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Environmental Issues in GreeceEnvironmental Issues in GreeceOver the course of many years, pollution has become a major problem in Greece. Since World War II, where there were an increase of industrial activities, motor vehicles, and foreign tourists, Greece’s natural environment has been severely threatened. As a response so this situation, the Greek government has passed many bills and laws in an attempt to create a better environment. Unfortunately, compared to the other European nations, Greece has not been the swiftest in protecting their own environment. In major cities such as Athens, air pollution is inevitable. A past incident where there was severe incident of smog, many people had to be hospitalized due to respiratory problems. The reason for the heavily polluted area in Athens is partly due to the fact that there is no clear plan to the reconstruction activities that began after World War II. That is to say, the Greek government did not create strategic plans such that the reconstruction areas would be in safe distance from the areas where the people live. The same problem, although to a lesser extent, occurs in Thessaloniki. This happens because about half of the vehicles in Greece are in these two cities, serving as additional pollutant to the already polluting reconstruction areas. As a result of industrialization, not only is the Greek air polluted, but also its water. The quality of water in the Meditteranean area has declined, and Greece plays a major role in this matter. The only way for them to dispose of the waste from the factories is to direct them to the sea, and this is the precise reason as to why the Greek water is heavily polluted. Between the year 1987 to 1993, there was an extended drought, causing the decrease in both the quantity and quality of the water. As a result of the droughts, in addition to uncontrolled use of fertilizers and by soil erosion, the quality of the Greek soil has also been affected. This has caused great desertification in many agricultural areas, resulting in many farmers’ losing their business. Our comminity is all about enviroment. I Posted by kb on Tue Jan 9 2007 it was good! it helped with our project on Help our community! Please leave a comment or review, |
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