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    Cuyahoga River

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    22‚ 2011 Cuyahoga River Fires “In the United States‚ a concerted effort is underway to reduce water pollution and thereby improve water quality.” (Keller) A case history of river pollution is the Cuyahoga River located in Northeastern Ohio. The river is 100 miles long flowing south to Cuyahoga Falls where it then turns north until it empties into Lake Erie. Cleveland and Akron are two major cities located along the river. The Cuyahoga is known as an infant glacial river‚ this is because it is

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    Mithi River

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    ithi riverKLEAN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS PVT. LTD.‚ MUMBAI ..15.. The Mithi river pollution control needs consideration of the following aspects for clean-up. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Domestic sewage due to residential colonies as well as hutments in the thickly populated area. Industrial waste generated by authorized as well as unauthorized industries. Animal waste due to cow sheds in various areas. Garbage dump by citizens all along its course. Industrial sludge and rejects discarded by recyclers

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    Water Pollution

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    1312 - 34 26 April 2013 Water Pollution: Pollutants & Solutions Imagine swimming out of a narrow cavern following a scrumptious meal‚ and you come to realize it was poisonous. You begin to drown as your life slowly fades right before your very eyes; this is not a frightening hallucination. Everyday‚ schools of fish are unaware that their meals are products of millions of tiny pieces of garbage‚ assimilated. This is one of the many consequences of water pollution‚ which is the contamination of

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    Poverty and Pollution

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    POVERTY and POLLUTION NANCY J. KREPPS PROFESSOR CHESTER GALLOWAY BUS3 03/02/2013 Poverty is defined as the state or condition of having little or no money‚ goods‚ or means of support; condition of being poor; deficiency of necessary or desirable‚ ingredients‚ qualities‚ scantiness; insufficiency. (www.dictionary.com) There are many people in our country and other countries that suffer from this condition. The third world countries seem to bear the brunt of this condition.

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    air pollution

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    ENERGY RESOURCES Energy is defined as ‘the capacity to do work’. Sun is the primary source of energy. Joule is the standard unit of energy in SI units. Energy utilization is an index of economic development‚ which does not take into account of ill effects/damage on to environment. From 1900 to 2000 population increased by 3 times while energy consumption by 14 times! Energy Resources All energy sources ultimately come from the sun‚ the moon or the earth. Sources of Energy Solar

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    Industrial Pollution

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    overused and many people think that it’s just pure advertising but it is completely necessary and important. Industrial pollution means contamination due to industries. Industry contributes to many types of pollutants to the environment. They are mainly in gas‚ water‚ and solid forms and they can cause severe problems to the bio systems. Industries are the main problem of pollution because people buy products that factories produce. Factories generate pollutants divided into three major categories

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    the smell of pollution

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    Whats that smell? Do you know what that smell is‚ its the smell of pollution. This planet is becoming very polluted and it is destroying a lot of aqua environments. In the water‚ there are a lot of diseases from littering ‚ which makes the water nasty and horrid. There are also many ways that the water is getting polluted. This is becoming an issue in waterways‚ especially rivers‚ lakes‚ and the oceans. Also‚ a lot of the trash on the ground can make illnesses. This is also becoming

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    air pollution

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    Nowadays‚ our community has many environmental problems‚ but the obviously problem is air pollution. People around the world‚ especially in the cities‚ see air pollution as an important problem because cause it makes many big effects such as worsens earth’s atmosphere and harms living creatures. Air pollution is created by both natural actions and humans activities‚ but mostly‚ air pollution is made by humans. The three principal causes that humans have done are burning fuels in vehicles‚ unsuitable

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    Water Pollution

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    Reflection of the Water Pollution Project The problem with Water pollution today is that people are carelessly polluting and damaging our water supplies at an alarming rate. Though the general public seems to be turning a blind eye to this situation ignorance does not justify the fact that the health of the general public and environment is severely impacted. The Water Pollution group proposes that we educate the community and the children of the possible repercussions of water pollution‚ while also working

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    Rivers of India

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    main rivers of the Northern plains are the Satluj‚ Ganga and Brahmaputra. They divided the plains into three river basins. The three river basins are :- 1. The Satluj Basin: The Satluj River along with its main tributary‚ the Beas‚ flows towards the south-west. It joins the river Indus in Pakistan. Which finally flows into the Arabian Sea? The Satluj river basins are very fertile. The main crops grown here are wheat‚ rice‚ cotton and sugarcane. The Bhakra Dam is built across the Satluj River. Amritsar

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