Air Pollution Alicia Goodman Environmental Science – EVS1001 June 18‚ 2011 Instructor: Angie Edwards AIR POLLUTION Air pollution is the biggest problem we as government face today. The problem arose during the industrial revolution and has just gotten worse since then. However‚ the industrial revolution brought many great changes to the world; better transportation‚ cheaper merchandise‚ and has made our life better. In the beginning of the industrial revolution‚ the problem of pollution
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Air pollution in India is a serious issue with the major sources being fuelwood and biomass burning‚ fuel adulteration‚ vehicle emission and traffic congestion.[1][2] India has a low per capita emissions of greenhouse gases but the country as a whole is the third largest after China and the United States.[3] A 2013 study on non-smokers has found that Indians have 30% lower lung function compared to Europeans.[4] The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was passed in 1981 to regulate air
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litter everywhere and become plastic pollution. As plastic is buoyant‚ it easily blows from garbage dumps or even flows through river that eventually moves through the sea. According to Australian Marine Conservation Society (2013b)‚ when plastics are in the ocean‚ it will slowly breaks down in to smaller pieces and being eaten by animals that live at the bottom or even to the birds that flies and eat the floating plastic debris. Causes: Plastic pollution is the environmental problem that has
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MARINE POLLUTION Between 1976 and 1996 a total of 4647 incidents resulted in the spill of approximately 2‚369‚470 barrels of oil into the environment. In addition‚ between 1997 and 2001‚ Nigeria also recorded a total number of 2‚097 oil spill incidents. Nigeria’s largest spill was an offshore well-blow out in January 1980 when an estimated 200‚000 barrels of oil (8.4million US gallons) spilled into the Atlantic Ocean from an oil industry facility and that damaged 340 hectares of mangrove (Nwilo
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SOIL POLLUTION INTRODUCTION Soil is the thin layer of organic and inorganic materials that covers the Earth’s rocky surface. The organic portion‚ which is derived from the decayed remains of plants and animals‚ is concentrated in the dark uppermost topsoil. The inorganic portion made up of rock fragments‚ was formed over thousands of years by physical and chemical weathering of bedrock. Productive soils are necessary for agriculture to supply the world with sufficient
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Marine Ecosystem: EMCBTAP-ENVIS N Marine Pollution: Causes and Consequences Pollution of the world’s oceans is quickly becoming a major problem on Earth. We know very little about the effect that pollution has on the oceans‚ but we continue to dispose off chemicals‚ sewage and garbage into it at an unprecedented rate. Most people likely do not even know what types of pollutants reach the oceans. There may be billions of people unconcerned about ocean pollution and hence this problem. Truly‚ the
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Refuse single-use and disposable plastics The facts Plastic is forever Plastic creates toxic pollution at every stage of its existence: manufacture‚ use‚ and disposal. Plastic is a material that the Earth cannot digest. Every bit of plastic that has ever been created still exists‚ including the small amount that has been incinerated and has become toxic particulate matter. Plastic poisons our food chain In the environment‚ plastic breaks down into small particles that attract toxic chemicals
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Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies such as lakes‚ rivers‚ oceans and beaches. This occurs when large factories dump their waste products into the water. Water has the ability to carry many pathogens and bacteria. Because of this‚ water is responsible for many deaths and illnesses. This fact was discovered a long time ago when many people fell sick‚ and after tests‚ it was realized this was because of the drinking water. People‚ even back in the ancient times‚ would suddenly become ill
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POLLUTION OBSERVATION Submitted to: Professor Ruby Ann Dela Cruz Submitted by: Solon‚ Myka E. CAS-06-501E Air pollution Air pollution is the introduction into the atmosphere of chemicals‚ particulates‚ or biological materials that cause discomfort‚ disease‚ or death to humans‚ damage other living organisms such as food crops‚ or damage the natural environment or built environment. The atmosphere is a complex dynamic natural gaseous system that is essential to support life on planet
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION Environmental pollution is one of the biggest problems the world faces today. It is an issue that troubles us economically‚ physically and everyday in our lives. Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that causes adverse change. Pollutants‚ the components of pollution‚ can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants We all live on earth which‚ is but a planet‚ – and the only planet known to have an environment
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