Pollution fines do only work if they are prohibitively high.

如果污染罚金足够高，那么罚款会起到作用。

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There are fines for exceeding permitted levels of noise pollution.

噪音超标会处以罚款。

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The smelting reduction process saves energy and lessens pollution through using of ore fines without any pretreatment and agglomeration.

由于使用无需任何预处理和造块的矿粉，熔融还原法既可节能、又能减少污染。

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Which? said courts fail to recognise the seriousness of pollution offences and impose fines of only a few thousand pounds.

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The court could consider civil penalties under the Clean Water Act, which permits fines for water pollution.

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They included disruption to operations from drought or flooding, declining water quality that required costly on-site pretreatment, increases in water prices, and fines and litigation relating to pollution incidents.

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