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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| Types of pollution and effects | | | R Chivers | 5/23/2013 | Pollution and effects that it has on us and our planet‚ and the steps being taken to reduce pollution and make the world a better place for future generations to appreciate and enjoy. | This report will discuss four types of pollutions and their effects on us and how we can help clean up the planet. There are different types of pollution; air pollution that affects the air we breathe‚ water pollution that affects
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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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Pollution and Its Effects on Ecosystems By Malik Lockett 808 Pollutions of ecosystems can harm living organisms. It can cause death‚ the worst experience ever. Let’s learn about. A pollution is the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects. The main country that is experiencing pollution is Mexico. In Mexico City there is air pollution caused by smoke
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EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION Nowadays‚ we are busy with our lives and do not realise that what we have done to our environment. In fact‚ there are a lot of pollutions which have caused by human’s activities especially the air pollution. Air pollution is a commonly understood environmental issue. According to a study by the World Health Organization‚ there is an average of 2 million people are killed worldwide every year due to air pollution. So‚ it has shown us how seriously the tendency of air pollution
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Water pollution is a serious matter‚ and can be defined as a problem. Poor water quality is just another way of saying water pollution. Water pollution is when one or more substances build up in water to such an extent‚ that several problems for animals and humans develop. Rivers‚ lakes‚ oceans‚ and other inland waters are able to naturally clean up certain amounts of the pollution by dispersing them harmlessly. Water pollution depends on the quantities: how much of the polluting substance is released
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AIR POLLUTION The main reason of Air Pollution is burning of fossils fuels in large quantities accent decades has resulted in gradual increase in carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere. It is estimated that content of carbon dioxide has increased by 25% during the last 100 years. Carbon dioxide allows in solution to pass through but absorbs out going terrestrial radiation increase of Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has the effect of increasing the temp of atmosphere. It is estimated that global
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What is ocean pollution?") Oil spills can harm and/or kill marine animals. When the marine animals get the oil in their feathers they can fly‚ so therefore‚ they wouldn’t be able to provide food to feed their children. Many sea creatures and different animals are harmed and/or killed by the amount of pollution caused by humans. Pollution is causing deaths because the plants have no food to survive. For plants‚ animals and even ecosystems as a whole they vary. The specific effects vary depending
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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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Could pollution lead to the “End of the World”? Many people do not care about the consequences of some of their actions such as not following the rules to prevent harm to the environment when they are over manufacturing or when people are wasting some products made by natural sources‚ for example plastic bags or paper. The three negative effects of pollution are the decrease in the quality of human life‚ animal extinction and damage to the natural environment. The first effect caused by pollution
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