Our community’s source of water is Lake Ontario. However before the water arrives to our taps it undergoes a long cleansing process. This process includes pumping‚ storing and distributing the water. There are many ways to store water works systems. Some systems‚ because of local needs‚ store their source water in large natural or man-made reservoirs‚ essentially small lakes. These are often created by the damming of mountain streams‚ and in many cases‚ normal recreational activities are permitted
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Causes of Water Pollution * With environmentalism and green thinking reaching the pinnacle of public appeal in recent years due to global warming‚ an increasing focus has been put on stopping pollution‚ especially carbon dioxide emissions. As such‚ the main battle has been waged against air pollution‚ while water pollution has not been in the public limelight. This does not mean that the problem is any less important‚ or any less pervasive however. Water pollution is caused by the release of
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Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the environment. It is cause mostly by human actions‚ but can also be a result of natural disasters. Pollution has harmful effect on living and non-living things in an environment‚ making it difficult to maintain life. There are different types of pollution. The main ones are: 1. Air pollution 2. Water pollution 3. Land pollution 4. Noise pollution Air pollution Air pollution is the accumulation of pollutants into the atmosphere that have
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Solutions to Plastic Pollution in our Oceans The Basics We ’re treating the oceans like a trash bin: around 80 percent of marine litter originates on land‚ and most of that is plastic. Plastic that pollutes our oceans and waterways has severe impacts on our environment and our economy. Seabirds‚ whales‚ sea turtles and other marine life are eating marine plastic pollution and dying from choking‚ intestinal blockage and starvation. Scientists are investigating the long-term impacts of toxic pollutants
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Water‚ land and air pollution Water pollution Water pollution is usually caused by human activities. Different human sources add to the pollution of water. There are two sorts of sources‚ they mostly come from pipelines or sewers and then into the surface water. Nonpoint sources are sources that cannot be traced to a single site of discharge. Examples some sources are: factories‚ sewage treatment plants‚ underground mines‚ oil wells‚ oil tankers and agriculture‚ acid deposition from the air
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English II Expository Cause and Effect Essay 3 February 2012 Pollution Pollution is one of the main reasons why global warming is increasing. Pollution comes from natural and man-made sources such motor vehicles‚ littering‚ and businesses like construction‚ mining‚ and agriculture. Pollution effects the environment and habitats of living things. Motor vehicle pollution is one of the leading causes for pollution. The fumes that vehicles create are increasing global warming. For instance‚ the
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Effects of Air pollution: There are different kinds of negative and harmful effects of air pollution. The effects of air pollution are described below. 1. Global warming: Air pollution causes global warming in a great scale. With increased temperatures world wide‚ increase in sea levels and melting of ice from colder regions and icebergs‚ displacement and loss of habitat have already signaled an impending disaster if actions for preservation and normalization aren’t undertaken soon. 2. Causes
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An Exploration of How to Prevent the Effects and Causes of Air Pollution Air pollution has not always been an area of individual problem but has always been a big major of global problem. In fact‚ air pollution is not a new issue to us. When I was in high school‚ I was already interested in doing research about air pollution. I began my search of my issue with the following questions in mind. What causes pollution? What are its effects? What can we do to prevent it‚ and get rid of it? Can
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the air pollution in China has increased substantially. The lack of good air quality is especially prominent in the more urban‚ industrialized areas of China. Environment Minister Zhou Shengxian warned‚ “If China meant to quadruple the size of its economy over 20 years without more damage‚ it would have to become more efficient in resource use. Otherwise‚ there would be a painful price to pay” (BBC News). The topic of air pollution is not a new concern to the world; however‚ the effects of air pollution
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EFFECTS OF POLLUTION ON THE ENVIRONMENT What is environmental pollution ? Nature maintains a balance in the environment and any kind of imbalance therein is called environmental pollution. Man’s quest to conquer the universe with technological development has resulted in grave dangers to the very existence of life on this planet. Waters are no longer clean‚ fishes are rotting on sea-shores‚ trees are withering‚ cities are choked with foul air and toxic chemicals are finding their way into our food
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