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    Land pollution is one of the gravest kinds of pollutions. I say so because we do not realize when and how we pollute land due to different things we do and decisions we take. We realize the air is getting polluted when we step out of our houses and take a deep breath. We know when our actions cause water pollution‚ for we can see for ourselves the quality of the water worsening. Similarly noise‚ light‚ visual pollution can all be monitored‚ because we can all see or sense these kinds of pollution

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    Paper and plastic bags are roughly equal in pros and cons. While they are convenient addictions‚ they both gobble up natural resources and cause significant pollution. Get basic design benefits of a paper and plastic bag with our award-winning replacements - the ACME Bags Workhorse (the plastic bag replacement) and the EarthTote (the paper bag replacement). Same brilliant basic design as their wasteful relatives‚ but designed to be used thousands of times. ISSUE 1: ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

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    Plastic Bags and Sustainability Often times‚ there are debates surrounding controversial environmental issues‚ such as global warming‚ deforestation and nuclear power. But then‚ there is little or no public debate on the impact of plastic bags on the environment. Plastic bags kill tens of thousands of animals every year. In the marine environment plastic bag litter is lethal‚ killing tens of thousands of birds‚ whales‚ seals and turtles every year as they often mistake plastic bags for food such

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    CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTTING Introduction Throughout the 20th century‚ plastics have been an essential part of the market industry. Most plastics are a combination of other organic and inorganic compounds; 20% of the content of a plastic is composed of additives. Biodegradable plastics are usually derived from proteins such as those that are present in a potato plant. Polymers are large molecules consisting of many repeating units‚ called monomers. Polymers can be made out of starch

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    The most common effects of dumping plastics into the ocean are entanglement and ingestion. There are six main types of ocean pollution happening: oil‚ sewage‚ air pollution‚ agricultural runoff‚ sunscreen (lesser known)‚ and the most common type being dumping. Ocean dumping consists of dumping garbage‚ sewage‚ waste chemicals‚ and construction debris into the ocean. Entanglement is a large factor in the deaths of marine animals and is also the most common. Entanglement “kills through drowning‚ strangulation

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    Air Pollution in the World OUTLINE I. Nowadays air pollution became very important problem in our world. II. Air pollution is caused by 3 factors. a. Factories b. Cars c. Human activities III. These three main problems listed above cause huge effects on our planet. a. Global warming b. Acid rains c. Health problems IV. Regarding all the factors and the problems they cause‚ we should start changing our world.

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    Introduction In China‚ an increasing population and rapid economic growth as well as lax environmental oversight have increased water pollution. Therefore‚ deterioration of drinking water quality continues to be a major problem. Continuous emissions from manufacturing are the largest contributor to lowered drinking quality across the country. China’s major river systems exhibit the scope of the problem. Perhaps 70 percent of their water is so polluted that it has been deemed unsafe for human contact

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    Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the ways by which people pollute their surroundings. People dirty the air with gases and smoke‚ poison the water with chemicals and other substances‚ and damage the soil with too many fertilizers and pesticides: People also pollute their surroundings in various other ways. For example‚ they ruin natural beauty by scattering junk and litter on the land and in the water. They operate machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with disturbing noise

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    Air Pollution Hamza Akouayri Class: 600 Robyn Conner Date Air Pollution Air pollution has been a big issue in the entire world. Air pollution occurs when the air includes dust‚ fumes or gases. Air pollution is the accumulation of hazardous substances into the atmosphere. These substances that cause air pollution are called pollutants. In effect air pollution is one of the biggest problems‚ which are threatening people and earth. People breathe in polluted air. Every second people

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    POLLUTION INTRODUCTION Pollution is the act of environmental humiliation and contamination with artificial waste. Air‚ water‚ and soil pollution is a serious complication‚ which affects everyone in the world. Some of the main causes of pollution is the lack of laws to new industries as well as a poorly educated society. Due to environmental pollution‚ the society has put pressure on the government to create and carry out diverse policies to the control of environmental pollutants. LAND POLLUTION

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