The accountant of Astera Ltd has identified the following types of environmental costs for the business: Cleaning of exhaust fans at production sites Defective products and waste produced in manufacturing Development of water pollution monitoring systems Fine for leaking waste water into the local river Inspection of drainage systems Loss in sales due to poor environmental reputation Obtaining ISO 14001 certification Potential employee compensation for workplace injury Use of non-renewable resources in producing the product   Required: Classify each of the costs above into the five tiers of environmental costs. Identify one example of tier 3, tier 4 and tier 5 environmental cost that may have been overlooked.

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