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    Two of the biggest threats to the environment are air pollution and waste. Gas emissions from factories and exhaust fumes from vehicles lead to global warming‚ which may have a devastating effect on the planet in the future. As the human population increases‚ we are also producing ever greater quantities of waste‚ which contaminates the earth and pollutes rivers and oceans. Governments could certainly make more effort to reduce air pollution. They could introduce laws to limit emissions from factories

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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. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution. There are 6 (six) types of pollution that are going to be discussed in this site‚ namely air‚ water‚ noise‚ land

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    The statement says that pollution is a global responsibility‚ but first of all‚ in order to understand the statement and therefore argue the points of view‚ we must state what can be defined as Pollution. The Oxford dictionary states that to pollute an area is to… “…Destroy the purity or sanctity of; make foul or filthy; contaminate or defile…” There are many types of pollution‚ of which the most common is atmospheric pollution. Atmospheric pollution is generally caused by the emissions of substances

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    WHAT IS POLLUTION? Explain the term “pollution’’. Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability‚ disorder‚ harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. 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. Pollution exposes all people to risks of disease

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    Pollution Introduction Pollution is when water‚ air or land becomes very dirty. Pollution can come in 4 different types effecting different types of areas in the world. Air pollution affects the air‚ water pollution affects the water and marine life‚ land pollution effects the land destroying life and the environment and there is also noise pollution that can effect our hearing. We all contribute to pollution in some way or another. Whether it be with a large amount or small amount we can still

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    Air pollution is one of the virtual problem nowadays. There are many reasons of it but mostly it is caused by cars‚ growing cities‚ development of economy and industrialization. Clean air consist of several gases. When some other gases or dangerous elements get into the clean airpollution is inevitable. Ozone layer is affected too much by pollution and it will cause serious disturbances on the environment. People are the main cause of pollution because the things that we use contain dangerous

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    Air pollution Air pollution is a problem everywhere in the world. Local air pollution usually affects big cities. Air pollution becomes a worldwide problem when local pollution moves away from where it came from. For example‚ winds carry air pollution made in the middle of the western part of the United States to Canada‚ like acid precipitation. Acid precipitation Acid precipitation is precipitation‚ like rain‚ sleet‚ or snow‚ that contains acids from air pollution. When fossil fuels are burned

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    .......... There are all of types of pollution. Industrial pollution is the air‚ water‚ and chemical pollution caused by industries. There has always been pollution. Industrial pollution began when our country went through the Industrial Revolution. Most all parts of the world are affected in some way by industrial pollution. Big cities with steel mills‚ power plants‚ heating plants‚ or railroad stations feel the direct effects of industrial pollution. The smog‚ smell‚ and contamination of

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    ➢ Environmental pollution is contamination of air‚ water and land from man-made waste that causes instability‚ disorder‚ harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. ➢ Pollution leads to depletion of the ozone layer‚ global warming and climate change. ➢ Pollutants are the elements of pollution. A pollutant is a waste material that pollutes air‚ water or soil. Three factors determine the severity of a pollutant: its chemical nature‚ the concentration

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    Pollution Introduction Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.[1] 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. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution. The Blacksmith Institute issues an annual list of the world’s worst polluted places. In

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