Pollution Introduction Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.[1] Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy‚ such as noise‚ heat or light. Pollutants‚ the components of pollution‚ can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution. The Blacksmith Institute issues an annual list of the world’s worst polluted places. In
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Reduce The Effects of Pollution Nowadays‚ pollution has become a major issue that concerns all countries worldwide. Majority of the pollution are results of the selfish behaviour of humans. There are many types of pollutions‚ examples are water pollution and air pollution. Each of this pollution can be dealt with different methods depending on the source of the error. In general‚ both air and water pollution can be reduced by utilizing the modern technology that humans have developed for this
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needs‚ but not every man’s greed.” ― Mahatma Gandhi “Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.” ― Gary Snyder “Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.” ― Edward O. Wilson There’s so much pollution in the air now that if it weren’t for our lungs there’d be no place to put it all. ~Robert Orben Don’t blow it - good planets are hard to find. ~Quoted in Time We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. ~Thomas Fuller‚ Gnomologia‚
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WHAT IS POLLUTION? Explain the term “pollution’’. Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability‚ disorder‚ harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy‚ such as noise‚ heat or light. Pollutants‚ the components of pollution‚ can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution exposes all people to risks of disease
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Pollution Introduction Pollution is when water‚ air or land becomes very dirty. Pollution can come in 4 different types effecting different types of areas in the world. Air pollution affects the air‚ water pollution affects the water and marine life‚ land pollution effects the land destroying life and the environment and there is also noise pollution that can effect our hearing. We all contribute to pollution in some way or another. Whether it be with a large amount or small amount we can still
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POLLUTION The word‚ ’pollution’ means to make dirty. Pollution causes imbalance in the environment. Environmental pollution is a serious problem. Nearly 35 percent of India’s total land area is subject to serious environmental pollution. Industrialization has led to urbanization‚ which has added to the pollution problem. Air pollution is the most dangerous form of pollution. land and water pollution have worsened the situation. Pollution causes several types of harmful disease so we must control
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Pollution 1 Pollution Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.[1] Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy‚ such as noise‚ heat or light. Pollutants‚ the components of pollution‚ can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution. Ancient cultures The litter problem on the coast of Guyana‚ 2010 Air pollution
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Pollution This swan is breeding on a heap of plastic Littering on a beach in Guyana Pollution is when something is added to the environment that is harmful or poisonous to living things. Smoke in the air from factories is a type of pollution as it is bad for the lungs when breathed in. Sewage in drinking water is another type of pollution‚ as it can make people ill because it contains germs and viruses. People living next to a building site where there is too much noise can become sick as
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In this 21st century‚ environmental issues have been everyone’s concern. The rate of pollution in our country is getting higher and has reached a dangerous level. Therefore‚ everyone must play a role in safeguarding the environment. Yet‚ before looking up for the ways to overcome this issue‚ we must find out the types of pollutions first. Firstly‚ one of them is air pollution. Nowadays‚ almost every family has at least a car at home. Although the car is convenient for our daily lives
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WASTE MANAGEMENT.... -Waste management is the collection‚ transport‚ processing or disposal‚ managing and monitoring of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity‚ and the process is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health‚ the environment or aesthetics. Waste management is a distinct practice from resource recovery which focuses on delaying the rate of consumption of natural resources. All wastes materials‚ whether they are solid‚ liquid‚ gaseous
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