German help? Hilfe fuer mein Deutsch?

Question

If you know anything about pollution in Germany (such as which areas are the most polluted), can you please help me. I have searched for info but can't find any.

Wenn Sie etwas ueber Verschmutzung in Deutschland wissen, z.B welches Region die meiste verschmutzt ist, koennen Sie mir bitte helfen? Ich habe fuer Information abgesucht aber kann nichts finden.

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Answers in English OR German please.

Antworten auf Englisch ODER Deutsch bitte.

Answer 1

Water pollution: There are several major sources of water pollution in Germany. Industrial waste and oil from ships emitted into lakes, rivers, and streams flow into the North Sea and Baltic Sea. Agricultural chemicals ‚"fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides" run off into waterways and leach into ground water supplies. In eastern Germany, inadequate and outmoded sewage treatment facilities have also contributed to water pollution.

Nuclear waste: Disposing of spent fuel rods from nuclear reactors and other radioactive wastes is a growing problem. A former salt mine in Morsleben (Saxony-Anhalt) is now serving as a storage facility for low- and medium level radioactive waste; plans have been made for two more subterranean storage facilities.

Waste: Because of Germany's extensive recycling, the amount of solid waste it generates from industrial production, construction rubble and household waste is decreasing. Germany produced 387 million tons of solid waste in 1997, down from 391 million tons the year before. Solid waste is incinerated at 52 plants. Plans for construction of new plants are being revised to reflect the decreasing amount of waste.

Answer 2

I cannot believe some people simply copy and paste from websites without giving the source... and then post it here claiming it to be their original answer. There is nothing wrong with taking info from other pages, but at least give the source, people.

http://www.germany.info/relaunch/info/fa...

Check the link above to read what that other answerer posted and much more info on various sources and fights against pollution in Germany.