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Unsafe disposal of waste poses threat to public health [1]

KARACHI: In the absence of any integrated solid waste management system for Karachi, air pollution in the city continues to grow and affect public health as a considerable part of the waste is still burnt in the open in almost all towns and cantonment areas.

Publication Date: 
07/01/2010
Dawn (Pakistan) [2]
Tags:
Air Pollution [3], Solid Waste [4], Waste Disposal [5], Pakistan [6], Karachi [7], Dawn (Pakistan) [2]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solid-waste
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-disposal
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pakistan
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karachi