S7 E9: At the Tipping Point
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Pollution and Technological Solutions
- Even with bans on pollutants like DDT, the accumulated levels continued to rise, posing ongoing environmental and health risks.
- New pollutants and environmental issues were constantly being discovered.
- This raised concerns that even if technologies were developed to address pollution, the pace of new discoveries and the lag in implementing effective solutions would create a persistent challenge.
- There was concern that technological solutions alone might not be sufficient if the underlying causes, such as industrial growth, were not also addressed.
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