Environmental Pollution Caused by Natural Disasters

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  • Günay Kocasoy
چکیده

One of the major problems that the world is facing is the environmental pollution. Among these, the appropriate management of the hazardous and special wastes is significantly important especially for the economically developing countries. Another problem that the authorities in the waste management are combating is the wastes of natural disasters such as flooding, earthquake and fire. Lack of the related regulations and necessary systems, experts in the field and ignorance of the authorities make the solution of these problems much more difficult.

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تاریخ انتشار 2009