The 2009 report presents 12 examples of areas where solutions or cleanups have either been completed or are currently underway. They include 10 programs, alphabetically listed by location, which have been successful in reducing the toll of pollution on human health.
In addition, two initiatives with worldwide impact—the leaded gas phase out and the obsolete chemical weapons treaty—are highlighted here as models of how the international community can work together to make meaningful progress on pollution and health.
* Some projects were chosen because they represent a technology or engineering innovation that has been successful in reducing pollution and improving health indicators.
* Other sites were chosen because they represent a problem that is found in many locations and showcases a successful strategy for implementing the cleanup on a widespread scale.
* There are a few examples, where a policy or a social movement has been the turning point for dealing with a specific toxin, such as the leaded gasoline phase-out.
* The approaches cover remediation, education, legislation and innovation (technological and social).
In each case, it is important to recognize that this is not a ranking based on comparable criteria. Rather, sites were chosen to give us an idea of the way forward, to tackle one of the largest public health threats of our time. The examples are seemingly disparate because the issues are equally as different as they are deadly.
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