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A procedure is outlined to make a rapid across-the-board estimate of the quantities of air, water and land pollution in a given region or country. Such inventories, though not as detailed as one would eventually need, provide a first integrated view of the magnitude and quantity of pollution and can contribute to effective and comprehensive pollution control planning.
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This article is abstracted from Rapid Assessment of Air, Water and Land Pollution Sources, WHO Internal Document EFP/81.14, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 1981.
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De Koning, H.W. Rapid assessment of air, water, and land pollution sources. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 1, 129–141 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00395118
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