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Issues related to the circumstances or condition of the earth's natural surroundings.
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bacteria
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Single-celled micro-organisms. Some are useful in pollution control because they break down the organic matter in water and land. Other bacteria may cause disease.
air pollution episode
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The high concentration of air pollutants due to temperature inversion and low winds. It may give rise to serious, and sometimes fatal, illness. See also inversion.
intensive agriculture
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Agricultural practices that produce high output per unit area, usually by intensive use of manure, agrochemicals, mechanization and so on. See also green revolution.
sinking
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Controlling of oil spills through use of an agent to trap the oil and sink it to the bottom of the body of water in which the agent and the oil are to be biodegraded.
cap
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Layer of clay or some other highly impermeable material installed over the top of a closed landfill to prevent entry of rainwater and minimize production of leachate.
ionosphere
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Layer of the upper atmosphere extending upwards from about 80 kilometres above the earth's surface in which atoms tend to be ionized by incoming solar radiation.
landfill
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Final placement of waste in or on the land in a controlled or uncontrolled way according to different sanitary, environmental protection and other safety requirements.
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