POLLUTION Why we're not winning the battle - Ronald S Toth - February 1984

Ronald S Toth

How far have we progressed in the fight against pollution? In some areas, astounding cleanup took place in the 1970s. You could breathe the air without distress. In rivers once declared dead, fish returned. But at the same time that limited progress occurred in reducing some types of pollution, scientists are only now aware that we humans pollute our environment differently than a few generations ago. In the last five decades significant changes have occurred in the types of pollution produced. Late 20th-century man endures pollution that was not experienced by former generations. Think of these facts. Since The Plain Truth began chronicling world events in 1934, chemists developed pesticides, herbicides, plastics, synthetic food additives, drugs-thousands of chemicals resulting in toxic waste: Thanks to human desire for comfort and pleasure, these chemicals and their noxious side effects are now engulfing our society! Electric utilities, petroleum refining, mechanized agriculture and food processing all use chemicals, resulting in toxic waste. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library