Soil Pollution The process of contamination of the land surface of the earth is referred to as land pollution. It results from human activities that cause imbalance in nature. Dumping human and industrial waste harmful agricultural practices and exposing the land to harmful chemicals leads to the pollution of land. We speak of water and air pollution and rarely even think of the adverse effects of land pollution. Let me share with you some of the important facts about land pollution. Land
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introduction Noise pollution is the disturbing or excessive noise that may harm the activity or balance of human or animal life. The source of most outdoor noise worldwide is mainly caused bymachines and transportation systems‚ motor vehicles‚ aircraft‚ and trains.[1][2] Outdoor noise is summarized by the word environmental noise. Poor urban planning may give rise to noise pollution‚ since side-by-side industrial and residential buildings can result in noise pollution in the residential areas.
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Main effects of sound pollution • Deafness‚ temporary or permanent‚ is one of the most prevalent effects of noise pollution. Mechanics‚ locomotive drivers‚ telephone operators etc all have their hearing impairment. • The first and foremost effect of noise is a decrease in the efficiency in working. Research has proved the fact that human efficiency increases with noise reduction. • Too much of noise disturbs the rhythms of working‚ thereby affecting the concentration required for doing a
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that water pollution defines as “the addition of undesirable materials into aquatic bodies” (p.1). This may cause physical‚ chemical or biological change in water‚ leading to different harmful effects on organisms and environment. Lots of aquatic organisms are killed. Therefore‚ the problem of water pollution should be solved immediately. And before we combat the problem‚ we must analysis the causes and effects on the environment and organisms. In this essay‚ the causes of water pollution will be firstly
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The most important problem faced by the modern world today is environmental pollution. Unless and until effective measures are adopted to prevent this grave problem‚ it is going to affect life on earth. Man has exploited the natural resources in order to meet the demands of the ever-increasing population and also to meet the requirements of industries. As the demand for basic things like food‚ water‚ clothes and shelter increased; man exploited natural resources like minerals‚ forests‚ water and
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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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Air Pollution Air pollution is very bad. We should regulate the excretion of air pollution from combustion engines and factories. Air pollution is contaminated air. It is both a health hazard and an environmental hazard. There are several ways how air pollution is bad‚ but there are also ways to help decontaminate or at least lower some of the pollution. Many people know about air pollution‚ but not everyone knows how hazardous it really is. According to the Environmental Protection Agency
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Reflection of the Water Pollution Project The problem with Water pollution today is that people are carelessly polluting and damaging our water supplies at an alarming rate. Though the general public seems to be turning a blind eye to this situation ignorance does not justify the fact that the health of the general public and environment is severely impacted. The Water Pollution group proposes that we educate the community and the children of the possible repercussions of water pollution‚ while also working
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POLLUTION Pollution is the very serious problem in our country. All – important cities as Delhi‚ Mumbai ‚ Calcutta and Chennai have been found to be most polluted cities in India. The smaller industrial towns‚ such as Kanpur ‚ are also heavily polluted leading to sever health problems. Two major areas of pollution are air and water. Those living in cities neither get pure to breathe nor pure water to drink. It is therefore not surprising that the major health problems occur in the cities. In order
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Project on Air Pollution BIO-103.3 Summer 2013 Prepared for: Dr. S.M. Mostafa Kamal Khan (SKK) Introduction to Pollution: What is Pollution? Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that causes 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. Air Pollution: Air pollution is the introduction
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