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Environmental issues Kazakhstan, in 1 edition.

The entry for Kazakhstan published Environmental issues in 1 edition of 34, from 2025 to 2025. The text never changed. Each is shown as published. Environmental issues in every entry.

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Published as “Environmental issues” (2025).

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  • radioactive or toxic chemical sites from former defense industries;
  • severe industrial pollution in some cities;
  • air and soil pollution (including dust storms) from chemical pesticides and natural salts left after two rivers were diverted;
  • soil pollution from overuse of agricultural chemicals;
  • salination from infrastructure and irrigation practices;
  • water pollution;
  • desertification

radioactive or toxic chemical sites from former defense industries; severe industrial pollution in some cities; air and soil pollution (including dust storms) from chemical pesticides and natural salts left after two rivers were diverted; soil pollution from overuse of agricultural chemicals; salination from infrastructure and irrigation practices; water pollution; desertification

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Kazakhstan: Environmental issues.” The World Factbook, 2025–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/kazakhstan/environmental-issues.

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