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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Toxic organic compounds as water pollutants

Toxic organic compounds as water pollutants

Broader

Toxic industrial chemicals
Presentable
Polluted drinking water
Presentable
Chemical contamination of water
Presentable
Impurities in waste water
Unpresentable

Narrower

Chloroform as a pollutant
Excellent
Nonylphenols
Unpresentable
Health hazards of benzene derivatives
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Environmental hazards of pesticides
Excellent
Acidic precipitation
Excellent
Toxic blue-green algae in drinking water
Presentable
Chemical industry wastes
Unpresentable

Related

Hydrocarbons as airborne pollutants
Yet to rate

Value

Toxicity
Yet to rate
Pollution
Yet to rate

Reference

Branson, D R and Dickson, K L: Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Assessment (Fourth Conference)- STP 737

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #6: Clean Water and SanitationSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Fundamental sciences » Chemicals
  • Fundamental sciences » Organic chemical compounds
  • Hydrology » Water
  • Societal problems » Poison
  • Societal problems » Pollution
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E0617
    DOCID
    11506170
    D7NID
    154076
    Last update
    Nov 3, 2022