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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. Human values
  3. Contamination

Contamination

  • Contaminants
  • Contaminated

Broader

Improvement-Impairment
Presentable
Health-Disease
Presentable
Cleanness-Uncleanness
Presentable

Problem

Water pollution by pharmaceuticals
Excellent
Radioactive contamination of the marine environment and of fisheries products
Excellent
Radioactive contamination
Excellent
Environmental pollution
Excellent
Environmental hazards of pesticides
Excellent
Contaminated animal feed
Excellent
Water pollution by pesticides
Presentable
Unhygienic recreational contact with sewage
Presentable
Threatened animal and plant life due to radioactive contamination
Presentable
Retrospective pollution liability
Presentable
Radioactive contamination of water
Presentable
Radioactive contamination of plants
Presentable
Radioactive contamination of animals and animal products
Presentable
Pollution of sediments
Presentable
Polluted drinking water
Presentable
Microbial contamination of food
Presentable
Metal contamination of soil
Presentable
Lead contamination of wetlands
Presentable
Land pollution
Presentable
Infected animal, meat and animal product shipments
Presentable
Food-borne diseases
Presentable
Food pollution
Presentable
Feminization of male fish
Presentable
Effluents from animal husbandry
Presentable
Contamination of public water supplies by sabotage
Presentable
Contamination by natural radiation
Presentable
Chemical contamination of water
Presentable
Chemical contamination of seeds
Presentable
Chemical contaminants of food
Presentable
Biological pollutants
Presentable
Accidental large-scale contamination of the environment
Presentable
Radioactive contamination of soil
Unpresentable
Pollution from military bases
Unpresentable
Inhibition of crop growth by pollution
Unpresentable
Impurities in waste water
Unpresentable
Fear of food contamination
Unpresentable
Contamination of human body
Unpresentable
Contaminated pastureland
Unpresentable
Contaminated mine tailings
Unpresentable
Uncooked vegetables
Yet to rate
Sick building syndrome
Yet to rate
Inadequate toilet facilities
Yet to rate
Imposition of trade quotas for health reasons
Yet to rate
Contaminated saliva
Yet to rate

Strategy

Reducing food contaminants
Unpresentable
Treating illnesses due to contaminated foods
Yet to rate
Testing waste water contamination
Yet to rate
Testing radioactive contamination
Yet to rate
Testing for metal contamination
Yet to rate
Testing food contamination
Yet to rate
Testing environmental contamination
Yet to rate
Testing contaminated buildings
Yet to rate
Studying illnesses due to contaminated foods
Yet to rate
Studying contaminated land
Yet to rate
Regulating food standards
Yet to rate
Regulating contaminants
Yet to rate
Reducing toxic contamination of domestic water
Yet to rate
Reducing soil pollution
Yet to rate
Reducing nitrogen and phosphoric pollution from animal production
Yet to rate
Protecting the environment from contamination
Yet to rate
Protecting against food contamination
Yet to rate
Preventing contamination of water sources by animal excrement
Yet to rate
Monitoring water pollution
Yet to rate
Monitoring soil pollution
Yet to rate
Monitoring biological pollutants
Yet to rate
Identifying contaminated sites
Yet to rate
Decreasing human contact contamination
Yet to rate
Decontamination
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Metadata

Database
Human values
Type
(D) Destructive values
Subject
  • Societal problems » Pollution
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
     Yet to rate
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    D0929
    DOCID
    11409290
    D7NID
    191769
    Last update
    Dec 2, 2024