research groups, and citizen scientists monitor pollution with an expanding list of low-cost pollution monitoring tools. Since pollution crosses political...

statistically, and published. A monitoring programme is designed around the intended use of the data before monitoring starts. Environmental monitoring includes...

Water pollution (or aquatic pollution) is the contamination of water bodies, with a negative impact on their uses.: 6  It is usually a result of human...

Air Pollution Monitors and Indoor Air Quality". www.epa.gov. Retrieved 23 February 2025. "Monitoring ambient air: choosing a monitoring technique and method"...

parts of industrialization during the 19th and 20th centuries until the emergence of environmental regulation and pollution policy in the later half of the...

use and application of rule making, monitoring and enforcement strategies and with the parallel growth of civil regulation and business regulation. In...

security Noise regulation Nuclear safety Minerals Occupational safety and health Public health Regulation and monitoring of pollution Regulation of acupuncture...

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India is a statutory organization under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Mo.E.F.C...

of shipping include air pollution, water pollution, acoustic, and oil pollution. Ships are responsible for more than 18% of nitrogen oxides pollution...

identification, monitoring, and regulation more complex. The basis for nonpoint source pollution regulation is the negative direct and indirect effects...

Point source water pollution comes from discrete conveyances and alters the chemical, biological, and physical characteristics of water. In the United...

inputs for management, exploration, monitoring, assessment, augmentation and regulation of ground water resources of the country." It is a multi-disciplinary...

Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978, or "MARPOL 73/78" (short for "marine pollution") is one of the most important...

Pollution in California relates to the degree of pollution in the air, water, and land of the U.S. state of California. Pollution is defined as the addition...

Ministry of Environment & Forests Government of India entity, has established a National Water Quality Monitoring Network comprising 1,429 monitoring stations...

Light pollution is the presence of any unwanted, inappropriate, or excessive artificial lighting. In a descriptive sense, the term light pollution refers...

Marine pollution occurs when substances used or spread by humans, such as industrial, agricultural, and residential waste; particles; noise; excess carbon...

States, several federal agencies and laws have some jurisdiction over pollution from ships in U.S. waters. States and local government agencies also have...

hydrometeorology and related areas, environmental monitoring and pollution control, including radiation monitoring and control, and functions of public environmental...

quality data when air pollution levels are changing. Real time monitoring data and forecasts of air quality that are color-coded in terms of the air quality...

Effluent Guidelines and Standards (Parts 400 - 471) (Clean Water Act) General pretreatment regulations for existing and new sources of pollution Point source...

list of regulations governing the mercury content of a variety of materials. Regulation of these potential sources of pollution reduces the amount of mercury...

Noise pollution, or sound pollution, is the propagation of noise or sound with potential harmful effects on humans and animals. The source of outdoor...

a series of Clean Air Acts that significantly strengthened regulation of air pollution. Individual U.S. states, some European nations, and eventually...

reduce and control air pollution nationwide. Initially enacted in 1963 and amended many times since, it is one of the United States' first and most influential...

industrialization and rapid urban growth exacerbated water pollution combined with a lack of regulation has allowed for discharges of sewage, toxic chemicals...

aids in quantifying each plants' specific effects, and allows for tighter regulation of thermal pollution. Converting facilities from once-through cooling...

The ongoing pollution of the Ganges, the largest river in India, poses a significant threat to both human health and the environment. The river supplies...

Plastic pollution Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and microbeads) in the Earth's environment...

Pollution in China is one aspect of the broader topic of environmental issues in China. Various forms of pollution have increased following the industrialisation...