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Water pollution (or aquatic pollution) is the contamination of water bodies, with a negative impact on their uses. [1]: 6 It is usually a result of human activities.. Water bodies include lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers, reservoirs and groundwa
Español: En este archivo se muestra información recolectada sobre la degradación y contaminación del suelo en Chile. Se muestran las principales causas, sus efectos y qué opciones existen para contrarrestar este efecto.
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.
The Lerma River (Spanish: Río Lerma) is Mexico's second longest river.. It is a 750 km-long (470 mi) river in west-central Mexico that begins in Mexican Plateau at an altitude over 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) above sea level, and ends where it empties into Lake Chapala, Mexico's largest lake, near Guadalajara, Jalisco.
"Análisis del proceso de privatización de los sistemas de agua potable y saneamiento urbanos en Chile" (PDF). Revista de Gestión de Agua de América Latina (in Spanish). 1 (2): 65– 85; Orphanópoulos, D. (2005). "Concepts of the Chilean Sanitation Legislation: Efficient Charges and Targeted Subsidies".
The FBI said an initial review of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, showed that the man conducted extensive online research into New Orleans before the rampage.
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.
A satellite view of Lake Karachay. Lake Karachay was a small natural lake in eastern Russia.It is best known for its use as a dumping ground by the Soviet Union's Mayak nuclear weapons laboratory and fuel reprocessing plant.