Noise Pollution When unwanted sound created by human beings hits our ears and disturbs the environment‚ noise pollution is created. Chiefly‚ noise pollution comes from barking dogs‚ loud music‚ vehicles‚ aircraft and rail transport‚ air-conditioners‚ factories‚ amplified music and construction work.Noise‚ by definition‚ is unwanted sound. What is pleasant to some ears may be extremely unpleasant to others‚ depending on a number of factors. The natural environment contains many sources of noise -
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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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around 1%‚ while air content and atmospheric pressure varies at different layers‚ air suitable for the survival of terrestrial plants and terrestrial animals is currently only known to be found in Earth’s troposphere and artificial atmospheres. Air is made up of 99% nitrogen‚ oxygen‚ water vapor‚ and inert gases. Nowadays‚ the air we breathe is contaminated with harmful chemicals that bring harmful effects to our body. The air we breathe today is mixed with other harmful chemicals‚ there is an increase
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Loutfi Environmental education Pollution I. Definition Pollution occurs when pollutants contaminate the natural surroundings; which brings about changes that affect our normal lifestyles adversely. II. Why it is dangerous? Pollution disturbs our ecosystem and the balance in the environment. With modernization and development in our lives pollution has reached its peak; giving rise to global warming and human illness. III. Types & Causes of Pollution A. Air pollution It occurs when any harmful
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country indicate their pitch in decibel in the nosiest areas of corresponding cities‚ e.g. Delhi- 80 db‚ Kolkata - 87‚Bombay-85‚ Chennai-89 db etc. 3 Sources of Noise Pollution:- Noise pollution like other pollutants is also a by- product of industrialization‚ urbanizations and modern civilization. Broadly speaking ‚ the noise pollution has two sources‚ i.e. industrial and non- industrial. The industrial source includes the noise from various industries and big machines working at a very high speed
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Plastic Pollution in Hawai’i Plastic plays a big part of our lives. The food we eat is wrapped with it‚ the toys our siblings or children play with is made from it‚ the television we watch is made with it‚ we play video games with plastic controllers‚ we listen to music with plastic head phones and the shelves we use is made with plastic. Material items made with plastic can be useful‚ cheaper‚ and durable but it can also harm the environment. All of these plastic items don’t just disappear
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Ocean Pollution “Over 80% of marine pollution comes from land-based activities” (WWF‚ May 4‚ 2006‚ p.1). The rest comes from ocean-based activities. Different types of pollution enter the ocean each year. The major pollutants are oil‚ toxic materials‚ and debris. These materials not only pollute the ocean‚ but they also affect the marine life. Before the 1970s there were no laws to prevent and stop people from dumping pollutants into the ocean. Since the early 1970s many laws and regulations
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Light pollution happened slowly at first which was several decades ago it was a process that was hardly noticeable. A light here‚ a light there‚ burning way into the dark nighttime realm‚ helping us see in the darkness when people all their our beds fast asleep. The process still continues today‚ with little thought ever given to what we are stealing away. Our intentions are good but our methods need adjustment‚ and they needs to be done immediately. In fact‚ our methods should have been changed
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SCIENCE TERM PAPER: INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT. (A Case study of pesticides poisoning fish in Lake Naivasha). Introduction. Pollution may be defined as any direct or indirect alteration of the physical‚ thermal‚ biological or radioactive properties of the environment that creates an actual or potential hazard to the health safety or welfare of any living species. Also pollution may said to be any inserting of any foreign matter
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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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