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Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary

… plundered, coral reefs have been ravaged and water and air have been polluted to dangerous levels. There has been a corresponding increase in water and air borne diseases. If you add to that the mosquito menace, … drainage systems, there is a recipe for a lowering of the quality of life. It is an unalterable law of nature that the …
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Recycling used lead-acid batteries: health considerations (WHO)

… Environmental assessment 26 6.3.1. Soil and dust 26 6.3.2. Air 26 6.3.3. Food and water 27 RECYCLING USED LEAD-ACID … described below. Lead particles and fumes emitted into the air can be inhaled and are also deposited onto soil, water … Moreover, validated analytical methods and reliable blood quality-control and reference materials are available …
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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects

… 2.2 Water quality regulation … can reduce flood risk and simultaneously improve water quality, recharge groundwater, support fish and wildlife and … pollination for nearby agricultural fields, improve air quality, regulate local climate (including cooling) and … the urban park forest maintained its ability to remove air pollutants over a period of 19 years, removing about 72.4 …
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Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 ARTICLE 22: AIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . . . . . 139 ARTICLE 48: MONITORING OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY . . . . . . . . 18 Commentary . . . . . . . . . . . . … and Evaluation of the Long- Range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe EMuT International Environmental Law …
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Technical guidelines on incineration on land (D10)

… of the operation, require well-directed overbed secondary air to ensure efficient combustion of the waste. The exhaust … governed by its physical/chemical properties, combustion air, temperature, residence time and mixing. Important … into concrete. Care must be taken not to impair the quality of the concrete and to ensure that hazardous …
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Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases

… Wiehe Montocchio & Cie v Minister of the Environment and Quality of Life, Case No.2/95, Mauritius Environment Appeal … Welfare Forum v Union of India; Supreme Court of India, Air 1996 Sc 2715 119 6. Union Carbide Corporation v Union of India (Bhopal Case - Iii) Air 1992 Sc 248 121 7. M.C. Mehta v Union of India & others; …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… the future hold? Have we made progress in improving the quality of the air we breathe, and slowing the rate of biodiversity loss? … we have also introduced some new indicators, including on air quality, marine protected areas, and ozone protection. …
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Water as a human right?

… to ensure that no person may be deprived of enough, good-quality water to satisfy basic needs 24 Global problems need … 2: “The natural resources of the earth including the air, water, land, flora and fauna and especially … rights instrument. It has been suggested that water like air is so fundamental to preserving a right to life that …
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Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts

… Thus to sustainably increase future energy supplies, the quality and integrity of ecosystems need to be well-managed … medicines. Alternative energy sources for cooking reduce air particulates and associated respiratory problems. Social … soils, which are continuing to deteriorate as a result. Air pollutants also cause lung disease and asthma, impair …
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Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats

… 23 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY … 26 5 Air … in harm to our ecosystem, by damaging environmental quality, hastening biodiversity loss, and depleting natural … areas:  Environmental quality: crimes adversely affecting air, land, and water typically involve companies and/or …
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