What Is Soil Pollution? [pic] What Is Soil Pollution? Soil pollution results from the build up of contaminants‚ toxic compounds‚ radioactive materials‚ salts‚ chemicals and cancer-causing agents. The most common soil pollutants are hydrocarbons‚ heavy metals (cadmium‚ lead‚ chromium‚ copper‚ zinc‚ mercury and arsenic)‚ herbicides‚ pesticides‚ oils‚ tars‚ PCBs and dioxins. Until the 1970s‚ there was little talk of soil pollution and its devastating effects. In the 1980s‚ the U.S. Superfund was
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like it if someone came into your neighbourhood and started bulldozing the houses down? Many living species have died because of the habitat changes they have to go through. Many oceans and other water bound areas in the world are being polluted by human waste. It’s killing all water creatures and making water unsanitary. If you really think about it‚ we‚ as a community‚ are murderers for polluting animals’ homes and ways of life. We are killing so many creatures each day because of all the waste we
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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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Effects of Air pollution: There are different kinds of negative and harmful effects of air pollution. The effects of air pollution are described below. 1. Global warming: Air pollution causes global warming in a great scale. With increased temperatures world wide‚ increase in sea levels and melting of ice from colder regions and icebergs‚ displacement and loss of habitat have already signaled an impending disaster if actions for preservation and normalization aren’t undertaken soon. 2. Causes
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Organic Pollution INTRODUCTION Definition of Pollution “the introduction by man into the environment of substances/energy liable to cause hazards to human health ‚ harm to living resources and ecological systems ‚ damage to structure or amenity or interference with legitimate uses of the environment”(Mason‚2001) Definition of Pollutant “Chemical or physical in nature and can be measured more or less accurately in water”(Mason‚2001) Pollution of the aquatic environment • Introduction by man
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Ocean Pollution “Over 80% of marine pollution comes from land-based activities” (WWF‚ May 4‚ 2006‚ p.1). The rest comes from ocean-based activities. Different types of pollution enter the ocean each year. The major pollutants are oil‚ toxic materials‚ and debris. These materials not only pollute the ocean‚ but they also affect the marine life. Before the 1970s there were no laws to prevent and stop people from dumping pollutants into the ocean. Since the early 1970s many laws and regulations
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English III February 3‚ 2014 Air Pollution Air is the uttermost necessary component for living organisms‚ yet humans take an immense part on polluting this resource. You cannot depart it‚ but you can help reduce it. Being one of the vast environmental issues all over the globe‚ air pollution needs to be regulated by the government for the reason of its negative impact on health‚ animals‚ economy‚ and environment. The first problem expressed is how air pollution is negatively affecting your health
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Summaries of Newspaper Articles Article: 1 Action against Noise Pollution Overdue Shihab Ahmed The Financial Express Monday‚ January 18‚ 2010 The article reports that there is a draft for noise pollution control law that the government has not yet paid enough importance to in spite of its urgency. The law proposes a fine of Taka 10‚000 and a maximum imprisonment of six months for producing noise higher than the permissible limits. The Society for Assistance of Hearing Impaired Children
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Air pollution by Chris Woodford. Last updated: September 14‚ 2014. There’s nothing quite like opening the door and breathing fresh‚ clean‚ air—but how clean is the air you’re breathing right now? Unless you’re a scientist with a chemistry lab at your fingertips‚ there’s no real way of knowing. The gases you’re sucking up through your nose could be slowly killing you: according to the World Health Organization‚ around two million people die prematurely from the effects of polluted air every
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July 28‚ 2014 Water: Adapting to a New Normal In Sandra Postel article she explains the impact Lack of water will have on Humans and the environment. She begins the article by stating that‚ “our water problem turns out to be much more worrisome than our energy problem” (Postel 1). She goes on to explain that human activity‚ the increase in global warming temperatures and humans altering of our natural waterways are the blame for the water problem. She gives examples
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