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Every kind of environmental deterioration known to man can be found in the United States of America. A nation which has long taken pride in its technological advancement now finds itself troubled by the by-products of that advancement: polluted water and air, wasteful use of materials and energy, urban crowding, noise, and a host of other threats to the public health and welfare.
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Greenfield, S.M. (1973). Environmental Protection in the U.S.. In: Barrekette, E.S. (eds) Pollution. Environmental Science Research, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0330-3_52
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