― Edward O. Wilson There’s so much pollution in the air now that if it weren’t for our lungs there’d be no place to put it all. ~Robert Orben Don’t blow it - good planets are hard to find. ~Quoted in Time We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. ~Thomas Fuller‚ Gnomologia‚ 1732 We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors‚ we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb They kill good trees to put out bad newspapers. ~James G. Watt When a man says to me‚ "I have the intensest
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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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Ozone depletion‚ greenhouse effect‚ and acid rain are man-made disasters. The ozone layer is the part of the Earth’s atmosphere which contains relatively high concentrations of ozone (O3). The cause of ozone depletion is the presence of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and related halocarbons gases in the atmosphere. In the presence of Ultraviolet light‚ these gases dissociate‚ releasing chlorine atoms‚ which then go on to catalyze ozone destruction. The greenhouse effect‚ on the other hand‚ is a natural
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WHAT IS POLLUTION? Explain the term “pollution’’. Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability‚ disorder‚ harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. 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 exposes all people to risks of disease
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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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Pollution is the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment. It is a major problem in America and as well as the world. Pollution not only damages the environment‚ but damages us also. It has cause many problems ranging from lung cancer to the greenhouse effect. It is among us all‚ but we continue to live our lives in our own filth. What is the reason behind this flawed logic? In this paper I will examine the problems and solutions for this issue. Automobiles are undeniable
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http://eschooltoday.com/pollution/noise-pollution/sources-of-noise-pollution.html Environmental pollution is one of the biggest problems the world faces today. It is an issue that troubles us economically‚ physically and everyday of our lives. The contamination of the environment is also being linked to some of the diseases that are around currently. Yet‚ most people do not know about this problem. This shows that environmental pollution is becoming an increasingly worse problem that needs to be
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Impact of Pollution The environment is a part of our daily lives yet most people do not consider the impact that their actions have on the environment. People interact with and depend on different aspects of the environment from the air to water and land. There are relationships between actions that we make and the environment‚ the most obvious one being pollution. The lasting influence we have on our surroundings may not be immediately apparent but future generations will have to live with
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reality or fiction One of the greatest problems that the world is facing today is that of environmental pollution‚ increasing with every passing year and causing grave and irreparable damage to the earth. Environmental pollution consists of five basic types of pollution‚ air‚ water‚ soil‚ noise and light. Air pollution is the most harmful form of pollution in our environment. Air pollution is cause by the injurious smoke emitted by cars‚ buses‚ trucks‚ trains‚ and factories‚ namely sulphur dioxide
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Pollution This swan is breeding on a heap of plastic Littering on a beach in Guyana Pollution is when something is added to the environment that is harmful or poisonous to living things. Smoke in the air from factories is a type of pollution as it is bad for the lungs when breathed in. Sewage in drinking water is another type of pollution‚ as it can make people ill because it contains germs and viruses. People living next to a building site where there is too much noise can become sick as
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