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Since the release of the initial 1989 study, titled A study of interior landscape plants for indoor air pollution abatement: An Interim Report, [6] further research has been done including a 1993 paper [7] and 1996 book [8] by B. C. Wolverton, the primary researcher on the original NASA study, that listed additional plants and focused on the removal of specific chemicals.
This section details production sites at single locations where the most pollution exists or existed in the recent past. During March 2020, Secunda CTL, owned by Sasol, a synthetic fuel [21] and chemicals from coal [22] plant in Secunda, South Africa, was the producer of the single most emissions, at 56.5 million tonnes of CO 2 a year. [21]
Lignite power stations built or retrofitted before 1995 often also emit local air pollution. [5] [6] [7] [2] In early 2021 the EU carbon price rose above 50 euros per tonne, causing many of the European plants listed below to become unprofitable, [8] and close down. [9]
Some environmental issues that environmental organizations focus on include pollution, plastic pollution, waste, resource depletion, human overpopulation and climate change. Intergovernmental organizations
Turning existing city infrastructure green by installing plants can filter out fine dust and noise, reduce urban heat island effects, and even reduce stress. All it takes is regreening 20 percent ...
Air pollution can affect nearly every organ and system of the body, negatively affecting nature and humans alike. Air pollution is a particularly big problem in emerging and developing countries, where global environmental standards often cannot be met. The data in this list refers only to outdoor air quality and not indoor air quality, which ...
A World Bank study found that PM 2.5 pollution in 2019 cost the world economy over $8 trillion, which was over 6% of global GDP. They suggested prioritising reducing pollution from diesel fuelled vehicles and coal-fired power plants. [205]: ix The problem is most acute in the developing world. "Children under age 5 in lower-income countries are ...
Plants used for Phytoremediation in sustainable bioremediation treatment—cleanup—restoration projects to contain, degrade, or eliminate transient pollution—waste and/or on-site pollution—toxins.