What Is Soil Pollution? [pic] What Is Soil Pollution? Soil pollution results from the build up of contaminants‚ toxic compounds‚ radioactive materials‚ salts‚ chemicals and cancer-causing agents. The most common soil pollutants are hydrocarbons‚ heavy metals (cadmium‚ lead‚ chromium‚ copper‚ zinc‚ mercury and arsenic)‚ herbicides‚ pesticides‚ oils‚ tars‚ PCBs and dioxins. Until the 1970s‚ there was little talk of soil pollution and its devastating effects. In the 1980s‚ the U.S. Superfund was
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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 and high noise intensity. Non- industrial source of noise includes
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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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POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED (A Government of India Enterprise) Head Quarter : Eastern Region-II‚ J-1-15‚ EP Block‚ Sector-V‚ Salt Lake‚ Kolkata – 700091‚ Tel: 033-23576168 Regd. Office: B-9‚ Qutab Institutional Area‚ Katwaria Sarai‚ New Delhi-110016 ENGAGEMENT ON CONTRACT BASIS - ER-II POWERGRID‚ a leading Navratna PSU under the Ministry of Power‚ Govt of India and one of the largest Transmission Utilities in the world has been entrusted with establishing and strengthening Optical
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Hi! In my english class we had to write an essay based on the quote"The more technology advances‚ the more people draw apart from each other. I would like your comments‚ criticism and opinions on it please. As technology advances and changes‚ our lives follow suit. Technology is something that people tend to get drawn into and depend on it‚ as if it was necessary for survival‚ and as a result they drift further and further apart from real social interaction. However‚ technology does have some positive
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ENGLISH FOR PROFESIONAL COMMUNICATION UDB 2332 Prepared by : This is questionnaire is to find out whether cartoons bring more advantages than disadvantages among children below 12. ALL INFORMATION GIVEN IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL YOUR COOPERATION IS MUCH APPRECIATED PERSONAL DATA Please tick( √ ) in the appropriate boxes or fill in the blanks with necessary information. 1.Age Under 16 ( ) 25 – 40 ( ) 17 – 24 ( ) 41 and above (
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AIR POLLUTION [pic] Introduction The earth’s atmosphere‚ at or near sea level‚ consists approximately of 78 percent nitrogen‚ 21 percent oxygen and 1 percent other gases. If it were possible to remain in this state‚ 100 percent clean air would result. However‚ many varied sources allow other gases and particulates to mix with the clean air‚ causing our atmosphere to become unclean or polluted. Some of these pollutants are visible while others are invisible‚ with each
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Noise pollution is displeasing or excessive noise that may disrupt the activity or balance of human or animal life. The word noise is cognate with the Latin word nauseas‚ which means disgust or discomfort.[1] The source of most outdoor noise worldwide is mainly caused by machines and transportation systems‚ motor vehicles‚ aircrafts‚ and trains.[2][3] Outdoor noise is summarized by the word environmental noise. Poor urban planning may give rise to noise pollution‚ since side-by-side industrial and
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Digital Cinema –Boon or Bane! In today’s fast paced age‚ with technology upgrading constantly‚ soon filmmakers will be opting for more digital rather than analog prints. Digitization is nothing but electronic software distribution without the use of any physical media‚ utilizing media like satellites & the internet. In the beginning of the decade‚ if the introduction of multiplexes gave the cinema industry a huge boost‚ then digitization will usher in the second phase in the resurgence of Indian
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Environmental pollution In this topic we are going to deal about different types of pollution and due to these types of pollution how our environment is facing disasters and calamities. Introduction: Environmental pollution can be defined as “the unfavorable alteration of our surroundings” Types of pollutants: 1. Bio degradable pollutants - decompose rapidly by natural processes. 2. Non-degradable pollutants-do not decompose or slowly decompose in the environment. Pollutions are different
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