"Pollution affects two essential aspects of our planet: air and water. Although their pollutants are emitted in different ways‚ they both harm all living organisms. Air pollution is predominately emitted through the exhaust of motor vehicles and the combustion of fossil fuels‚ whereas water pollution is the result of industrial waste and environmental accidents. Our society knows that pollution is harmful and a serious problem for Earth but generally people don’t care. Nevertheless everybody needs
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Pollution effects are not confined to the environment. The potential for damage to historical monuments has already been realized. Some damage‚ such as from wind or rain‚ is unavoidable. However‚ pollution contributes additional risk factors that can increase the level of destruction. The effects may be minor‚ such as a blackening of the surface of monuments due to dust. Other impacts can have permanent consequences. Pollution effects are not confined to the environment. The potential for damage
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Yasmin Leal Air Pollution Introduction- (Attention Getter) When people think about air pollution‚ they usually think about smog‚ acid rain‚ and other forms of outdoor air pollutants. But did you know that air pollution can exist inside homes and buildings? In the article “Air Pollution Fatalities Now Exceed Traffic Fatalities by 3 to 1”‚ Bernie Roberts (2002) says that 70‚000 people die each year from the effects of air pollution. This outrageous number of people dying
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The Varying Effects of Pollution on the Environment James Fields Indiana University Southeast Abstract This paper explores the varying effects of pollution on the environment and human interaction by explaining the history of human’s tendency to pollute and giving several examples that created many regulations that help in decreasing pollution. Many studies in this paper help to explain how pollution is directly related to human interaction such as the study by Keith Gaby that show a correlation
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number of international pollution has aroused people to pay more attention to environment protection. People excessively exploit the natural resources due to the big gap between economic development demand and natural source supply. I am amazed when I heared some people saying that individuals have no contribution to cope with international pollution. As for me‚ nothing is further from the truth than this view. In the first place‚ everyone can help to reduce pollution and do their bit for the
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The Air We Breathe Air pollution is an issue that is often talked about‚ but never seen. If you can’t see it it’s not a big deal‚ right? Wrong. While people tend to think that air pollution only affects the ozone layer‚ it affects us more than we think. Air pollution is a leading cause in sicknesses‚ diseases and cancers among humans of all ages. Air pollution is an undercover issue that causes more harm to us than we can understand. According to The 11th Hour‚ 30 to 60 percent of school children
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Mitigation Strategies and Solutions SCI 275 Final Project Atmospheric pollution is a serious problem that the United States faces each day‚ the problem is growing worse every year because of the millions of drivers on the road and the industrial factories going up around the world. The pollutants in the air are causing the ozone to get thinner and thinner‚ global warming has become a major problem‚ the ice melting in arctic
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INTRODUCTION Civilization has been overwhelmed with fearful reports that mankind is steadily working towards self – destruction through the process of uncontrolled pollution of the environment. A casual look at our surroundings shows reckless attitude of people towards environmental preservation. Due to this development‚ regulations and standards have been set to ensure cleaner and safer environment. These regulations are enforced by agencies like National Environmental Standard and Regulation
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impact is vast and impossible to cover in one article but I will attempt to cover a basic overview. For 200 years we’ve been conquering Nature. Now we’re beating it to death. ~ Tom McMillan Water Pollution Perhaps the most obvious examples of a negative human impact on the environment is water pollution. It’s obvious we need water to survive but few people realize how much we need and just how much is available. Consider these facts from the United Nations Environment Programme: * Of all the
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I (AIR POLLUTION) I. Background of the study: * According to the study Metro Manila including Quezon City is much polluted because of the particles emitted by thousand of motor vehicles plying the streets/roads of whole Metro Manila and everyday they contribute to a large extent to the large smoky haze of the metropolis. Commuters like us students that are using jeeps‚ motorcycles‚ and other non-air-conditioned mode of transport have taken or prone to the harmful particles in the air. Polycyclic
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