Today, and everyday, hundreds of millions of plastic containers, cans and non-returnable bottles are discarded. In the cities we call this "refuse," in the countryside we call it "litter," and, in general, we call it "solid pollution."

Collection:: Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):: Mohr, Jean, photographer
Language(s):: English
French
Format:: Still image
Subject(s):: World Health Organization.
Abstract:: A man is surveying an accumulation of trash at a disposal site. Verso: WHO/15373. EURO. Pollution.
Copyright:: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
Copyright Holder:: World Health Organization; World Health Organization website
Extent:: 1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:: 101437358 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:: A014100
Permanent Link:: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437358

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