same time avoiding the depletion of the resources and biological systems of the planet to such an extent that future generations will be impoverished. The idea of sustainable development was well summarised by the report of the World Commission on Environment and Development‚ ~ which starts with the premise that "Humanity has the ability to make development sustainable - - to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without
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20014 Air pollution effect on humans There’s nothing quite like opening the door and breathing fresh‚ clean‚ air—but how clean is the air you’re breathing right now? Unless you’re a scientist with a chemistry lab at your fingertips‚ there’s no real way of knowing. The gases you’re sucking up through your nose could be slowly killing you: according to the World Health Organization‚ around two million people die prematurely from the effects of polluted air every single year. Air pollution has both
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smoke billowing from a factory chimney‚ flyash generated by thermal power plants‚ and speeding cars causing dust to rise from the roads. Natural phenomena such as the eruption of a volcano and even someone smoking a cigarette can also cause air pollution. | | |The gaseous composition of unpolluted air | |
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MARINE POLLUTION Between 1976 and 1996 a total of 4647 incidents resulted in the spill of approximately 2‚369‚470 barrels of oil into the environment. In addition‚ between 1997 and 2001‚ Nigeria also recorded a total number of 2‚097 oil spill incidents. Nigeria’s largest spill was an offshore well-blow out in January 1980 when an estimated 200‚000 barrels of oil (8.4million US gallons) spilled into the Atlantic Ocean from an oil industry facility and that damaged 340 hectares of mangrove (Nwilo
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Light pollution Light pollution‚ also known as photo pollution or luminous pollution‚ is excessive artificial light. This phenomenon is pronounced around urban centers‚ where city lights diminish the view of stars and planets. In addition to brightened skies around cities‚ light pollution also refers to any outdoor light that creates glare and interferes with the natural night environment. Cause Light pollution results from outdoor lights aimed
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CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE’S CONTRIBUTION TO HEALTH CARE - AN OPINION STUDY BY EXPERIENCED CMC STAFF‚ VELLORE Mini Project Report Submitted To SRI RAMACHANDRA COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of M.B.A (HOSPITAL & HEALTH SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT) Submitted by S. MYTHILI Reg. No: 2811017 Under the guidance of Mr. A. SELVAM‚ MBA‚ M.Phil‚ PGDCA‚ DCBA‚ CAIIB Associate professor SRI RAMACHANDRA COLLEGE OF MANAGEMNT SRI RAMACHANDRA
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Plastic Pollution Introduction The world population is living‚ working‚ vacationing‚ increasingly conglomerating along the coasts‚ and standing on the front row of the greatest‚ most unprecedented‚ plastic waste tide ever faced. Washed out on our coasts in obvious and clearly visible form‚ the plastic pollution spectacle blatantly unveiling on our beaches is only the prelude of the greater story that unfolded further away in the the world’s oceans‚ yet mostly originating from where we stand: the
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as Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans I. Introduction A. For the past 60 years‚ plastics production and use has dramatically increased‚ and the vast majority of plastic generated is not recovered at the end of its use life. B. How many plastic products do you guys consume everyday? C. Plastic is a useful material with myriad applications‚ but a non-renewable material that requires careful lifecycle management so that it does not degrade land‚ oceans‚ human health‚ and sustainable economies. D
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Summaries of Newspaper Articles Article: 1 Action against Noise Pollution Overdue Shihab Ahmed The Financial Express Monday‚ January 18‚ 2010 The article reports that there is a draft for noise pollution control law that the government has not yet paid enough importance to in spite of its urgency. The law proposes a fine of Taka 10‚000 and a maximum imprisonment of six months for producing noise higher than the permissible limits. The Society for Assistance of Hearing Impaired Children
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Noise pollution (or environmental noise) is displeasing human‚ animal or machine-created sound that disrupts the activity or balance of human or animal life. The word noise comes from the Latin word nauseas‚ meaning seasickness. The source of most outdoor noise worldwide is mainly construction and transportation systems‚ including motor vehicle noise‚ aircraft noise and rail noise.[1][2] Poor urban planning may give rise to noise pollution‚ since side-by-side industrial and residential buildings
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