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Document ID (ISN)106810
CIS number 07-877
ISSN - Serial title 0120-5684 - Protección y seguridad
Year 2005
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Pardo de Castro A.E., Niño Urrea C.I., Negrete Forero O.N., Gracia J.A., García F.
Title Environmental protection
Original title Protección del medio ambiente [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information May-June 2005, Vol.51, No.301, p.50-71. Illus. 3 ref.
Abstract Atmospheric pollution and climate change constitute global problems that can only be resolved by social and economic policies based on sustainable development. This collection of articles describes measures that have been implemented in Colombia: programme of technical assistance to Colombia within the framework of the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants; socially-responsible enterprises that have implemented voluntary initiatives; implementation of the Montreal Protocol in Colombia; environmental management in electrical power distribution companies; environmental management systems; technologies for the surveillance of emissions of pollutants into the environment.
Descriptors (primary) Colombia; pollution control; environment
Descriptors (secondary) dangerous substances; legal aspects; technical cooperation; determination in air; international agreements; electric power distribution
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceColombia
Subject(s) Environmental pollution
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Pollution control