PLASTIC POLLUTION Next time you do the shopping and carry home the things in a plastic carry bag‚ think and realise that you are contributing your share to a deadly plastic pollution whose ill effects are irreversible and capable of reaching out to many generations to come. Plastic is one of the major toxic pollutants of our time. Being composed of toxic chemicals and most importantly a non biodegradable substance‚ plastic pollutes earth and leads to air pollution and water pollution.
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Pollution free environment is a dream that becomes a reality only in the video footages of Natgeo – we would love to have clean‚ fresh air to breathe‚ fruits and vegetables that taste as they should taste‚ peace and happiness in every home devoid of anger‚ irritation or misery. We would love to listen to the chirping of the birds and see the butterflies as they flit from one flower to another. We yearn for Utopia. Our leaders keep promising to lead us into that dreamland but‚
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Plastic has an abundant amount of uses in daily life. Whether someone knows it or not‚ plastic is prevalent in everyday objects: containers‚ computer screens‚ and even DVDs. One of the main uses of plastic is in bags‚ and people use them for everything‚ from carrying lunch to lugging groceries. Although they are an ingenious invention‚ there are also many negative effects associated with plastic bags‚ as they are not biodegradable. These types of bags are made from natural gas and petroleum and plastic
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Cambodia is a small country in the Indo-China peninsula. Cambodia can be called as an under-developed country‚ the country also faces the environmental problems as with the rest of the World. The basic problem of the countries lies in the water pollution. Emissions of organic water pollutants are being shared by factory‚ refer to emissions from manufacturing activities (chemical industry‚ clay and glass industry‚ food industry‚ metal industry and other). As per the above discussion it is clear that
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to place air pollution has a great deal on our industrialization that leads to many hazardous effects. An example is congress has identified over 188 of these pollutants‚ including substances that cause cancer‚ neurological‚ respiratory‚ and reproductive effects. (National Overview) Generally any substance that people introduce in the atmosphere that has damaging effects on living things and the environment is considered air pollution. (National Geographic) I propose that air pollution is a serious
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PLASTIC BAGS Introduction One of the most commonly used items in modern generation is the plastic bag. Sufficient‚ convenient‚ strong and cheap‚ plastic bags are seem to be perfect for marketing merchandise‚ foods‚ drinks and more. However‚ there are associated issues with the production‚ use and disposal of these bags which may not be known to most users but which are nonetheless extremely important especially to the environment. To fully understand the ecological footprint of plastic bags‚ determining
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overused and many people think that it’s just pure advertising but it is completely necessary and important. Industrial pollution means contamination due to industries. Industry contributes to many types of pollutants to the environment. They are mainly in gas‚ water‚ and solid forms and they can cause severe problems to the bio systems. Industries are the main problem of pollution because people buy products that factories produce. Factories generate pollutants divided into three major categories
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POLLUTION SHIVALLI RAGBIR UPPER SIX B ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE OIL SPILL IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO The Petrotrin oil spill was a series of oil spills that transpired on the island of Trinidad and Tobago. There were a total of eleven oil spills that took place in December 2013. The first spill began when the 16-inch sea line No 10‚ operated by the Trinidad’s national oil company‚ Petrotrin‚ ruptured at the bottom of the Gulf of Paria near the company’s Pointe-a-Pierre refinery
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organic pollutants such as DDT. This is known as biomagnification‚ which is occasionally used interchangeably with bioaccumulation. A polluted river draining an abandoned copper mine on Anglesey Large gyres (vortexes) in the oceans trap floating plastic debris. The North Pacific Gyre for example has collected the so-called "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" that is now estimated at 100 times the size of Texas. Many of these long-lasting pieces wind up in the stomachs of marine birds and animals. This
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I. Introduction According to the Columbia Encyclopedia‚ water pollution is defined as contamination of water resources by harmful wastes. In most cases this contamination is a result of people overloading the water environment with wastes. The scope of this problem covers any and all water sources including but not limited to streams‚ lakes‚ underground water‚ bays or oceans. II. Statement of Problem It is no misconception that water is a necessary compound to all life on Earth. Absolutely all
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