Types of Pollution and Effects
| 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 the water we drink, noise pollution affects our hearing and structural, and there is land pollution which can ruin soil and can also contaminate nearby water sources.
The first type of pollution that will be addressed is air pollution. Air pollution is certainly not a new phenomenon. Early references to it date back to the Middle Ages, when smoke from burning coal was already such a serious problem that in 1307 King Edward I banned its use in lime kilns in London (Christoforou, Christos. "Air Pollution."Pollution A to Z. 2004. Retrieved May 03, 2013 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3408100019.html).
It is a known fact that air pollution can be harmful to a population. This type of pollution is mainly caused by factories and combustible engines that emit such gases like carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide. Other things that contribute too are aerosol cans and tobacco products. Hazardous air pollutants are also known to cause cancer and other health issues for humans and other living beings and can even damage precious ecosystems as well. It can even create acid rain that can cause deterioration.
Not all air pollutants are caused by human activities. Such natural activities include volcanic eruptions, forest fires and windblown dust. When a volcano erupts it emits sulfur dioxide. Forest fires and windblown dust create a particulate pollutant. These types of air pollution can’t be helped too much since they are a natural process.
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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 the water we drink, noise pollution affects our hearing and structural, and there is land pollution which can ruin soil and can also contaminate nearby water sources.
The first type of pollution that will be addressed is air pollution. Air pollution is certainly not a new phenomenon. Early references to it date back to the Middle Ages, when smoke from burning coal was already such a serious problem that in 1307 King Edward I banned its use in lime kilns in London (Christoforou, Christos. "Air Pollution."Pollution A to Z. 2004. Retrieved May 03, 2013 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3408100019.html).
It is a known fact that air pollution can be harmful to a population. This type of pollution is mainly caused by factories and combustible engines that emit such gases like carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide. Other things that contribute too are aerosol cans and tobacco products. Hazardous air pollutants are also known to cause cancer and other health issues for humans and other living beings and can even damage precious ecosystems as well. It can even create acid rain that can cause deterioration.
Not all air pollutants are caused by human activities. Such natural activities include volcanic eruptions, forest fires and windblown dust. When a volcano erupts it emits sulfur dioxide. Forest fires and windblown dust create a particulate pollutant. These types of air pollution can’t be helped too much since they are a natural process.
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References: Christoforou, Christos. "Air Pollution."Pollution A to Z. 2004. Retrieved May 03, 2013 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3408100019.html ("Water Pollution."West 's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 03, 2013 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437704663.html "Pollution, Noise." International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. 2008. Retrieved May 03, 2013 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3045301992.html Lusk et al. 2004 Nathanson, Jerry A. "Land Pollution." Encyclopedia Britannica Online.Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 03 May 2013