Introduction Water pollution is a major global problem which requires ongoing evaluation and revision of water resource policy at all levels (international down to individual aquifers and wells). It has been suggested that it is the leading worldwide cause of deaths and diseases‚[1][2] and that it accounts for the deaths of more than 14‚000 people daily.[2] An estimated 700 million Indians have no access to a proper toilet‚ and 1‚000 Indian children die of diarrheal sickness every day.[3] Some
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000 sea mammals die each year due to pollution? California itself has 21‚000 annual deaths caused by air pollution. Pollution makes up 40% of all the deaths caused worldwide. This is why I believe that we should keep our environment clean. Reducing pollution can lower death rates and reduce our risks of global warming. People should reduce their pollution causing habits to lower death rates. Several people are dying each year due to diseases caused by pollution. Jennifer Chu‚ who wrote a study article
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Water Pollution and Prevention Nellie Dawn Karafa Miller-Motte College Online GS275 SUMid10 Environmental Survey October 31‚ 2010 Instructor‚ Tanya Lee Abstract Water Pollution and Prevention are terms that are used quite often. Polluted waterways have extreme effects on all living organisms. Pollution has been a problem in our world for centuries‚ and will continue to be a concern. Laws and regulations are an important part of protecting our waterways and living organisms. Organizations
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granted. But the air we breathe carries pollutants that can be bad for our health. People with sensitivities‚ like those who have asthma‚ or the elderly‚ and also athletes are especially vulnerable to unhealthy levels of air pollution. There are many kinds of air pollution. The ones I want to talk about are the ozone‚ acid rain‚ carbon monoxide and toxic air contaminants. Ozone is formed when hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxide react in sunlight. Therefore‚ ozone is at its peak during hot summer
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makes it difficult for them to move or fly properly or feed their children"( What is ocean pollution?") Oil spills can harm and/or kill marine animals. When the marine animals get the oil in their feathers they can fly‚ so therefore‚ they wouldn’t be able to provide food to feed their children. Many sea creatures and different animals are harmed and/or killed by the amount of pollution caused by humans. Pollution is causing deaths because the plants have no food to survive. For plants‚ animals and even
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Dylan Popp Joe Bolinger SPEA V161 29 April 2014 Public Policy Solutions for Air Pollution in Select U.S. Cities According to the Oxford Dictionary‚ air pollution is defined as‚ “the presence in‚ or introduction into‚ the air of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects.” When an individual thinks of air pollution‚ chances are they typically imagine a dark smog hanging over an urban area‚ causing problems such as asthma and other respiratory problems for those who have no choice but to breathe
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Causes of Air Pollution In the world nowadays‚ there are many new inventions have invented. They are including cars‚ motorcycles‚ electronic gadgets and the machines that use the burning of fossil fuel. Instead of the benefits of these new inventions‚ there are many disadvantages‚ too. There are two main reasons that cause air pollution. One of the main causes of air pollution is manufacturing. This source of pollution spews particulate matter and chemicals into the atmosphere. The particulate
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Pollution Caused By Factories Factory related pollution is the number one source of pollution in the United States. Factory pollution accounts for more than half the volume of all water pollution‚ as well as for the most deadly of pollutants. More than 365‚000 manufacturing factories consume vast quantities of fresh water to carry away wastes of several different types. This waste water from industrial factories is discharged into lakes‚ oceans and streams‚ which eventually disperse the polluting
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Ocean Noise Pollution For millions of years‚ the oceans have been filled with sounds from natural sources such as the squeaks‚ moans and clicks of whales and dolphins‚ the snapping of shrimp‚ the sound caused by wind upon the surface and even the occasional rumble from earthquakes. Over millions of years‚ the ocean’s marine species have developed into what they are today‚ with their own specialized acute hearing abilities‚ communication skills and echo location abilities at natural sound levels
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EFFECTS OF POLLUTION ON THE ENVIRONMENT What is environmental pollution ? Nature maintains a balance in the environment and any kind of imbalance therein is called environmental pollution. Man’s quest to conquer the universe with technological development has resulted in grave dangers to the very existence of life on this planet. Waters are no longer clean‚ fishes are rotting on sea-shores‚ trees are withering‚ cities are choked with foul air and toxic chemicals are finding their way into our food
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