At a time when the public has focused on the pollution produced by refineries, petrochemical installations and other industrial facilities, agriculture, which relies on the natural resources of land and water as a means of production, has also been steadily damaging them.
當大眾焦點都投注在煉油廠、石化業等各種工業造成的公害上時，以水、土地等自然資源做生產工具的農業，也逐步對水、土地與空氣造成危害。