| 1. | Every year , major health problems result from hazardous waste
每年，有害垃圾造成了许多重大健康问题。 |
| 2. | Many scientists think that waste production can be cut
许多科学家认为有害垃圾产生的数量是可以减少的。 |
| 3. | Around the world , hundreds of millions of tons of hazardous waste are produced annually
每年全球产生的有害垃圾达数亿吨。 |
| 4. | Hazardous waste is produced both on a huge scale by major industries and on a relatively tiny scale by individuals
有害垃圾既有大工业大规模产生的，也有个人以较小的规模产生的。 |
| 5. | One of the main causes of the abundance of hazardous waste is that people do not realize how large a problem it is
大量有害垃圾产生的主要原因之一是人们还没有意识到其问题的严重性。 |
| 6. | Besides ， industries have often displayed an unwillingness to find ways to deal with hazardous waste because of the expenses associated with it
除此之外，工业界由于所涉费用问题，在解决有害垃圾问题上常常表现出不情愿。 |
| 7. | Some governments have realized the severity of the hazardous waste problem and are stipulating regulations on the disposal of hazardous waste
有些政府已经意识到了有害垃圾问题的严重性，并正在着手制订有关有害垃圾处置的法规。 |
| 8. | Sadly , it is often only after someone has died or become seriously ill that governments will intervene and reduce levels of dumped hazardous waste
令人感到可悲的是，经常在有人死亡或得了重病之后，政府才肯介入，对有害垃圾的倾倒加以控制。 |
| 9. | Water pollution control act amendment ( 1972 ) established standards for cleaning navigable streams and eliminating all harmful waste disposals by 1985
1972年水污染控制法修正案制定了清理可通航河流湖泊及到1985年以前消灭有害垃圾废物的标准。 |
| 10. | They can choose not to buy those products which require the production of hazardous waste , attempt to influence policymakers , and produce less hazardous waste themselves
每个人都可以不购买那些必须产生有害垃圾才能生产出来的产品，影响政策的制订者，也可以从自身做起，减少有害垃圾的产生。 |
