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    Pollution 1 Pollution Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.[1] 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. Ancient cultures The litter problem on the coast of Guyana‚ 2010 Air pollution

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    Pollution‚ we hear it every other day at school‚ college and read about it in newspapers. So what is it? Pollution occurs when pollutants contaminate the natural surroundings; which brings about changes that affect our normal lifestyles adversely. Pollution occurs in different forms; air‚ water‚ soil‚ radioactive‚ noise‚ heat/ thermal and light. Every form of pollution has two sources of occurrence; the point and the non-point sources. The point sources are easy to identify‚ monitor and control

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    needs‚ but not every man’s greed.”  ― Mahatma Gandhi “Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.”  ― Gary Snyder “Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.”  ― 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‚

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    Air pollution has been around on earth for a long time. Most of the air pollution that is on the earth is made by humans everyday‚ but it is not just our fault either. Some of the air pollution is made naturally. Air pollution is caused by to much of gases‚ very fine particles‚ and some liquids. As easily as it is to make the pollution‚ it is hard staying away from the harmful effects of it and also to quit polluting the air.     Air pollution is caused by many of the things that we depend on for

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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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    2) Water pollution: Water pollution causes due to the introduction of chemical‚ biological and all sort of physical matter into large bodies of water that degrade the quality of life that lives in it and consumes it. We can blame fertilizers‚ pesticides‚ or petroleum derivatives for water pollution. In addition to that the other contributors towards water pollution are Waste treatment facilities‚ mining‚ Pesticides‚ herbicides and fertilizers‚ oil spills‚ refiners‚ Failing septic systems‚ factories

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    POLLUTIONS Environmental issues become one of the top topics nowadays. Environmental issues like pollution‚ climate change‚ global warning and deforestation are being discussed this day. Pollution is one of biggest concern in the environmental issues because it covers all which are water pollution‚ air pollution‚ soil pollution and noise pollution. Pollution is contaminants that can cause an adverse change s to environment and human health. Pollutants is components of pollution where it can be foreign

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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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    Pollution Pollution is the addition to the ecosystem of someting which has a detrimental effect on it. One of the most important causes of pollution is the high rate of energy usage by modern‚ growing populations. Different kinds of pollution are found. In this section we will discuss: 1. Air Pollution. 2. Water Pollution. 3. Land Pollution. Air Pollution Air pollution is the accumulation in the atmosphere of substances that‚ in sufficient concentrations‚ endanger human health or

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    POLLUTION The word‚ ’pollution’ means to make dirty. Pollution causes imbalance in the environment. Environmental pollution is a serious problem. Nearly 35 percent of India’s total land area is subject to serious environmental pollution. Industrialization has led to urbanization‚ which has added to the pollution problem. Air pollution is the most dangerous form of pollution. land and water pollution have worsened the situation. Pollution causes several types of harmful disease so we must control

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