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3. How is the environment affected by other sectors? (5 of 5)








 

Industry  
Industry affects water quantity and quality
Industry often has substantial impacts on ecosystems downstream through water use and pollution.
Mining, for example, has affected many waterways in Latin America. In Western Europe industrial pollution has taken its toll on aquatic ecosystems during the last century. Transfer of recycling technologies to developing countries could help to pre-empt ecosystem damage from industrial development.

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