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    Plastic pollution

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    litter everywhere and become plastic pollution. As plastic is buoyant‚ it easily blows from garbage dumps or even flows through river that eventually moves through the sea. According to Australian Marine Conservation Society (2013b)‚ when plastics are in the ocean‚ it will slowly breaks down in to smaller pieces and being eaten by animals that live at the bottom or even to the birds that flies and eat the floating plastic debris. Causes: Plastic pollution is the environmental problem that has

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    Environmental Pollution

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    1. INTRODUCTION Environmental Pollution is the most important threat to the human race on this planet today. Environment consists of earth‚ air‚ water‚ flora and fauna. It means adding impurity which threatens the life of flora and fauna to the environment. These impurities are mainly created by man-made activities. The impurity can be air‚ water‚ land any sort of thermal radiation‚ etc. As we moving towards globalization there is rapid increase in industrialization and technological growth which

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    Ocean Pollution

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    Outline Speech to Inform SPS: I want to inform my audience about ocean pollution Thesis: Polluting the ocean is a major concern for all of us living on earth; we couldn’t live without the beautiful open waters. Organizational Pattern: Topical Introduction I. Our oceans make up most of the world A. Without our oceans we couldn’t live B. Animals in the ocean are suffering more and more each day C. Beautiful coral reefs are becoming depleted little by little each day 1. (Thesis) Polluting

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    Globalization and the Pollution Globalisation is an universal phenomenon which was introduced with the aim of integrating societies‚economies and cultures through a common link of trading policies‚technology and communication.With the advent of globalisation though the standard of economy has improved‚it also brought many new issues into concern. Brain drain‚pollution and spread of diseases are the major problems the world is facing today.For a large extend the factor behind this is globalisation

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    environmental pollution

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    ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION Environmental pollution is one of the biggest problems the world faces today. It is an issue that troubles us economically‚ physically and everyday in our lives. Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that causes adverse change. Pollutants‚ the components of pollution‚ can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants We all live on earth which‚ is but a planet‚ – and the only planet known to have an environment

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    Cuyahoga River

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    Cuyahoga River” “The Return of the Cuyahoga River” The Cuyahoga River was the heart of the land and the quality of the river was a direct reflection of how people viewed the quality of their life. The river is 100 miles long and it’s a place where tycoons and legends were made but the wild river was tamed but then poisoned and the environment was destroyed. Oil‚ debris and pollution accumulated on top of the water. People eventually woke up to the danger and tried to save the river and the

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    Air Pollution

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    Air Pollution Air is the most important element of life. For some ’air pollution‚’ let us give thanks. Dust and other particles in the atmosphere serve as nuclei about which raindrops form. But man has overloaded the sky. For centuries he has pumped particulate matter and gases into the atmosphere. As far back as 1661‚ a tract on air pollution was published in England: Fumifugium: or the Inconvenience of the Aer and Smoake of London Dissipated. Today much of the world suffers from the eye-smarting

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    Water Pollution

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    we witness different types of pollution all around us. Some of them may not damage our health in a direct manner but could be harmful after long term exposure. Water pollution is one of the biggest problems that faces modern society and is harmful to the health of humans and animals because it affects every living organism in this earth. This essay will talk about industrial pollution‚ Oil pollution‚ litter and sewage pollution. One of the main sources of pollution are industrial wastes‚ these

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    Pollution and Society

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    Pollution and Society *By Osanyinpeju* Aisha We all know that pollution in our world effects two essential aspects of our planet: air and water. Although their pollutants are emitted in completely different ways‚ they both harm living organisms. Air pollution is predominately emitted though the exhaust of motor vehicles and the combustion of fossil fuels‚ whereas water pollution is the result of industrial waste and environmental accidents. Our society knows that pollution is harmful and a serious

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    Land Pollution

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    What is land pollution? Land pollution is the deterioration (destruction) of the earth’s land surfaces‚ often directly or indirectly as a result of man’s activities and their misuse of land resources. It occurs when waste is not disposed off properly‚ or can occur when humans throw chemicals unto the soil in the form of pesticides‚ insecticides and fertilizers during agricultural practices. Exploitation of minerals (mining activities) has also contributed to the destruction of the earth’s surface

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