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   Pollution

   Sources and causes ... Water pollution causes approximately 14,000 deaths per day, mostly due to contamination of drinking water by untreated sewage in developing countries.
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   Light pollution

   Like other forms of pollution, such as air, water and noise pollution, light pollution causes damage to the environment. ... This is one factor that has caused newer telescopes to be built in increasingly remote areas.
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   Water pollution

   Water pollution has many causes and characteristics. ... In the UK there are common law rights (civil rights) to protect the passage of water across land unfettered in either quality of quantity.
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   Air pollution

   Direct causes of air pollution related deaths include aggravated asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, lung and heart diseases, and respiratory allergies. ... In most developed countries, land use planning is an important part of social policy, ensuring that land is used efficiently for the benefit of the wider economy and population as well as to protect the environment.
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   Global dimming

   Increased pollution causes more particulates and thereby creates clouds consisting of a greater number of smaller droplets (that is, the same amount of water is spread over more droplets). ... Causes
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   Debate over China's economic responsibilities for climate change mitigation

   Many local governments that have officially implemented the 'Green Credit' policy of loaning only to companies with green practices continue also to protect polluting firms that are profitable, and the banks in some provinces have yet to apply the policy at all. . ... Emergency Beijing Olympic Pollution Scheme Begins
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   Environment of China

   Water pollution is a source of health problems across the country, and air pollution causes up to 1,750,000 premature deaths each year. ... Respiratory and heart diseases related to air pollution are the leading cause of death in China.
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   Marine pollution

   These can cause a change tissue matter, biochemistry, behaviour, reproduction, and suppress growth in marine life. ... | Other types of pollution |
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   Noise pollution

   Noise pollution is also a cause of annoyance. ... In Canada and the EU there are few national, provincial, or state laws that protect against noise.
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    Ultraviolet

    Unlike UVB and UVC, which are responsible for the direct DNA damage that leads to skin cancer, black light is limited to lower energy, longer waves and does not cause sunburn. ... Degradation of insulation of electrical apparatus or pollution causes corona, wherein a strong electric field ionizes the air and excites nitrogen molecules, causing the emission of ultraviolet radiation.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Pollution,
• Light pollution,
• Water pollution,
• Air pollution,
• Global dimming,
• Debate over China's economic responsibilities for climate change mitigation,
• Environment of China,
• Marine pollution,
• Noise pollution,
• Ultraviolet