soil pollutant Articles
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12,000 U.S. schools are within a mile of a hazardous chemical facility. What should we do about that?
In the absence of a federal U.S. policy for schools located near potentially dangerous sites, community activists search for safer solutions. On April 17, 2013, an explosion and fire at the West Fertilizer Company plant in West, Texas, killed 15 people and injured hundreds. It also destroyed more than 150 buildings around the plant. Among these were the West Intermediate School for 4th and 5th ...
By Ensia
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Canada’s environmental guidelines and policies
Canada's environmental guidelines Canada has signed many international environmental agreements and has developed environmental guidelines, policies and programs to help protect the environment. Canada has a variety of environmental standards and guidelines designed to protect the countrys natural resources and promote sustainable development. These standards and guidelines cover many issues, ...
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How To Choose The Right Landfill Geomembranes?
With the development of the economy and society and the advancement of urbanization, we generate more and more garbage. Building landfills is a way for us to dispose of garbage and protect the environment. Landfill geomembrane is new designed anti-seepage material for landfill projects and it is used more and more. Landfill geomembrane is low cost, and lightweight, easy to weld and install. Above ...
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The New Environmental Insurance Products: When Does it Make Sense to Buy Them?
Part One Introduction Real estate transactions with environmental problems often founder on attempts to shift the liabilities from one party to the other. In transactions with other types of problems, insurance is a popular risk transfer mechanism, and is regularly used for that purpose, but it is used far less often when there are environmental risks. This so-called 'environmental insurance ...
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