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Bahasa Indonesia: Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 5 Tahun 2003 tentang Pembentukan Kabupaten Bangka Selatan, Kabupaten Bangka Tengah, Kabupaten Barat, dan Kabupaten Belitung Timur di Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung
Groundwater pollution (also called groundwater contamination) occurs when pollutants are released to the ground and make their way into groundwater.This type of water pollution can also occur naturally due to the presence of a minor and unwanted constituent, contaminant, or impurity in the groundwater, in which case it is more likely referred to as contamination rather than pollution.
The Equator Principles, formally launched in Washington DC on 4 June 2003, were based on existing environmental and social policy frameworks established by the International Finance Corporation. These standards have subsequently been periodically updated into what is commonly known as the International Finance Corporation Performance Standards ...
Americans constitute less than 5% of the world's population, but produce roughly 25% of the world's CO 2, [32] and generate approximately 30% of world's waste. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] In 2007, China overtook the United States as the world's biggest producer of CO 2 , [ 35 ] while still far behind based on per capita pollution (ranked 78th among the world ...
The scientists who authored the report conclude that the world's oceans are no longer even close to their natural state. Sharks, Atlantic cod, and Pacific sardines are tapped as particularly imperilled with extinction. The scientists recommend drastic measures to reduce ocean fishing. Nature, Environment News, BBC
Paul Jozef Crutzen (Dutch pronunciation: [pʌul ˈjoːzəf ˈkrʏtsə(n)]; 3 December 1933 – 28 January 2021) [2] [3] was a Dutch meteorologist and atmospheric chemist. [4] [5] [6] In 1995, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside Mario Molina and Frank Sherwood Rowland for their work on atmospheric chemistry and specifically for his efforts in studying the formation and ...
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