Rondônia
Rondônia , state (1996 pop. 1,132,692), 93,839 sq mi (243,043 sq km), NW Brazil, on the border with Bolivia. Pôrto Velho is the capital. Rain forests still cover much of the state, although by the 1980s deforestation had begun to emerge as a serious environmental problem in Rondônia.
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Biophysico-chemical processes of heavy metals and metalloids in soil environments.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 3/1/2008; 199 words
; ...biophysico-chemical processes in environmental systems TD879 Pollution from heavy metals and metalloids in soils is a serious environmental problem. Violante (soil chemistry, University of Naples Federico II, Italy) provides the scientific community with...
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KUWAIT: 86.9% OF POPULATION SUFFERS FROM AIR POLLUTION.
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Instrument mixes for environmental policy: how many stones should be used to kill a bird?(Report)
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; ...be used to address a particular environmental problem? That is the question this article...non-environmental market failures affecting the environmental problem at hand will also require one additional...combination to address a given environmental problem (non-environmental market ...
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Context connection and opportunity in environmental problem solving.(The Earth Day Series, part 3)
Magazine article from: Environment; 6/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...environmental problems, and even notions of what constitutes an environmental problem, have been profoundly altered. One of the most significant...on connectivity - on context - that is revolutionizing environmental problem solving, moving it away from simple, technology-based...
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Gradual reduction in coke export.(Comprehensive)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 7/16/2005; 209 words
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Partnerships for environmental action.(Editorial)
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UREA SPILL.
Newspaper article from: Caribbean Update; 12/1/1998; 68 words
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Proof that where there's muck there's brass.
Newspaper article from: Peterborough Evening Telegraph (Peterborough, England); 2/13/2007; 369 words
; ...their four-legged friends as it is a serious health and environmental problem. An engraved silver tray was presented to Southfields...service. He added: Dog fouling is a serious health and environmental problem, but it is especially dangerous in the vicinity of schools...
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Problems With Current U.S. Policy.
Magazine article from: Foreign Policy in Focus; 5/7/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...anything but a makeshift, stop-gap basis, addressing each environmental problem only when it becomes so acute that doing nothing is no longer...recognition that population is one among several key factors in environmental problem
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Magazine article from: Environment; 5/1/1994; ; 163 words
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Pôrto Velho
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
, city (1996 pop. 287,534), capital of Rondônia state, NW Brazil, on the Madeira River. It is a rail terminus and the last point of navigation on the river. The city's economy is based on the exploitation and shipment of the rubber and Brazil nuts found in surrounding forests.
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Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the indigenous peoples. In 1910 he formed the Indian Protection Service, which he developed into one of the most humane organizations of its kind in the Americas. He was made a marshal in 1955. The Brazilian state of Rondônia is named after him.
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Madeira
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Bolivia-Brazil border. It flows north along the border for c.60 mi (100 km), then northeast in a winding course through the Rondônia and Amazonas sections of NW Brazil into the Amazon River. At its mouth is Ilha Tupinambaranas, an extensive marshy region...
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Guaporé
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...through rain forest and forms part of the Brazil-Bolivia border before joining the Mamoré River. The river is also called Iténez. Guaporé was the original name (until 1956) of the Brazilian federal territory that is now the state of Rondônia .
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Brazil
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...significant problem in late 2007. The Amazon region includes the states of Amazonas , Pará , Acre , Amapá , Roraima , and Rondônia ; its chief city is Manaus . Although it is not as developed as other parts of Brazil, the Amazon region produces timber...
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