White pollution in China Have you ever heard of the term “white pollution”? It is an image title of one of the most serious and common environmental problems in China. The white color is supposed to refer to something pure and clean. In China‚ however‚ white pollution‚ increasing rapidly‚ stands for some plastic waste due to its major color‚ caused by single-use plastic tableware and thin plastic bags‚ which are parts of municipal solid waste. They meet Chinese people’s favor and have become
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Air Pollution 20.000 liters of air is what we breathe on a daily basis. Air is something most people take for granted‚ you don’t see it around you and breathing goes automatically. But every time we inhale we risk inhaling dangerous chemicals which found their way in our air. Air pollution is the presence of dangerous chemicals in the air that we breathe. It is a change in the air which influences humans health and organism on the planet. Many think that `gases’’ pollute the air‚ those gases
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Air Pollution in China When people think about air pollution‚ the things that come to their mind are smog‚ acid rain‚ and other forms of outdoor air pollution. Air Pollution is not a new topic. It is a problem that we have noticed since the industrial revolution‚ when trees‚ houses and cars were covered in soot from the factories. Every year‚ chemical substances present in the air within buildings affect the healths of thousands of people. The definition of air pollution is "The presence in the
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’Pollution’ is the noun of the verb ’pollute’. To pollute is to more something impure or dirty‚ especially by adding harmful or unpleasant substance. Pollution has been a serious issue for our world. There are air pollution‚ water pollution and ground pollution. Pollution has caused the earth to become weak and hence‚ endanger the living creatures- human‚ animals‚ and plants. If this continues‚ the Earth might not be able to function properly and eventually lead us to death. We must not destroy
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the individual can control. Our waste reduction and recycling activities can make a difference. Pollution is the introduction of substances or energy into the environment‚ resulting in deleterious effects of such a nature as to endanger human health‚ harm living resources and ecosystems‚ and impair or interfere with amenities and other legitimate uses of the environment.[1] The major forms of pollution include: If just 25% of U.S. families used 10 fewer plastic bags a month‚ we would save over 2
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The Era of Pollution is Over Pollution is an occurrence that is happening more and more every day; it affects many essential aspects. Air envelops the Earth and makes all life possible. Humans alone breathe 35 pounds of air every day. Our Earth’s atmosphere shields us from harmful cosmic radiation. By allowing pollution to continue as Earth inhabitants we are opening ourselves to outside harm. Pollution is also affecting the Earth’s water supply causing harm to millions of people and other life
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Marine Pollution by sea bed and subsoil exploration Introduction: Pollution from seabed activities is caused by the release of harmful substances arising directly from the exploration‚ exploitation and processing of seabed materials. It accounts for only 1 per cent of pollution of the marine environment‚ although‚ in certain regions‚ such as the Arabian Gulf‚ the proportion is considerably higher due to oil exploration activities. Sadly‚ international legislations on pollution from seabed
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AIR POLLUTION Nowadays‚ we are busy with our lives and do not realise that what we have done to our environment. In fact‚ there are a lot of pollutions which have caused by human’s activities especially the air pollution. Air pollution is a commonly understood environmental issue. According to a study by the World Health Organization‚ there is an average of 2 million people are killed worldwide every year due to air pollution. So‚ it has shown us how seriously the tendency of air pollution all
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Environmental degradation DEFINITION: Environmental degradation may be defined as the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air‚ water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of wildlife. Environmental degradation has occurred due to the recent activities in the field of socio-economic‚ institutional and technologies. Environmental changes are dependent on many factors including economic growth‚ population growth‚ urbanization‚ intensification
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Pollution is the act or process of polluting or the state of being polluted‚ especially the contamination of soil‚ water‚ or the atmosphere by the discharge of harmful substances (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pollution). Pollution is a universal problem. It seems that many businesses and people are unaware of the effect that pollutants have on people. Car exhaustion‚ tobacco smoking‚ dumping waste‚ and emission from factories and plants are just a few ways to pollute our ozone. I
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