Every day people suffer from the harsh effects of pollution: babies‚ toddlers‚ even the elderly‚ but why? Pollution poses an extensive threat to the health of people worldwide. In fact‚ approximately 100 million people have been afflicted by pollution‚ which compares to diseases like malaria and HIV. The leading causes of pollution are the necessities to burn fossil fuels along with the trash and sewage released into the ocean. When we use fossil fuels to gas up our motor vehicles‚ we emit CO2 into
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VIETNAM FORESTRY UNIVERSITY WATER POLLUTION NOWADAYS As a matter of fact‚ water covers over 70% of Earth’s surface and it’s a very important resource for people and the environment. But nowadays‚ water is polluted. And water pollution affects drinking water‚ rivers‚ lakes and oceans all over the world. This consequently harms human health and the natural environment . If we don’t have any methods to prevent water resource from polluting‚ we will not have enough water to use in the future.
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Air pollution is caused by the presence of chemicals‚ particulate matter‚ or biological materials in the air which harms humans and other living organisms. It can also damage the natural environment. Air pollution causes depletion of ozone in the stratosphere which endangers human health as well as the Earth’s ecosystems. Air pollutants can be in the form of solid particles‚ liquid droplets‚ or gases. They could be natural or man-made. Pollutants can be classified as either primary or secondary
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Michael Abate Energy: Ecology & Economy April 4‚ 2011 Section 1 Instructor: Dr. Eric Malm Pollution Analysis Pollution can take many forms. The air we breathe‚ the water we drink‚ the ground where we grow our food‚ and even the increasing noise we hear every day all contribute to health problems and a lower quality of life. Pollution is everywhere. Pollution is the unwanted introduction of substances that harm or destroy the atmosphere and our environment. The Economy is slowing;
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are at the alarming rate. If there is nothing done about it‚ Vietnam will soon suffering the consequences. This paper is to give the audience a clearer view of air pollution in Vietnam including reasons‚ affects and suggesting solutions. 2. Discussion of finding 2.1 Reasons 2.1.2 Motor vehicles There are several causes of air pollution; the vast majority of them can be attributed by man. Many people are unaware of the serious problems they expose to the world by letting such dangerous chemical
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The Garbage King‚ written by Elizabeth Laird should be used as one of the main novel study books in the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IBMYP). This book provides students with an illustration of what the IB trait of Risk Taking should be. The main characters in the story‚ Dani and Mamo take numerous risks to tackle their life changing issues‚ such as escaping from their living conditions and putting their lives in danger in order to gain freedom. In the story‚ some decisions that
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Noise is defined as unwanted sound. Sound‚ which pleases the listeners‚ is music and that which causes pain and annoyance is noise. At times‚ what is music for some can be noise for others2 Noise can be described as sound without agreeable musical quality or as an unwanted or undesired sound. Thus noise can be taken as a group of laud‚ non harmonious sounds or vibrations that are unpleasant and irritating to ear. The Noise quantum of some of the cities in our country indicate their pitch in
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sand? Do you ever think that something should be done about this? Plastic pollution is something that’s hurting the environment and is growing more and more every year. Plastic pollution is caused by people using the ocean as a trash can. People are careless and would rather litter than throw the pastic bag away or recycle it. Convinenece to people is better for them than the environment. Throughout the years the pollution has gotten worse. In the last few years like in 2008‚ global plastic consumptin
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Sea Pollution The pollution of the ocean is rapidly becoming a crucial problem on Earth. The major causes of sea pollution are oil spills‚ toxic waste‚ and dumping of other harmful materials into the ocean. This pollution will directly affect the living organisms in the ocean and indirectly affect human’s health and resources. We‚ as humans‚ should learn more about these in order to have the knowledge on how to solve this problem effectively. Oil spill is perhaps the most publicly acknowledged
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An Exploration of How to Prevent the Effects and Causes of Air Pollution Air pollution has not always been an area of individual problem but has always been a big major of global problem. In fact‚ air pollution is not a new issue to us. When I was in high school‚ I was already interested in doing research about air pollution. I began my search of my issue with the following questions in mind. What causes pollution? What are its effects? What can we do to prevent it‚ and get rid of it? Can
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