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Types of Pollution
Air pollution, which kills more than 7 million people every year, is the biggest environmental…
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Air
Freshwater pollution originates from many sources, including municipal, industrial and agricultural…
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Freshwater
Healthy soils regulate water flow, filter pollutants, cycle nutrients, and support plant and animal…
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Land and Soil
The continuous growth in the amount of solid waste that humans generate, and the very slow rate at…
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Marine and Coastal
Humans use over 100,000 different chemical elements and compounds, including lead, mercury, cadmium…
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Chemical
Nearly 30 per cent of the food produced worldwide is lost or wasted every year. This waste…
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Waste
Relevant, up-to-date data and information are key to support decision-making. Another initiative…
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