Pollution

Ways To Reduce The Effects of Pollution Nowadays, pollution has become a major issue that concerns all countries worldwide. Majority of the pollution are results of the selfish behaviour of humans. There are many types of pollutions, examples are water pollution and air pollution. Each of this pollution can be dealt with different methods depending on the source of the error. In general, both air and water pollution can be reduced by utilizing the modern technology that humans have developed for this specific purpose. There are many negative effects caused by pollution. According to (Markham, 1994), pollution has always existed since the appearance of our earliest ancestors. He further stated that as the population increase, the types of bacteria and disease also increase. The polluted beaches around Malaysia can serve as a solid proof. According to (Lee et al., 2012) , “a study done by Kadaruddin (1997) reported that the mean faecal coliform counts of water samples from Teluk Kemang and Blue Lagoon have exceeded the the Interim Marine Water Quality standards (IMWQS).” The beaches in Malaysia are also polluted with garbage ranging from used toiletries to rusted nails which can physically affect innocent visitors. On the other hand, automobiles are one of the largest contributors to air pollution. These vehicles produce gases such as carbon monoxide that will lead to many environmental problems and contaminate the air with many other air toxins which can be fatal to humans. However, by putting the technology developed in use, one can easily reduce the effects of pollution.

One of the ways to reduce water pollution caused by disposal of waste into rivers or any other natural water sources is by practicing the 3R, reduce, reuse and recycle. This solution can be implemented by having various mass media to spread the importance of reducing pollution throughout the country. Eventually, citizens will start practicing this technique and make it as a