2012 Social Studies‚ Moitui Pollution: Pollution is the introduction of a contaminant into the environment. An undersized amount of a given pollutant in a small area may cause harm‚ but a superior amount of the same pollutant in a hefty area can be harmless. Economic activities were also pollution the air and water in most unborn areas. In some areas (mostly cities)‚ factories released a lot of smoke it caused people to have trouble breathing. Air pollution is the buildup of hazardous substances
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Automobile Air Pollution Efforts to improve the standard of living for humans‚ through the control of nature and the development of new products have also resulted in the pollution of the environment. Much of the world’s air‚ water‚ and land is now partially poisoned by pollution. Some places have become uninhabitable. This pollution exposes people all around the globe to new risks from disease. Many species of plants and animals have become endangered or are now extinct. The air pollution comes from
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POLLUTION Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that causes adverse change. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy‚ such as noise‚ heat or light. Pollutants‚ the components of pollution‚ can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution. Forms of pollution The major forms of pollution are listed below along with the particular contaminant
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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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The Era of Pollution is Over Pollution is an occurrence that is happening more and more every day; it affects many essential aspects. Air envelops the Earth and makes all life possible. Humans alone breathe 35 pounds of air every day. Our Earth’s atmosphere shields us from harmful cosmic radiation. By allowing pollution to continue as Earth inhabitants we are opening ourselves to outside harm. Pollution is also affecting the Earth’s water supply causing harm to millions of people and other life
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Africa reduce their pollution‚ especially in water. One way that takes the least amount of effort‚ but makes a big difference‚ is to donate to an organization. There are so many of them that are serving Africa‚ and the more donations‚ the better. People want to end poverty right? Another method of impact is to never waste water. If one cannot finish water‚ give it to a plant‚ or save it for later. But never throw it away. The last method of impact is try to reduce the pollution in communities around
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1. Definition of air pollution Air pollution is the introduction of chemicals‚ particulate matter‚ or biological materials that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms‚ or cause damage to the natural environment or built environment‚ into the atmosphere. The atmosphere is a complex dynamic natural gaseous system that is essential to support life on planet Earth. Stratospheric ozone depletion due to air pollution has long been recognized as a threat to human health as well as
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Matthew Ma Air pollution in Hong Kong is increasing. Discuss a problem and a solution. Nowadays‚ air pollution is serious in many countries of the world and it is especially threatening Hong Kong. One of the problems caused by air pollution is that it causes lots of health problems. Then I will suggest a solution for this. Air pollution brings lots of health problems to the citizens in Hong Kong. Pollutants released by cars and power station are the major source of air pollution and cause many
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Describe the implications for life if a body of water is affected by thermal pollution. Thermal pollution is a temperature change in natural bodies of water of that can and often does have negative impacts on the nearby ecosystem caused by human influence. The temperature change can be upwards or downwards. The major sources of thermal pollution are power plants and industrial factories. In most power plants‚ heat is produced when coal‚ oil‚ or natural gas is burned or nuclear fuels undergo fission
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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 all
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