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Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Pollution can take the form of any substance or energy. Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants.

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Organizations relating to Pollution

Global Partnership for Oceans / Est. 2012
European Noise Barrier Federation / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 2009
Asociación Medioambiental Internacional de Gestores del Olor / Bilbao, Spain
Sociedad Iberoamericana de Contaminación y Toxicologgia Ambientales / Est. 2001
International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise / The Hague, Netherlands / Est. 1968
Centre international de lutte contre la pollution de l'Atlantique du Nord-Est / Lisbon, Portugal / Est. 1990
Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants / Geneva, Switzerland
Climate and Clean Air Coalition / Paris, France / Est. 2012
Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1979
Asia-Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate / Est. 2005
IAEA Environment Laboratories / Vienna, Austria / Est. 1961
Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1979
Network of Reference Laboratories for Monitoring of Emerging Environmental Pollutants / Verneuil-en-Halatte, France / Est. 2005
International Research Network for Low Carbon Societies / Hayama, Japan / Est. 2009
Low Carbon Asia Research Network / Hayama, Japan / Est. 2012
Global Network for Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production / Vienna, Austria / Est. 2010
International Dark-Sky Association / Tucson AZ, USA / Est. 1988
International Society of Environmental Botanists / Lucknow, India / Est. 1994
Andean Institute of Ecology and Development / Cusco, Peru
Starlight Foundation / La Laguna, Spain / Est. 2007
Blue Planet Foundation / Honolulu HI, USA
Global Community Monitor / El Cerrito CA, USA / Est. 2001
European Association for the Science of Air Pollution / Aveiro, Portugal / Est. 1986
International Association for Clean Technology / Est. 1987
World Alliance for Clean Technologies / Lausanne, Switzerland
Mediterranean Trust Fund / Athens, Greece / Est. 1979
Envirofit International / Fort Collins CO, USA / Est. 2003
International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
International Conference on Air Quality - Science and Application / Hatfield, UK
International Symposium on Electrokinetic Remediation
AquaConSoil
Amendments to the Protocol for the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft / Est. 1995
ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution / Est. 2002
Protocol Concerning Regional Cooperation in Combating Pollution by Oil and other Harmful Substances in Case of Emergency / Jeddah, Saudi Arabia / Est. 1982
Protocol Concerning Regional Cooperation in Combating Pollution by Oil and other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency / Safat, Kuwait / Est. 1978
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil / Est. 1954
Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-based Sources / Est. 1974
Protocol on Protection of the Black Sea Marine Environment Against Pollution from Land-based Sources / Istanbul, Türkiye / Est. 1992
Agreement on the Implementation of a European Project on Pollution, on the Topic 'Analysis of Organic Micropollutants in Water' / Est. 1971
Protocol for the Prevention of Pollution of the South Pacific Region by Dumping / Apia, Samoa / Est. 1986
Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities / Est. 1980
Protocol on Cooperation in Combating Pollution of the Black Sea Marine Environment by Oil and other Harmful Substances in Emergency Situations / Istanbul, Türkiye / Est. 1992
Amendments to the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution from Land-based Sources and Activities / Est. 1996
Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 2003
Protocol to the Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants / Est. 1998
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Long-term Financing of the Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air-pollutants in Europe / Est. 1984
Complementary Protocol to the Agreement on Regional Cooperation in Combating Pollution of the Southeast Pacific by Oil and other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency / Est. 1983
Protocol Concerning Cooperation in Combating Pollution in Cases of Emergency / Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire / Est. 1981
Convention Concerning the Protection of Workers Against Occupational Hazards in the Working Environment Due to Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1977

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World Problems relating to Pollution

From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

Mercury as a pollutant
Emissions from combustion engines
Dioxin poisoning
Air pollution
Environmental pollution
Global warming
Demographic fatigue
Water pollution
Polychlorinated biphenyls as a health hazard
Particulate atmospheric pollution
Environmental hazards of pesticides
Pollution by aircraft
Radioactive contamination of the marine environment and of fisheries products
Health hazards of air pollution for plants
Hormone pollution
Lead as an environmental pollutant
Negative ecological impact of overpopulation
Environmental consequences of war
Contaminated animal feed
Water pollution from fish production
Male sterility
Noise pollution
Pollution of inland waters
Industrial waste water pollutants
Industrial air emissions

Action Strategies relating to Pollution

From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

Increasing industrial cooperation to control transboundary water pollution
Monitoring pollution hazards of industrial research
Reducing pollution hazards of industrial research
Providing information on drinking water quality
Researching effects of air pollution on human health
Monitoring effects of air pollution on human health
Reducing health risks from environmental pollution
Monitoring urban-industrial air pollution
Promoting best environmental practice concerning persistent organic pollutants
Ensuring clean drinking water
Promoting research and development in transboundary air pollution control
Exchanging information to control transboundary air pollution
Preventing air pollution from aircraft
Using renewable energy resources
Protecting the environment through criminal prosecution
Developing sustainable transport policy
Providing integrated pollution control
Mobilizing public opinion for pollution control
Reducing heavy metal pollution
Applying polluter-pays principle
Reducing urban air pollution
Reducing sewage as a pollutant
Monitoring sewage as a pollutant
Protecting against environmental hazards from chemicals
Reducing transboundary water pollution

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