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… as advertised;  Water pollution implies the intentional contamination of water, usually by companies or vessels (e.g. … metals (e.g. gold, silver, the platinum-group metals), and radioactive minerals (e.g. uranium, radium);  Non-metallic … accidents (e.g. uranium mining operations responsible for radioactive pollution in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and …

… gold mining generates tailings, other residues and mercury contamination. Regulatory framework and mercury waste … tech- niques for disposal of municipal, hazardous and radioactive waste The National Environmental Sanitation … waste until a final disposal option is available. Mercury contamination at artisanal and small-scale gold mining sites …

… to remedy existing pollution and to prevent future contamination which would threaten the lives and health of … to life” and a “right to live in an environment free of contamination” and establishes that certain other individual … the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (Vienna, Sept. 5, 1997), and …

… a chapter on "safe and environmentally sound management of radioactive wastes,"20 recognising that this one fuel cycle … countries, based primarily on the problems of dealing with radioactive waste, the hazards of uranium mining, and the … need to be restricted for at least a further 50 years. The contamination of foodstuffs by the Chernobyl fallout is still …

… contaminants can affect human health through the contamination of water, air or soil. Physical contaminants … which can be life threatening if untreated. (iii) Radioactive contaminants (e.g. uranium). These compounds pose … transportation, treatment, storage and disposal of radioactive materials. Atomic Energy Authority Health …

… well as other forms of environmental damage, such as water contamination and spoiling of the landscape. Recent … emissions. But nuclear power production results in radioactive waste and the small but nonetheless real risk of contamination from accidental releases of radioactive substances. Some types of renewables may have …

… importation into member island countries of hazardous and radioactive wastesand to control the transboundary movement … Environment 2004, UNEP 2003a and b). There is concern over radioactive contamination. Depleted uranium, used in the wars of 1991 and …

… 13 a. Groundwater contamination … 13 b. Surface water contamination … Overall project Fracturing Overall project Groundwater contamination Moderate–High High  Moderate–High High Surface … cobalt and/or mercury) and, at times, naturally occurring radioactive materials. Its composition and volume may vary …

… to prevent, eliminate and reduce the adverse effects of radioactive, toxic and other hazardous substances and waste. … detrimental effects on the environment, in particular from radioactive, toxic, and other hazardous substances and …

… including for assessment and monitoring of marine litter contamination; (ii) Establish monitoring programmes for … potentially a major source of microplastic contamination to the sea (NEA 2014, Verschoor 2014). Part of … are precedents for this, particularly in the field of radioactive contamination of seafood from routine discharges …