21. Thirty per cent of the drinking water in Uzbekistan fails to meet minimum health standards, largely as a result of contamination by industrial waste. 22. Watkins engineering, at Sling, had a novel way of getting rid of industrial toxic waste -- tip it away down an old mine shaft. 23. This particular bonfire has been constructed of industrial waste and in consequence we are unable to ascertain precisely what is inside the bonfire. 24. And then rinse your mouth with industrial waste. 25. But the escaping vapors of toluene, benzene and other industrial wastes increased for four more years as the materials seeped through the ground and into streams. 26. Categories do not include certain industrial wastes, sewage sludge, automobile bodies or construction and demolition debris. 27. Chemicals found in products like carpeting and particleboard may pose greater long-term environmental hazards than industrial chemical wastes, a study has concluded. 28. Dioxin is formed, for example, when chlorine-containing chemicals, like plastics or industrial wastes, are burned, or when pulp and paper are bleached. 29. Elsewhere along the river, some stalwart swimmers have always braved the water, adjusting their strokes and bathing times to avoid contact with sewage or industrial waste. 30. Eventually, though, Jack finds his way to the abandoned coal mines where the senior Hanner is reaping millions by dumping drums filled with industrial waste. |
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