waste products‚ causing unsustainable environments. Cities are sources of air‚ water and soil pollution. Light and noise pollution are now known to adversely affect urban people. The role of urban heat islands and air pollution‚ PM2.5 and ozone‚ on human health is beginning to emerge. Lack of green space may have psychological effects for urban dwellers. We began to explore the nature of the urban environment and pollution on human health and well-being at UEP2010 in Boston in June of 2010. This very
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POLLUTION!!- IS THERE A SOLUTION? Human Beings belong to a species that poisons its own habitat. If we think of our planet as a spaceship then we are the new and all other species are passengers. In general we behave irresponsibly .Earth’s atmosphere forms a protective cocoon around our spaceship‚ storing and recycling essential elements such as carbon and oxygen. Humans fill the air with pollution that turns the rain acidic and threatens to alter the climate pollution from and fossil and nuclear
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Thesis statement: The proposals apply to reduce the nuclear pollution after the Fukushima accident in Japan. An Annotated bibliography Nuclear Power in the World Today. (2012‚ April). World Nuclear Association. Retrieved from http://www.world-nuclear.org/ Evaluation Relevance: This article introduces the development trend of the nuclear energy. Evidence: In this resource‚ mainly talking about how the nuclear energy plant running‚ and the current situation of nuclear power. This source
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Automobile Pollution. Automobiles can cause many different kinds of pollution in the environment. Air‚ health and groundwater pollution are of the most common. The reasons for these problems can be contributed to exhaust systems and light switches that are standard equipment on most cars today. Older and newer cars alike are equipped with a catalytic converter system. Which are supposed to convert hydrocarbons‚ carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides into harmless materials emitted from the automobiles
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Soil Pollution The process of contamination of the land surface of the earth is referred to as land pollution. It results from human activities that cause imbalance in nature. Dumping human and industrial waste harmful agricultural practices and exposing the land to harmful chemicals leads to the pollution of land. We speak of water and air pollution and rarely even think of the adverse effects of land pollution. Let me share with you some of the important facts about land pollution. Land
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Water plays an important role in society. People need water in order to survive and stay healthy. Most people buy bottled water because it is believed to be safer than tap water. However these purchases are on a convenient basis. One thing that will continue to influence people to buy bottled water is the idea of a healthy lifestyle. Consumers will pay a lot of money for water that they believe to be safe. Drinking water prevents a lot of health problems mainly dehydration. A lot of people claim
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causes air pollution and why is it bad? Well‚ many things can cause air pollution‚ but most air pollution comes from motor vehicles like cars; burning wastes; industry and power plants; and heating buildings. Natural disasters‚ like forest fires and volcano eruptions‚ can cause air pollution‚ too. Whenever fossil fuels are burned‚ like when gasoline burns inside a car engine‚ pollutants like dust‚ soot‚ carbon dioxide‚ and sulfur oxide can fill up the surrounding air. Exposure to air pollution can bother
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Globalization and the Pollution Globalisation is an universal phenomenon which was introduced with the aim of integrating societies‚economies and cultures through a common link of trading policies‚technology and communication.With the advent of globalisation though the standard of economy has improved‚it also brought many new issues into concern. Brain drain‚pollution and spread of diseases are the major problems the world is facing today.For a large extend the factor behind this is globalisation
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A 2007 study finds that discharge of untreated sewage is the single most important cause for pollution of surface and ground water in India. There is a large gap between generation and treatment of domestic waste water in India. The problem is not only that India lacks sufficient treatment capacity but also that the sewage treatment plants that exist do not operate and are not maintained.[1] The majority of the government-owned sewage treatment plants remain closed most of the time due to improper
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Whats that smell? Do you know what that smell is‚ its the smell of pollution. This planet is becoming very polluted and it is destroying a lot of aqua environments. In the water‚ there are a lot of diseases from littering ‚ which makes the water nasty and horrid. There are also many ways that the water is getting polluted. This is becoming an issue in waterways‚ especially rivers‚ lakes‚ and the oceans. Also‚ a lot of the trash on the ground can make illnesses. This is also becoming
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