Health: The Basics, The Mastering Health Edition (12th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134183268
Author: Rebecca J. Donatelle
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15, Problem 8PQ
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To discuss: procurement of the products is done with little or no packaging and its example of the minimizing the solid waste.
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The land pollution is the degradation in the earth surface which is caused due to adverse human activities due to haphazard disposal of industrial wastes, exploitation of minerals and following inadequate agricultural practices.
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