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    Water pollution in China is a serious problem. It threatens the health and well being of humans‚ plants‚ and animals and it is one of most common types of pollution. This paper will outline the negative affects of water pollution in Lake Tai that is caused by industries in China and the effects that it has on surrounding communities. The Chinese government is aware of the pollution problem in its country; however China has pursued economic growth any cost‚ growth is too fast for the government to

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    Biodegradable Plastic from Gabi Leaves By: Mickaela Olan 9-Apple PLASTIC • A plastic material is any of a wide range of  synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids that are moldable. Plastics are typically  organic polymers of high molecular mass‚ but they often contain other substances. They are usually synthetic‚ most commonly derived from petrochemicals‚ but many are partially natural. ADVANTAGES OF PLASTIC: • Advantages of plastic are light in weight. • They can be easily moulded and have

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    glass. I recycle everything! I recycle glass‚ paper‚ and plastic. That’s cool. I guess you care about the environment a lot. I do. I think people pollute way too much. I don’t know a lot about pollution. Well‚ there are many different kinds of pollution. oh‚ really? Like what? Yes. Air pollution and light pollution are two of them. How do people prevent pollution? Well‚ driving less and using clean forms of energy prevent pollution. Don’t cigarettes pollute? Yes‚ they do. People should

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    Have you been wondering what the whole fuss over plastic bags is about? Where many people would rather use paper bags over plastic when shopping? Everyone has different opinions on how they affect our society‚ some people say they help us out‚ and others say they are hazards to our world. Both cases have valid arguments supporting their opinions‚ and both sides have facts that people can support. I personally think that they are more work to deal with than they seem to help alleviate. The reason

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    The term pollution means the discharge of a toxic or contaminating substance that is likely to have an adverse effect on the natural environment or life. Pollution is a very serious problem‚ making life more difficult for not just humans‚ but even plants and animals. There are many types of pollution such as air pollution‚ water pollution‚ and soil contamination. First let’s begin by talking about air pollution and how it affects us. Air is 99.9% nitrogen‚ oxygen‚ water vapor and insert gases. Air

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    of Water Pollution Image source: NASA Water covers 70% of the Earth’s surface and makes up over 60% of the human body. Water pollution affects marine ecosystems‚ wildlife health‚ and human well-being. The answer to solving pollution is to make changes in our daily habits and pay more attention to the types of products we consume. The following lists display causes of water pollution and the effects it has on human health and the natural environment. Causes of Water Pollution Sewage

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    Ocean Pollution It is believed that 4.6 billion years ago our Earth was formed. And over 200 million years ago the great body of water on this planet‚ what we call the ocean‚ was able to be formed (History of the Ocean). For 200 million years our ocean has flourished with the life of all matters of creatures from some of the first ever cells to take life‚ to pre-historic dinosaurs‚ to the fish‚ plants‚ and mammals we see today. However‚ today we face a new point in the history of our ocean. Today

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    | Types of pollution and effects | | | R Chivers | 5/23/2013 | Pollution and effects that it has on us and our planet‚ and the steps being taken to reduce pollution and make the world a better place for future generations to appreciate and enjoy. | This report will discuss four types of pollutions and their effects on us and how we can help clean up the planet. There are different types of pollution; air pollution that affects the air we breathe‚ water pollution that affects

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    Types of pollution Pollution is the presence of damaging and dangerous substances‚ mostly a contaminant or toxin‚ which causes damaging impacts to the living organisms and its surrounding (All-recycling-facts.com‚ 2011). Pollutions are classified into four major types and they are land pollution‚ water pollution‚ sound pollution and air pollution (see Figure 1). The first type of pollution is land pollution. Land pollution occurs when contaminant or toxin is spread and placed on the land. “Land

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    waste reduction and recycling activities can make a difference.  Pollution is the introduction of substances or energy into the environment‚ resulting in deleterious effects of such a nature as to endanger human health‚ harm living resources and ecosystems‚ and impair or interfere with amenities and other legitimate uses of the environment.[1] The major forms of pollution include: If just 25% of U.S. families used 10 fewer plastic bags a month‚ we would save over 2.5 BILLION bags a year. On the

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