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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Essay 1 Air Pollution: Causes and Effects It keeps us alive but at the same time‚ it can also be harmful. We breathe air everyday. Air provides us with oxygen that is essential for living. Nitrogen‚ water vapor‚ and inert gases comprise air along with oxygen. Emission of substances that contaminate air results to pollution. Causes Air pollution is both natural and human-based. Natural air pollution is caused by phenomenon such as volcanic eruption‚ wind erosion‚ decomposition and radioactive
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Air and Water Pollution: The Gulf Oil Spill Stephanie Wolf University of Phoenix ENV/100 Principles of Environmental Science Cyraj El-Bakoush On April 20‚ 2010‚ BP’s oil rig Deepwater Horizon blew up in the Gulf of Mexico‚ killing 11 people and unleashing more than 200 million gallons of oil into the water (Sakashita‚ N.D.). The spill oiled more than 1‚000 miles of shoreline and a study from the Center for Biological
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Industrial pollution is pollution which can be directly linked with industry‚ in contrast to other pollution sources. This form of pollution is one of the leading causes of pollution worldwide; in the United States‚ for example‚ the Environmental Protective Agency estimates that up to 50% of the nation’s pollution is caused by industry. Because of its size and scope‚ industrial pollution is a serious problem for the entire planet‚ especially in nations which are rapidly industrializing‚ like China
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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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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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as Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans I. Introduction A. For the past 60 years‚ plastics production and use has dramatically increased‚ and the vast majority of plastic generated is not recovered at the end of its use life. B. How many plastic products do you guys consume everyday? C. Plastic is a useful material with myriad applications‚ but a non-renewable material that requires careful lifecycle management so that it does not degrade land‚ oceans‚ human health‚ and sustainable economies. D
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Introduction Environmental Pollution is one of the biggest challenges faced by most societies in this modern era. It has become a paradox of our time that urbanization and development be associated with environmental degradation. In man’s quest for social growth‚ nonchalance to nature’s laws have set in and this has disturbed a number of natural phenomena. The industrial revolution has brought with it technological advancement‚ such as the discovery of oil and fossil fuels and its virtually universal
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completely necessary and important. Industrial pollution means contamination due to industries. Industry contributes to many types of pollutants to the environment. They are mainly in gas‚ water‚ and solid forms and they can cause severe problems to the bio systems. Industries are the main problem of pollution because people buy products that factories produce. Factories generate pollutants divided into three major categories specifically gas‚ solid‚ and water. New regulations are promoting the implementation
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River Pollution River pollution is form of water pollution that refers to the contamination of rivers. River pollution occurs when waste and different other pollutants are discharged into river without being properly treated. River pollution has negative effect on aquatic ecosystems. The negative impact on plants and animals often leads to decline in species‚ and sometimes even to extinction of entire species (Yangtze River dolphin). River pollution also leads to decrease in freshwater resources
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