The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 213, Issues 1-3National Geographic Society., 2007 - Geography |
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Page 71
... percent of discarded computers and monitors , and well over 80 percent of TVs , even- tually end up in landfills , despite a growing number of state laws that prohibit dumping of e - waste , which may leak lead , mercury , arsenic ...
... percent of discarded computers and monitors , and well over 80 percent of TVs , even- tually end up in landfills , despite a growing number of state laws that prohibit dumping of e - waste , which may leak lead , mercury , arsenic ...
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... percent ; steel , 60 percent ; paper , 40 percent ; and glass , 30 percent . GLASS * One million Btu equals nearly the same energy as in eight gallons of gasoline . SOURCES : SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND GREENHOUSE GASES : A LIFE - CYCLE ...
... percent ; steel , 60 percent ; paper , 40 percent ; and glass , 30 percent . GLASS * One million Btu equals nearly the same energy as in eight gallons of gasoline . SOURCES : SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND GREENHOUSE GASES : A LIFE - CYCLE ...
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... percent of households now own a television , 11 per- cent a cell phone , about 3 percent a computer— citizens are connecting with each other as well as the rest of the world . This is no small achievement in Bhutan , whose only cross ...
... percent of households now own a television , 11 per- cent a cell phone , about 3 percent a computer— citizens are connecting with each other as well as the rest of the world . This is no small achievement in Bhutan , whose only cross ...
Contents
Features | 8 |
Living With Volcanoes 34 In Indonesia life plays out in the shadow of fiery peaks | 38 |
COVER The eruption of Javas Mount Merapi in May 2006 drove | 1 |
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