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    Water Pollution

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    make choices that have a negative impact on water and the creatures that live in and near water. This negative impact is called water pollution. Ningthoujam Sandhyarani wrote that ‚ “Water pollution is an undesirable change in the water contaminated with harmful substances.” (Sandhyarani‚ n.d.) It is one of the most major forms of pollution‚ second only to air pollution. Every year‚ 1.2 trillion gallons of polluted water are discarded into United States waters and once water is polluted‚ it is complicated

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    Water Pollution

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    The causes of water pollution Water pollution comes from a myriad of sources‚ both natural and from human activity. The most destructive causes of water pollution are man made‚ however. The largest sources include: The burning of coal in power plants emits ash particulates that contain toxic metals like arsenic and lead. Coal and petroleum also contain sulfur compounds. Combustion generates sulfur dioxide‚ a toxic gas‚ and oxides of nitrogen. When emitted from exhaust stacks‚ these two compounds

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    Air Pollution

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    AIR POLLUTION [pic] Introduction The earth’s atmosphere‚ at or near sea level‚ consists approximately of 78 percent nitrogen‚ 21 percent oxygen and 1 percent other gases. If it were possible to remain in this state‚ 100 percent clean air would result. However‚ many varied sources allow other gases and particulates to mix with the clean air‚ causing our atmosphere to become unclean or polluted. Some of these pollutants are visible while others are invisible‚ with each

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    Plastic Pollution

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    WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT PLASTIC POLLUTION Plastic bags and bottles‚ like all forms of plastic‚ create significant environmental and economic burdens. They consume growing amounts of energy and other natural resources‚ degrading the environment in numerous ways. In addition to using up fossil fuels and other resources‚ plastic products create litter‚ hurt marine life‚ and threaten the basis of life on earth. We are producing over 25 million tons of plastics per year in the United States‚ a trivial

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    Land Pollution

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    Land pollution‚ in other words‚ means degradation or destruction of earth’s surface and soil‚ directly or indirectly as a result of human activities. Anthropogenic activities are conducted citing development‚ and the same affects the land drastically‚ we witness land pollution; by drastic we are referring to any activity that lessens the quality and/or productivity of the land as an ideal place for agriculture‚ forestation‚ construction etc. The degradation of land that could be used constructively

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    Water Pollution

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    Cause and Effects of Water Pollution Water is a key resource on our planet and is undervalued by humans causing water pollution. Water makes up 70% of the earth and 60% of the human body‚ therefore the pollution of water is in need to come to an end because it is essential to all living aspects on earth ("Causes and Effects of Water Pollution…"). Water pollution is typically caused by littering‚ industrial waste‚ oil pollution‚ and primarily‚ by the human carelessness. It needs to be taken more

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    Introduction Pollution

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    INTRODUCTION Pollution is the introduction of a contaminant into a natural environment‚ usually by humans. While most people think of pollution as chemical waste dumped into rivers‚ or factories spewing toxins into the air‚ it can also include light pollution or sound pollution. These are example of pollutions such as air pollution‚ water pollution and land pollution. Firstly‚ the air pollution is the accumulation in the atmosphere of substances that‚ in sufficient concentrations‚ endanger

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    Strict Gun Laws Essay

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    Island and Maryland even require background checks at private sections. It’s also a common phenomenon that states with strict gun laws tend to have lower murder rates and suicide rates than states with loose gun laws. Strict gun law states could have achieved lower criminal rates if bordering states enforce more regulations on firearms transactions. Take Illinois‚ a state with strict gun laws and low crime rates‚ as an example. The crime rates in Illinois could have been lower if it were not for Wisconsin

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    Air Pollution

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    Sources of air pollution Air pollution caused by vehicles has been identified as the largest contributor to air pollution in the world. Air pollution caused by vehicles is when the burning of fossil fuels to power our vehicles gives off CO2 emission. This pollution by vehicles also produces toxic substances such as sulfur dioxide and carbon which can be fatal to humans. Air pollution also comes from industry as this source of pollution spews particulate matter and chemicals into the atmosphere

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    Pollution in Dubai

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    Retrieved May 19‚ 2013‚ from The National : http://www.thenational.ae/news Badam‚ R Corder‚ R. (2008). Dubai ’s traffic pollution among world ’s worst. ARABIAN BUSINESS. Retrived May 21‚ 22013‚ from Arabian Business GulfTalent.com HOTZ‚ R. L. (2011). The Hidden Toll of Traffic Jams. THE WALLSTREET JOURNAL. Retrieved May 21‚ 2013‚ from The wall street journal Majaida‚ A Mohammad A.Foda‚ R. B. (2010). Public Transportation service in Oman‚A study of public perceptions. Journal of public transportation‚ 2-3

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