients from fertilizers and animal waste were found to be the main ...
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... pollution has now emerged as a serious problem . Until recently , it was relatively localized in river estuaries and harbors ; now it is spreading around the world's coasts and beginning to affect the open ocean . Nearly half of this ...
... pollution has now emerged as a serious problem . Until recently , it was relatively localized in river estuaries and harbors ; now it is spreading around the world's coasts and beginning to affect the open ocean . Nearly half of this ...
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Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
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