... is covered by mountains, but some areas have coastal lowlands and plains. Italy's natural resources include mercury, potash, marble, sulfur, natural gas, oil reserves, fish, and coal. Current environmental concerns include air pollution, pollution of coastal and inland rivers, acid rain, and inadequate industrial waste treatment and disposal facilities. Ninety percent of drinking water comes from ground water sources and some of these ... sources are polluted due to widespread use of fertilizers and pesticides. Several rivers run the risk of becoming ecologically dead because of industr...

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