David Plunkett Black , BEM (Edinburgh) -For services to the Control of River Pollution in Scotland.
These folk become both victims and perpetrators of the sacred river's pollution.
But critics say there are fears about possible earth tremors in the area near the new plant as well as pollution in the River Indus.
The accord sets up a scientific committee composed of experts from both nations which will monitor the pollution levels in the River Uruguay and within the mill.
Tom thought it would be far better to prevent pollution than clean up a river after it had been poisoned.
Perhaps the most famous example is the Cuyahoga River, which was so covered with pollution and industrial waste that in 1969 it literally caught fire.
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But his proposals to import more mainland high-tech talent and coordinate with Guangdong province on combating cross-border pollution and developing the Pearl River delta are important first steps.
The effects of nutrient pollution are increasingly apparent throughout the Mississippi River basin.
Occidental Petroleum, for example, is involved in a major human rights and environmental contamination lawsuit regarding the pollution of indigenous land and the Amazon River.
The river was nearby, clear and free of all pollution, and petrol was easy to obtain, in unlimited quantities, from the filling stations and parked cars.
The Beijing News backs a proposal by the capital's mayor to follow the example of the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta regions and set up a joint air pollution control system between Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.
The pollution will almost certainly have altered the ecology of the river, shifting the balance of plantlife in the Thames.
Its Ohio River basin water-quality trading project will allow those facing high pollution-control costs to buy reduction credits from those whose costs are lower.
Indigenous groups in the Pastaza River basin near the Ecuador border have been complaining for years about the pollution and the failure of successive governments to address it.
They have complained for years that pollution from oil sands projects was fouling their drinking water and making the Athabasca River unsafe for swimming and fishing.
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In 1972 the Clean Water Act further broadened the law, as Congress became concerned about pollution and water quality, spurred by high-profile incidents such as the Cuyahoga River catching fire in 1969.
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This river and rain runoff, combined with strong onshore winds, has led to high levels of sea pollution.
China issued a second water-pollution alert within a month, when phenol, a dangerous chemical, leaked into the Yangzi river near Shanghai.
And besides, they say, the water from the Colorado River -- the city's main supply -- already has to be treated to remove all types of pollution.
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