Most people do not realize that atmospheric pollution (also known as air pollution) is a very serious global problem. There are a great number of air pollutants that are basically caused from natural resources. Most of the pollutants are mankind. There are seven air pollutants that are at greater risk to our environment‚ which are the following: particulate matter (made up of acids‚ organic chemicals‚ metals‚ soils‚ and dust particles)‚ nitrogen oxides (made by highly reactive gasses that contain
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EFFECTS OF SOIL EROSION IN THE PHILIPPINES Soil erosion is happening everywhere in this world. Especially near the water area and maybe it is happening below where we stand. One my grandparents told me‚ that one time when they were young a typhoon with its devastating rain hit manila. Because they were near river‚ because of the heavy rain without warning the soil beneath their home collapse and their home was wash away in the river. And it said to be the cause of the collapse of the soil was the
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EVALUATION OF POLLUTION LOAD FROM PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF THE EFFLUENT FROM HARYANA DISTILLERY‚ YAMUNA NAGAR (INDIA) S.K. Bhasin*‚ Ajmer Singh ‚ Jagmohan Oberoi1 and K.C.Gupta2 1. Department of Applied Chemistry‚ M M . Engg. College Mullana‚ Ambala (INDIA) 2. Department of chemistry‚ B.S. A. College‚ Mathura (INDIA) Received March 4‚ 2007 Accepted June 7‚ 2007 ABSTRACT The physico - chemical parameters of the effluent from Haryana Distilllery‚ Yamuna Nagar were determined. From the various
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Screening and identification of rhizobacteria isolated from heavy metal contaminated soils INTRODUCTION As a result of human activities such as mining‚ agriculture and industrial activity‚ heavy metal pollution has become one of the most serious environmental problems today. Elevated levels of heavy metals not only decrease soil microbial activity and crop production‚ but also threaten human health through the food chain. Soil microorganisms can degrade organic contaminants‚ while metals need
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Air pollution – contaminants or substances in the air that interfere with human health or produce other harmful environmental effects. Read our “What is Air Pollution?” article for further information. Alternative energy – usually environmentally friendly‚ this is energy from uncommon sources such as wind power or solar energy‚ not fossil fuels. Alternative fuels – similar to above. Not petrol or diesel but different transportation fuels like natural gas‚ methanol‚ bio fuels and electricity. B
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Soil contamination Soil contamination or soil pollution is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human-made) chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment. It is typically caused by industrial activity‚ agricultural chemicals‚ or improper disposal of waste. The most common chemicals involved are petroleum hydrocarbons‚ polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (such as naphthalene and benzo(a)pyrene)‚ solvents‚ pesticides‚ lead‚ and other heavy metals. Contamination is correlated with the
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TOPIC: Gains from improved water supply and sanitation and water resources management Sarajevo‚ April 2013 Table of Contents 1 2 2 Introduction 3 3 Water resources management 4 3.1 What is WRM 4 3.2 Water consumption 4 3.3 Agriculture: water ’s biggest consumer 4 4 Benefit of sanitation 5 4.1 Economic considerations 5 4.2 Industrial water use 6 5 Gains from water investvment 7 6 Conclusion 8 7 References 9 Introduction Water is an essential
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Place INDOOR AIR POLLUTION Children’s Health and the Environment WHO Training Package for the Health Sector World Health Organization www.who.int/ceh July 2008 version 1 Indoor Air Pollution Indoor LEARNING OBJECTIVES LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND‚ RECOGNIZE AND KNOW: Hazards of indoor air pollution to children’s health Different toxicants in indoor air‚ according to sources‚ settings and activities Characteristics and issues relating to indoor air pollution in industrialized
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Introduction to Air Pollution Air pollution is the presence of foreign substances in the atmosphere‚ emitted by industries and motor vehicles that cause damage to living organisms. Air pollution characteristics Air pollution characteristics in a particular region are influenced by: The type and amount of pollutant and their source of emission. The topographical and meteorological conditions affecting dispersion‚ concentration and transboundary transport of pollutants. The type of technology
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H A B I T A T INTL. Vol. 19‚ No. 3‚ pp. 279-292‚ 1995 Pergamon Elsevier Science Ltd Printed in Great Britain 0197-3975/95 $9.50 + 0.00 0197-3975(94)00071-9 Sustainable Development and the Construction Industry* ROBIN SPENCE and HELEN MULLIGANt Cambridge University‚ UK and tCambridge Architectural Research Limited‚ UK ABSTRACT The construction industry‚ together with the materials industries which support it‚ is one of the major global exploiters of natural resources‚ both physical
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