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Contaminacion TOTAL - panoramio. Air pollution is a big problem in Peru, especially in Lima, the capital city, which is caused by industrial activity and vehicle emissions. In August 2006, air pollution in Lima surpassed the international standard by 122.1% The average concentration of PTS reached 166.57 micrograms per cubic meter, the ...
"Vulnerabilidad a la contaminación en los acuíferos de la cuenca de la Laguna del Negro Francisco, III región Chile: aplicabilidad a la protección de un area silvestre" (PDF). SERNAGEOMIN (in Spanish). Puerto Varas: Congreso Geológico Chileno, 9. pp. 71–75. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2018. Niemeyer, Hans F. (1980).
Soil contamination, soil pollution, or land pollution as a part of land degradation is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human-made) chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment.
The Palomares incident occurred on 17 January 1966, when a B-52G bomber of the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command collided with a KC-135 tanker during mid-air refueling at 31,000 feet (9,450 m) over the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Spain.
Various definitions of pollution exist, which may or may not recognize certain types, such as noise pollution or greenhouse gases.The United States Environmental Protection Administration defines pollution as "Any substances in water, soil, or air that degrade the natural quality of the environment, offend the senses of sight, taste, or smell, or cause a health hazard.
Contamination control is the generic term for all activities aiming to control the existence, growth and proliferation of contamination in certain areas. Contamination control may refer to the atmosphere as well as to surfaces, to particulate matter as well as to microbes and to contamination prevention as well as to decontamination.
Air pollution is defined as the presence of substances in the atmosphere that can be harmful to life when they are found in high quantities. In Mexico City's atmosphere, the pollutants are found as primary and secondary pollutants.
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