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Solution |
Manufacturing can have a negative visual impact on the landscape |
Stricter environmental targets put in place for industry on water quality, air pollution and landscape damage. Locations chosen in order to minimise visual impact. |
Industrial processes can cause air and water pollution, as well as degrading the soil |
Technology can be used to reduce harmful emissions from power stations and heavy industry. Desulphurisation can be used to remove the more harmful gases from the chimneys of certain industrial plants. |
The waste products from the manufacturing industry are often taken to landfill and when they are in the ground they can pollute the air, soil and ground water |
Stricter environmental targets put in place for industry on water quality, air pollution and landscape damage. |
The transport of the necessary raw products is usually by road which increases the rate of air pollution. It can also further damage the environment as new roads might need to be built. |
Vehicles can be fitted with catalytic converters to minimise pollution. Stricter environmental targets put in place for industry on water quality, air pollution and landscape damage. |
Torr Quarry, Somerset
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