Air Pollution One of the most serious problems that we have is the air pollution we breathe. People can help to improve the air we breathe. In order to improve the quality of the air‚ we have to be more conscious about what causes this kind of pollution and the effects of it. The air pollution causes harm and discomfort to humans or other living organisms and also damages our natural environment. The saddest situation is to realize that the main causes of deterioration of our lives are caused
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70% water and 30% of land. Our body is also composed of 2/3 of water. In other words life without water is INPOSIBLE.Imagine what would happen if amount of water in nature would be drastically reduced? I believe we all know the answer and the consequences. The entire flora‚ fauna and the entire human being will die slowly. Now a day‚ we have a lot of amount of water in our planet but that is a big paradox because a big part from that water is polluted. Basically living the life without water or with
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Water Pollution Water pollution is the contamination of bodies of water such as ponds‚ lakes‚ oceans‚ rivers and even groundwater. Water pollution is mainly caused by many human activities‚ which can be harmful to animals and plants which live in these bodies of water are located. Nature also takes its toll on water pollution such as volcanoes‚ severe storms‚ and earthquakes also cause major changes in the quality of water. Water is typically considered to be polluted when it’s impaired
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Clean water is extremely essential for a healthy living. It is life’s most important basic necessity while dirty water is one of the deadliest killers. UN has estimated that 10 people die every minute from contaminated water. The World Health Organization estimates that 80% of all sickness and disease in developing countries is due to unsafe water. As water pollution is one of the most widespread problems and it has deadly effects‚ I chose this topic. Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies
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increasing population and rapid economic growth as well as lax environmental oversight have increased water pollution. Therefore‚ deterioration of drinking water quality continues to be a major problem. Continuous emissions from manufacturing are the largest contributor to lowered drinking quality across the country. China’s major river systems exhibit the scope of the problem. Perhaps 70 percent of their water is so polluted that it has been deemed unsafe for human contact. In addition to untreated sewage
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Cause and Effects of Water Pollution Water is a key resource on our planet and is undervalued by humans causing water pollution. Water makes up 70% of the earth and 60% of the human body‚ therefore the pollution of water is in need to come to an end because it is essential to all living aspects on earth ("Causes and Effects of Water Pollution…"). Water pollution is typically caused by littering‚ industrial waste‚ oil pollution‚ and primarily‚ by the human carelessness. It needs to be taken more
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Water pollution has become increasingly troubling in the last few decades. Even though many new laws have been enacted to try to protect the water sources there is still much work to be done to keep the water systems of the world clean and pollution free. One way that information can be spread about the problems regarding water pollution is by writing water pollution articles. Water pollution articles are very helpful ways to get out information about the causes of water pollution as well as the
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Water pollution is when the water in lakes‚ rivers‚ oceans‚ and other bodies of water is contaminated. Humans are the main cause for polluting the water. The countries that are most affected by water pollution are: India – The Ganges River China – The Yellow River Central Asia – Amu and Syr Darya Rivers Nepals – Most of the Rivers Pacific Islands Australia Water pollution affects ones physical and emotional health since without drinking water we cannot survive and if the water is polluted
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Columbia Encyclopedia‚ water pollution is defined as contamination of water resources by harmful wastes. In most cases this contamination is a result of people overloading the water environment with wastes. The scope of this problem covers any and all water sources including but not limited to streams‚ lakes‚ underground water‚ bays or oceans. II. Statement of Problem It is no misconception that water is a necessary compound to all life on Earth. Absolutely all organisms need water in one form or another
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sector (PEM‚ 2003). As stated in the EMB report‚ domestic wastewater discharges contribute highest to the BOD load as the lack of sewage treatment system allows more than 90 percent of inadequately treated domestic sewage to be discharged into surface waters‚ which contain bacteria and viruses that threaten human life. Geographically‚ data show that one-third (30 percent) of BOD generation comes from Metro Manila and Region IV alone‚ at 18 and 15 percent‚ respectively (PEM‚ 2003). Industrial wastewater
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