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... population.3 The smaller the value of the DALYs, the less burden a disease has on society These measures are very important for understanding disease burdens because they illustrate the large numbers of ... activities The list of top sources varies slightly from the list of the top ten pollution problems This is because the list of the top ten pollution problems counts only sites where a specific ... Conclusion 66 VII Appendix Blacksmith Institute and Green Cross Switzerland s Efforts to Identify and Address Pollution Problems Introduction How Sites Are Assessed The Importance of Assessing...
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