Dioxin is one of the most toxic chemicals known. A report released for public comment in September 1994 by the US Environmental Protection Agency clearly describes dioxin as a serious public health threat. The public health impact of dioxin may rival the impact that DDT had on public health in the 1960’s. According to the EPA report‚ not only does there appear to be no "safe" level of exposure to dioxin‚ but levels of dioxin and dioxin-like chemicals have been found in the general US population
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contents Abstract1 Introduction1 Body Part1 Part one: Definition and Classification 1 Part two: Main Causes of Land Pollution 5 Part three: Effects of Land Pollution 5 Part four: some facts 7 Part five: Solutions 7 Conclusion8 Reference List9 Report on Land Pollution 【Abstract】 Land Pollution is the degradation of Earth’s land surfaces and soil pollution often caused by human activities and their misuse of land resources. It occurs when waste is not disposed properly and the soil itself
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factors including: • Urbanization • Population growth • Economic growth • Intensification of agriculture Increase in energy use Causes of Environmental Pollution Increased and uncontrolled human activities like industries‚ transportation‚ agriculture‚ health care‚ dwelling‚ and energy generation are some of the causes of environmental pollution. Several industries like textile‚ steel‚ paper‚ sugar‚
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plants and animals and non-living or biotic components like air‚ water and soil. Environmental pollution refers to degradation of air and water by mixing of harmful and undesirable pollutants in them. Today‚ pollution has become the biggest global problem because it has grown in magnitude and threatens to endanger all life on the living planet. As a matter of fact the gravity of situation created by pollution worldwide has been voiced at many national and international levels by various dignitaries
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industrialized‚ and in a world where more people can afford to drive cars‚ air pollution is becoming a very big problem. While there are those who would debate whether or not our air pollution is causing global warming‚ versus the earth ’s natural warming process since the last Ice Age. Definitive proof may or may not be found anytime soon. What is certain‚ however‚ is that there are confirmed problems caused by air pollution. These problems include respiratory problems and they also include problems
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DEFORESTATION I.Identify the problem. Forest in our country are very rich in biodiversity. Many of our plants and animals cloud be found in the rainforests. It is due to the constant high temperature and humidity in the tropics. Unfortunately‚ many forests are threatened due to deforestation. The primary reason are commercial logging and cutting of trees to provide for their agriculture needs. There are so many effects of deforestation in our country. Not only to
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(Question 11 is worth 20 points) 4. Pollution isn’t always caused by human activity. The term pollution can be applied when the composition of something has been modified by the presence of one or more substances that either it cannot be used for a specific purpose or it is less suitable for that use than it was in its natural state. Nature pollutes water with leaves that fall off the trees and decay‚ animal waste‚ and oil seepages. 5. A major source of water pollution results from agricultural practices
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United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water 4304 EPA-822-B-01-003 October 2001 Nutrient Criteria Technical Guidance Manual Estuarine and Coastal Marine Waters U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Nutrient Criteria Technical Guidance Manual Estuarine and Coastal Marine Waters October 2001 Disclaimer This manual provides technical guidance to States‚ Indian Tribes‚ and other authorized jurisdictions to establish water quality criteria and standards under the
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The Consequences of Water Pollution Annually‚ 90 million people add to the current population of 6.5 billion. At this rate the global population will reach approximately 8.5 billion by 2025 (http://dieoff.org/page120.htm). As the global population grows exponentially‚ so does the demand for natural resources. Of all these natural resources‚ water‚ is the most vital for survival and expansion. Human’s dependency on water will never go away‚ making it a key part to any civilizations future. It
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REPORT OF INDUSTRIAL VISIT Letter of Transmittal 31-Oct-2013 To The Head of the Discipline Chemistry Discipline Khulna university‚ KHULNA Dear Sir‚ Sub: Report of the One – Day industrial visit On receiving the letter of permission from Bashunddhara Cement Industries Ltd. Mongla‚ students of Chemistry Discipline with five faculty members went on an industrial visit Bashunddhara Cement Industries Ltd. Mongla on 05-010-13. We all assembled at the university at 8 a.m. and left the university
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