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Pollution Abatement

"technology applied or measure taken to reduce pollution and/or its impacts on the environment. The most commonly used technologies are scrubbers, noise mufflers, filters, incinerators, waste-water treatment facilities and composting of wastes."

Source: United Nations, Glossary of Environment Statistics

   
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