Land Pollution Land pollution is pollution of the Earth’s natural land surface by industrial‚ commercial‚ domestic and agricultural activities. Causes of Land Pollution 1. Degenerative Actions Degenerative Actions encompass a lot of human actions‚ including - deforestation‚ overuse of pesticides and chemical fertilizers‚ desertification‚ mining‚ inefficient and / or inadequate waste treatment‚ landfill‚ litter‚ etc. 2. Misuse of Land Misuse of Land mainly refers to felling of trees to
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What is Pollution Prevention? Pollution is the contamination of air‚ soil‚ or water by the discharge of harmful substances. Pollution prevention is the reduction or elimination of pollution at the source (source reduction) instead of at the end-of-the-pipe or stack. Pollution prevention occurs when raw materials‚ water‚ energy and other resources are utilized more efficiently‚ when less harmful substances are substituted for hazardous ones‚ and when toxic substances are eliminated from the production
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H A B I T A T INTL. Vol. 19‚ No. 3‚ pp. 279-292‚ 1995 Pergamon Elsevier Science Ltd Printed in Great Britain 0197-3975/95 $9.50 + 0.00 0197-3975(94)00071-9 Sustainable Development and the Construction Industry* ROBIN SPENCE and HELEN MULLIGANt Cambridge University‚ UK and tCambridge Architectural Research Limited‚ UK ABSTRACT The construction industry‚ together with the materials industries which support it‚ is one of the major global exploiters of natural resources‚ both physical
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Challenges to commercial Horticulture due to pollution in the uk A major challenge to the horticulture industry is pollution and the negative effects that may arise because of it. As the population grows it is apparent that pollution is unavoidable to some degree‚ this will undoubtedly have a impact on commercial horticulture. There are three main types of pollution that can have a negative effect on horticulture; Air pollution water pollution soil pollution the first challenge that commercial
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Chandra Clark “Studies show that transportation sources such as cars‚ trucks‚ buses‚ ships and trains account for 90% of the cancer risk associated with air pollution” (europa.eu). Air pollution is the introduction into the atmosphere of chemicals‚ particulates‚ or biological materials that cause discomfort‚ disease‚ or death to humans‚ damage other living organisms such as food crops‚ or damage the natural environment or built environment. The Earth is surrounded by a blanket of air that’s polluted
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Essay on pollution:Environmental pollution is the biggest menace to the human race on this planer today and this article is an essay on pollution describing its effects on human beings and whole environment. Basically pollution means addition of impurities to the environment which consists of earth‚ water‚ air‚ plants and animals. If we kept on polluting them then for sure the existence of human and nature will be hampered.Firstly there is a growing amount of atmospheric degradation which causes
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WATER POLLUTION INTRODUCTION Although some kinds of water pollution can occur through natural processes‚ it is mostly a result of human activities. We use water daily in our homes and industries‚ about 150 gallons per day per person in the United States. The water we use is taken from lakes and rivers‚ and from underground (groundwater); and after we have used it-- and contaminated it-- most of it returns to these locations. The used water of a community is called wastewater‚ or sewage. If
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Air Pollution Alicia Goodman Environmental Science – EVS1001 June 18‚ 2011 Instructor: Angie Edwards AIR POLLUTION Air pollution is the biggest problem we as government face today. The problem arose during the industrial revolution and has just gotten worse since then. However‚ the industrial revolution brought many great changes to the world; better transportation‚ cheaper merchandise‚ and has made our life better. In the beginning of the industrial revolution‚ the problem of pollution
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One of the environmental problems today is air pollution. Air pollution is a mixture of solid particles and gases in the air (). Air pollution not only hit local but‚ is a major quality problem all over the world. Some of the main issues in Georgia are pollen‚ car emission‚ company pollution‚ and chemical waste. In the county I resided in pollen and emission is the high rated problem. The problem with air pollution is affecting the lives on earth causing health problems. I personal never had issues
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sand? Do you ever think that something should be done about this? Plastic pollution is something that’s hurting the environment and is growing more and more every year. Plastic pollution is caused by people using the ocean as a trash can. People are careless and would rather litter than throw the pastic bag away or recycle it. Convinenece to people is better for them than the environment. Throughout the years the pollution has gotten worse. In the last few years like in 2008‚ global plastic consumptin
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