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Environment - current issues Curacao, in 15 editions.

The entry for Curacao published Environment - current issues in 15 editions of 16, from 2010 to 2024. The text changed in 2 editions. Each is shown as published. Environment - current issues in every entry.

editions changed the text
2
the first edition with it
2010
the latest edition with it
2024

Published as “Environment - current issues” (2010 to 2024).

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2024 edition

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The same text in 7 editions, 2018 to 2024.

  • problems in waste management that threaten environmental sustainability on the island include pollution of marine areas from domestic sewage, inadequate sewage treatment facilities, industrial effluents and agricultural runoff, the mismanagement of toxic substances, and ineffective regulations;
  • the refinery in Sint Anna Bay, at the eastern edge of Willemstad’s large natural harbor, processes heavy crude oil from Venezuela;
  • it has caused significant environmental damage to the surrounding area because of neglect and a lack of strict environmental controls;
  • the release of noxious fumes and potentially hazardous particles causes schools downwind to regularly close

problems in waste management that threaten environmental sustainability on the island include pollution of marine areas from domestic sewage, inadequate sewage treatment facilities, industrial effluents and agricultural runoff, the management mismanagement of toxic substances, and ineffective regulations regulations; the refinery in Sint Anna Bay, at the eastern edge of Willemstad’s large natural harbor, processes heavy crude oil from Venezuela; it has caused significant environmental damage to the surrounding area because of neglect and a lack of strict environmental controls; the release of noxious fumes and potentially hazardous particles causes schools downwind to regularly close

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Curacao: Environment - current issues.” The World Factbook, 2010–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/curacao/environment-current-issues.

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