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  2. Industrial waste - Wikipedia

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    Water pollution in the Wairarapa, New Zealand. One of the most devastating effects of industrial waste is water pollution. For many industrial processes, water is used which comes in contact with harmful chemicals. These chemicals may include organic compounds (such as solvents), metals, nutrients or radioactive material.

  3. List of industrial disasters - Wikipedia

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    A seven-story factory fire outside of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, killed at least 112 people, 12 from jumping out of windows to escape the blaze. April 24, 2013: 2013 Savar building collapse. An eight-story factory building collapsed on the outskirts of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, and killed 1129 people. [51]

  4. Pollution - Wikipedia

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    Air pollution control system, known as a thermal oxidizer, decomposes hazard gases from industrial air streams at a factory in the United States. A dust collector in Pristina, Kosovo. Pollution control is a term used in environmental management. It refers to the control of emissions and effluents into air, water or soil.

  5. Maui officials and scientists warn that after the flames ...

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    Unlike factory pollution or forest fires where scientists have a strong grasp about the kind of toxins emitted, fires like the one in Maui can leave a less unpredictable trail of destruction in ...

  6. Air regulators ding California Tesla factory over air pollution

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    In an ironic turn, Tesla — the U.S.' biggest manufacturer of electric cars — is facing accusations of harming air quality and endangering public health.

  7. List of environmental disasters - Wikipedia

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    Health issues on the Aamjiwnaang First Nation due to chemical factories; Love Canal toxic waste site; Minamata disease (1950s and 1960s) mercury poisoning in Japan; Kodaikanal mercury poisoning in India; Release of CFCs resulting in ozone depletion; Spring Valley, which was used as a chemical weapons testing ground during World War I.

  8. Smokestack industry - Wikipedia

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    Smokestacks in Manchester England c. 1858 watercolor by William Wyld.. A smokestack industry is a basic, usually cyclical, heavy industry. [1] The factories stereo-typically used in such industries have smoke stacks, hence the name, and produce a high volume of pollution.

  9. After years of pollution violations, Tesla is fined $275,000 ...

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    Tesla has been fined $275,000 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violating air pollution regulations at its assembly plant in Fremont, Calif. (Noah Berger / Associated Press)

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