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Regaining ground
- Source: Our Planet, Volume 2017, Issue 4, 6月 2018, p. 34 - 35
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- 18 6月 2018
Abstract
Over hundreds of years, industrial activities including mining, chemical production, manufacturing of consumer goods and agriculture introduced pollutants into the soil, contaminating it along with groundwater, often over large areas. Past practices were different from today's: waste was dumped in an uncontrolled way or used in applications that are no longer acceptable, while unabated emissions to air and water had widespread impacts on surrounding populations and the environment.
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