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    Pollution Analysis

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    Michael Abate Energy: Ecology & Economy April 4‚ 2011 Section 1 Instructor: Dr. Eric Malm Pollution Analysis Pollution can take many forms. The air we breathe‚ the water we drink‚ the ground where we grow our food‚ and even the increasing noise we hear every day all contribute to health problems and a lower quality of life. Pollution is everywhere. Pollution is the unwanted introduction of substances that harm or destroy the atmosphere and our environment. The Economy is slowing;

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    Pollution in Vietnam

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    HANOI—As Vietnam’s economy has boomed in recent decades‚ so too have pollution levels in its major cities‚ with experts concerned that air pollution could pose a major public health concern. "Environmental pollution in Vietnam is a real problem‚" said Tuong Lai‚ former dean of Vietnam’s Social Science Institute. "It’s not just foreign visitors who have complained about our dust pollution—people in our country are also very dissatisfied with it‚" he said. A study conducted by employment consultants

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    Air Pollution

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    Nov. 14‚ 2013 Short Paper - Air Pollution The U.S news reveals the fatal air pollution measurements and effects China is encountering‚ but the news in China news themselves never shown the numbers beyond index 500. As the industry rapidly grows in North China‚ the most polluted region is often the target of the discussion about air pollution issues. However‚ China’s state based news sources constantly reported on the positive side‚ especially on how they fight over the improvement of their air

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    Pollution in Pakistan

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    The amount of air pollution in Pakistan’s major cities like Lahore and Karachi is 20 times higher than the World Health Organization standards. There are layers of smog‚ dust and smoke that exist over Karachi. There is also a prominent smell of gasoline that infiltrates air. Islamabad which is the capital city of Pakistan is known to be covered with thick layer smog that actually keeps hidden the view of Margalla hills. So pollution is very prominent and exists to a threatening level in Pakistan

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    Types of Pollution

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    Air pollution is caused by many things‚ earth is very good at cleaning the air on its own‚ though through the years air pollution has gotten to a very bad point where earth can no longer clean all of the pollution we produce which has now started to have very bad effects on our environment such as causing acid rain‚ smog and a lot of health problems. There are a variety of things that cause air pollution like for example cars‚ airplanes and other engine vehicles. All these engine vehicles release

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    Ocean Pollution

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    Sea Pollution The pollution of the ocean is rapidly becoming a crucial problem on Earth. The major causes of sea pollution are oil spills‚ toxic waste‚ and dumping of other harmful materials into the ocean. This pollution will directly affect the living organisms in the ocean and indirectly affect human’s health and resources. We‚ as humans‚ should learn more about these in order to have the knowledge on how to solve this problem effectively. Oil spill is perhaps the most publicly acknowledged

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    Light Pollution

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    The environmental consequences of light pollution |1 |Imagine yourself walking on the 18th September square at the center of Eindhoven at midnight. The stones where you are walking on are | |2 |illuminated. When you look at your left side‚ you could see the Bijenkorf with all its colored panels. When you look up‚ you see trees | |3 |decorated with lights. It is a beautiful sight‚ but it is questionable whether all those lights are necessary. | |4 |

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    Water Pollution

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    make choices that have a negative impact on water and the creatures that live in and near water. This negative impact is called water pollution. Ningthoujam Sandhyarani wrote that ‚ “Water pollution is an undesirable change in the water contaminated with harmful substances.” (Sandhyarani‚ n.d.) It is one of the most major forms of pollution‚ second only to air pollution. Every year‚ 1.2 trillion gallons of polluted water are discarded into United States waters and once water is polluted‚ it is complicated

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    Water Pollution

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    Water pollution in China started with industrial development and has become more one of the most devastating environmental problems faced by the country today. From the chart‚ we can see that as the country’s GDP rises‚ the volume of wastewater discharge increases as well. This suggests that to achieve a rise in GDP‚ the environment has to be sacrificed. The reason for this is that wastewater treatment techniques and facilities have fallen far behind from the growth of industrial production and

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    Land pollution Land pollution is mainly caused by poor solid waste management. There are three answers to these environmental problems. YOU can Reduce‚ Reuse and Recycle. • Reduction • Reuse • Recycle Reduction We can reduce the amount of waste that is produced by doing simple things like two-sided copying on paper and backyard composting. This will decrease the amount of waste that will be disposed of in landfills. The Government can raise awareness of the importance of reduction through

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