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    A WORLD AFFECTED BY POLLUTION AND GLOBAL WARMING. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY SOURCES Roy M. Harrison.(2001) Pollution:Cause‚ Effects and Control. Royal society of chemistry. This author concentrates mainly chemical and radioactive pollution. The book speaks of the sources of pollutants and their effects on both living and non livings especially human. It also shows how chemical pollution can also cause of water‚ air and land pollution. Agarwal S.K. Water pollution. APH publishing(Jan.1 2005)

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    destroying the population‚ ecosystem‚ and the wasteful use of existing water we are facing a severe and growing challenge to sustain water quality. Water pollution is any physical or chemical change in surface water or groundwater that can harm living organisms or make water unfit for certain uses. There are two main sources of water pollution‚ according to Tyler Miller the

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    Axia College Material Appendix D Air Pollution Chart After reviewing Ch. 8 and 9 of your text‚ complete the following table‚ then respond to the questions that follow: Issue Sources Health/Environmental Effects Carbon dioxide (CO2) Greenhouse gas‚ Combustion of fossil‚ fuels such as coal‚ oil‚ gas in power plants as well as volcanoes. Also found in soft drinks Helps plants with photosynthesis also keeps the earth insulated. But also keeps the temperatures rising. Also cause global warming

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    introduction Noise pollution is the disturbing or excessive noise that may harm the activity or balance of human or animal life. The source of most outdoor noise worldwide is mainly caused bymachines and transportation systems‚ motor vehicles‚ aircraft‚ and trains.[1][2] Outdoor noise is summarized by the word environmental noise. Poor urban planning may give rise to noise pollution‚ since side-by-side industrial and residential buildings can result in noise pollution in the residential areas.

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    way less litter will occur in water. Secondly‚ we could fine factories that dump indusrtial waste into lakes and rivers. Factores won’t throw their wastes everywhere they want‚ but in places where that waste don’t harm nature. In that way water pollution will decrease and we can enjoy cleaner water. If local people and industry work together we all can clean up our lakes and rivers. After working together we can swim and use the water again. Parandatud: Our rivers and lakes are polluted. That’s because

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    Place INDOOR AIR POLLUTION Children’s Health and the Environment WHO Training Package for the Health Sector World Health Organization www.who.int/ceh July 2008 version 1 Indoor Air Pollution Indoor LEARNING OBJECTIVES LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND‚ RECOGNIZE AND KNOW: Hazards of indoor air pollution to children’s health Different toxicants in indoor air‚ according to sources‚ settings and activities Characteristics and issues relating to indoor air pollution in industrialized

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    Introduction Land Economics is dedicated to the study of land use‚ natural resources‚ public utilities‚ housing‚ and urban land issues. ’Land use’ is also often used to refer to the distinct land use types in zoning. Land use is the human use of land. Land use involves the management and modification of natural environment or wilderness into built environment such as fields‚ pastures‚ and settlements. It also has been defined as "the arrangements‚ activities and inputs people undertake in a certain

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    Noise pollution is displeasing or excessive noise that may disrupt the activity or balance of human or animal life. The word noise is cognate with the Latin word nauseas‚ which means disgust or discomfort.[1] The source of most outdoor noise worldwide is mainly caused by machines and transportation systems‚ motor vehicles‚ aircrafts‚ and trains.[2][3] Outdoor noise is summarized by the word environmental noise. Poor urban planning may give rise to noise pollution‚ since side-by-side industrial and

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    Noise pollution (or environmental noise) is displeasing human‚ animal or machine-created sound that disrupts the activity or balance of human or animal life. The word noise comes from the Latin word nauseas‚ meaning seasickness. The source of most outdoor noise worldwide is mainly construction and transportation systems‚ including motor vehicle noise‚ aircraft noise and rail noise.[1][2] Poor urban planning may give rise to noise pollution‚ since side-by-side industrial and residential buildings

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    POLLUTION Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that causes 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. Forms of pollution The major forms of pollution are listed below along with the particular contaminant

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