Air and Water Pollution Paper 2
Air and Water Pollution Paper
ENV 100 - Principles of Environmental Science
Air and Water Pollution Paper
Pollution is defined as “the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment” (Dictionary.com). There are many different forms of pollution including air, water, soil, light, and noise pollution. Each of the pollutants contributes to a change in the environments that has a negative effect in one way or another. Pollution affects plants and animal life, our oceans and other water sources, Earths Ozone layer and it causes a myriad of health problems in humans. This paper is going to cover air and water pollution as well as discuss two specific pollutants of each and analyze their affect on the environment.
Air pollution is something in the air that causes harm to humans or the environment. There are many different forms of air pollutants and these are broken down further into primary and secondary pollutants. A primary pollutant is something that stems directly from a source such as volcanic ash or vehicle emissions. A secondary pollutant forms when two pollutants react in the atmosphere such as acid rain. The first type of air pollutant to discuss is the burning of fossil fuels. Living in Southern California smog is a fact of life for many of us. Smog stems directly from the burning of fossil fuels from sources such as vehicle emissions and industrial emissions. Because of the amount of people living in Southern California and the number of cars, boats, aircraft and other fuel burning vehicles this type of air pollutants effects are much easier to see than in other areas of the country. The burning of fossil fuels is a primary pollutant and one that California is trying to fix through emission regulations, gas taxes, and strict penalties for failure to comply with set standards.
The second air pollutant I’m going to discuss is Acid Rain. Acid Rain is a form of precipitation that has a high acidic quality. Acid rain is a
ENV 100 - Principles of Environmental Science
Air and Water Pollution Paper
Pollution is defined as “the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment” (Dictionary.com). There are many different forms of pollution including air, water, soil, light, and noise pollution. Each of the pollutants contributes to a change in the environments that has a negative effect in one way or another. Pollution affects plants and animal life, our oceans and other water sources, Earths Ozone layer and it causes a myriad of health problems in humans. This paper is going to cover air and water pollution as well as discuss two specific pollutants of each and analyze their affect on the environment.
Air pollution is something in the air that causes harm to humans or the environment. There are many different forms of air pollutants and these are broken down further into primary and secondary pollutants. A primary pollutant is something that stems directly from a source such as volcanic ash or vehicle emissions. A secondary pollutant forms when two pollutants react in the atmosphere such as acid rain. The first type of air pollutant to discuss is the burning of fossil fuels. Living in Southern California smog is a fact of life for many of us. Smog stems directly from the burning of fossil fuels from sources such as vehicle emissions and industrial emissions. Because of the amount of people living in Southern California and the number of cars, boats, aircraft and other fuel burning vehicles this type of air pollutants effects are much easier to see than in other areas of the country. The burning of fossil fuels is a primary pollutant and one that California is trying to fix through emission regulations, gas taxes, and strict penalties for failure to comply with set standards.
The second air pollutant I’m going to discuss is Acid Rain. Acid Rain is a form of precipitation that has a high acidic quality. Acid rain is a