Measures for Prevention of Water Pollution under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974: A Critical AnalysisUnited Nations Declaration on Human Rights U/A 31 recognize the right to clean and accessible water that is adequate for health and well-being of an individualSocial ...
The only way to solve the environmental pollution due to industrial effluents is to restrict the polluted discharge at the source. The existing law in Bangladesh, the Environmental Conservation Act (1995), requiring such factories to install an Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP), has not been effective...
Most countries also have their own water pollution laws. In the United States, for example, there is the 1972 Clean Water Act and the 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act.EconomicsMost environmental experts agree that the best way to tackle pollution is through something called the polluter pays ...
The Deepwater Port Act of 1974 was enacted at a time when the United States was increasingly dependent on imported oil. The act was passed to establish economical means to transport oil to the U.S. The act reduced the number of ships operating in U.S. coastal waters, seeking to enhance...
“Clean Water Act” in 1972), which oversees water pollution; 3) the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, which protects the quality of drinking water in the U.S.; and 4) the Endangered Species Act of 1973, which protects and recovers imperiled terrestrial and aquatic species and the ...
aspects of transboundary water pollution, links between compliance-producing mechanisms and types of observed compliance, biophysical peculiarities of transboundary groundwater, and the details required to begin to harmonise and group counter-hegemonic mechanisms. Finally, the role of power should be much...
are recognized under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act of 2006. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act of 1974, while indirectly supporting the right to clean and safe water for all, also seeks to combat water pollution. ...
Section eight of the TWMZ act implies that the government may take the initiative to make comprehensive rules to prevent marine pollution. Because of this, the authors suggest that the policymakers of Bangladesh should implement a comprehensive policy regarding the control of land-based marine ...
theEPA announced plans to designate PFOA and PFOS chemicals as hazardous substancesunder the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). The designation will help protect communities from harmful PFAS pollution and give federal regulators the authority to hold polluters acc...
These structures act to regulate water intake and water level, as well as stabilise the riverbed. Hydraulic structures also play an important role in urban-stream beautification. Some hydraulic structures in urban rivers, such as submerged dams in the present study area, are designed to improve ...