but not every man’s greed.” ― Mahatma Gandhi “Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.” ― Gary Snyder “Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.” ― Edward O. Wilson There’s so much pollution in the air now that if it weren’t for our lungs there’d be no place to put it all. ~Robert Orben Don’t blow it - good planets are hard to find. ~Quoted in Time We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. ~Thomas Fuller‚ Gnomologia‚ 1732
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Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause 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. TYPES OF POLLUTION Water Pollution As the name suggests‚ “Water Pollution” is the type of pollution that involves the contamination of various water bodies. Various aquatic creatures
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Pollution Pollution is the addition to the ecosystem of someting which has a detrimental effect on it. One of the most important causes of pollution is the high rate of energy usage by modern‚ growing populations. Different kinds of pollution are found. In this section we will discuss: 1. Air Pollution. 2. Water Pollution. 3. Land Pollution. Air Pollution Air pollution is the accumulation in the atmosphere of substances that‚ in sufficient concentrations‚ endanger human health or
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POLLUTION Pollution is the introduction of a containment into the environment. It is created to mostly by human actions‚ but can also be a result of natural disasters. Pollution has a detrimental effect on any living organism in an environment‚ making it virtually impossible to sustain life. Pollution harms the Earth’s environment and its inhabitants in many ways. The three main types of pollution are: Land Pollution‚ Air Pollution‚ and Water Pollution. AIR POLLUTION Air Pollution consists
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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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HK’s air pollution is affecting its position as a financial hub and a tourist destination Ask any of the Hong Kong residents. There is no surprise to hear them saying the smog hiding Hong Kong’s once blue skies has been getting thicker over the last decade. Indeed‚ Bloomberg recently reported that air pollution in Hong Kong has been soaring since 2007. In 2011‚ the crowded state recorded 175 days of “very high” pollution– more than double the figure from four years prior. How is the declining
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Pollution Human beings have always caused some environmental pollution. Since prehistoric times‚ people have created waste. Like garbage today‚ this waste was either burned‚ tossed into waterways‚ buried‚ or dumped aboveground. However‚ the waste of early peoples was mostly food scraps and other substances that broke down easily by natural decay processes. Prehistoric populations were also much smaller and were spread out over large areas. As a result‚ pollution was less concentrated and caused
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CHAPTER I AIR POLLUTANTS: SOURCES AND CONTROL OF GASES Introduction: 1. According to the World Bank‚ in 2007 air pollution cost about 3.8% of China’s 2. gross domestic product‚ mainly from diseases and loss of lives. 3. World Health Organization estimates that in India alone about 500‚000 premature deaths are caused each year by indoor air pollution. 4. Serious respiratory disease-related problems have been identified for both indoor and outdoor pollution in major cities of several countries. 5.
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statistics‚ Ministry of Planning and Programme Implementation OECD (1998) Towards sustainable consumption patterns: a progress report on member country initiatives. Paris‚ OECD Parikh K‚ Parikh J‚ Muraleedharan TR‚ Hadkar N (1995) Economic valuation of air quality degradation in Chembur‚ IGIDR‚ Mumbai‚ India Rao RVS (1990) Maternal mortality‚ still births and infant mortality during the period 1931–1980 in Mumbai‚ Current Technical Literature Co‚ Bombay‚ India Sarika K (2004) Analysis of some environmental
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POLLUTION EFFCTS‚ CAUSES AND SOLUTION Good morning to the present gathering today I stand before you to speak on the topic INCREASING POLLUTION CAUSES AND SOLUTION NATURE IS BOUNTIFUL TO SPOIL IT‚ IS BANEFUL NATURE IS BEAUTIFUL TO POLLUTE IT‚ ITS SINFUL! As you all know‚ what sustains life on Earth. It’s a thin cover of air‚ we breathe‚ water elixir of life‚ the food and shelter we get is the blessing of trees and plants which constitute the environment we live in. But unfortunately owing to the
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