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    Definition Of Air PollutionAir pollution occurs when the air contains gases‚ dust‚ fumes or odour in harmful amounts. That is‚ amounts which could be harmful to the health or comfort of humans and animals or which could cause damage to plants and materials.The substances that cause air pollution are called pollutants. Pollutants that are pumped into our atmosphere and directly pollute the air are called primary pollutants. Primary pollutant examples include carbon monoxide from car exhausts and sulfur

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    Pollution Pollution is the addition to the ecosystem of someting which has a detrimental effect on it. One of the most important causes of pollution is the high rate of energy usage by modern‚ growing populations. Different kinds of pollution are found. In this section we will discuss: 1. Air Pollution. 2. Water Pollution. 3. Land Pollution. Air Pollution Air pollution is the accumulation in the atmosphere of substances that‚ in sufficient concentrations‚ endanger human health or

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    Pollution is an issue of concern in the world that we live in today. There are many types of pollution‚ namely air‚ water and noise. Pollution in our environment will affect our quality of life. Our naturally beautiful world becoming ugly because it is suffering from the effects of environmental pollution. Pollution can also cause various health problems and other negative effects. Air pollution is caused by the emission of toxic gases from vehicles‚ factories and open burning. Nowadays‚ there are

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    Ways To Reduce The Effects of Pollution Nowadays‚ pollution has become a major issue that concerns all countries worldwide. Majority of the pollution are results of the selfish behaviour of humans. There are many types of pollutions‚ examples are water pollution and air pollution. Each of this pollution can be dealt with different methods depending on the source of the error. In general‚ both air and water pollution can be reduced by utilizing the modern technology that humans have developed

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    Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy‚ such as noise‚ heat or light. Pollutants‚ the components of pollution‚ can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. TYPES OF POLLUTION Water Pollution As the name suggests‚ “Water Pollution” is the type of pollution that involves the contamination of various water bodies. Various aquatic creatures

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    Pollution Introduction Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.[1] Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy‚ such as noise‚ heat or light. Pollutants‚ the components of pollution‚ can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution. The Blacksmith Institute issues an annual list of the world’s worst polluted places. In

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    Pollution Human beings have always caused some environmental pollution. Since prehistoric times‚ people have created waste. Like garbage today‚ this waste was either burned‚ tossed into waterways‚ buried‚ or dumped aboveground. However‚ the waste of early peoples was mostly food scraps and other substances that broke down easily by natural decay processes. Prehistoric populations were also much smaller and were spread out over large areas. As a result‚ pollution was less concentrated and caused

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    Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy‚ such as noise‚ heat or light. Pollutants‚ the components of pollution‚ can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution. Pollution is nothing but "too much of something at wrong place" and environmental pollution is generally defined

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    to face numerous serious problems associated with pollution. Pollution including air and water pollution may be defined as the result of human activities and natural factors has impacted on human health as well as environments (Wikipedia‚ 2010). This essay will discuss the rapid increasing pollution levels in the three cities of Bangkok‚ Bangladesh and Melbourne and analyze the approaches related to the strategies of government to alleviate pollution. It will then present the actions and cooperation

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    also supposed it’s a valuable class for me because I learned a lot of things about pollution. The first part of The Recyclemania Service Learning was to talk about the environmental disruption‚ especially the water pollution and the disafforestation in the American West. The instructor showed how serious the water pollution was. Many factories and rubbish recycle companies dump their refuse into the rivers or oceans. The flotsams not only pollute the water but also kill the aquatic life.

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