The Act of 9 November 2000 on Access to Information on the Environment and Its Protection and on Environmental Impact Assessments Chapter 1 General provisions Article 1This Act shall lay down the principles of: 1) the provision of information on the environment and its protection, 2) public participation in procedures relating to environmental protection, 3) the environmental impact assessment procedure. Article 2For the purposes of this Act: 1) "pollution" shall mean the direct or indirect introduction as a result of human activity of the following factors into the air, water or land: a) substances, b) energies, such as heat, noise, vibration or electromagnetic fields, which have harmful effects on human health or the quality of the environment, result in damage to material property or cultural heritage, impair aesthetic values of the environment or interfere with other legitimate uses of the environment;2) "effects on the environment" shall mean effects on ...