Light Pollution 1. Every urbanite knows the bright lights of the city make it impossible to see the stars in a night sky. What most of us do not know is that those lights also may be making us sick. The cause is light pollution – the unearthly glow of billions of street lamps‚ security and porch lights‚ searchlights‚ office lights and signs – as people everywhere try to dispel the darkness of the night. 2. For the first time‚ light is being investigated seriously as a pollutant and a health hazard
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Ocean Pollution “Over 80% of marine pollution comes from land-based activities” (WWF‚ May 4‚ 2006‚ p.1). The rest comes from ocean-based activities. Different types of pollution enter the ocean each year. The major pollutants are oil‚ toxic materials‚ and debris. These materials not only pollute the ocean‚ but they also affect the marine life. Before the 1970s there were no laws to prevent and stop people from dumping pollutants into the ocean. Since the early 1970s many laws and regulations
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Sound is essential to our daily lives‚ but noise is not What is Noise Pollution? The traditional definition of noise is “unwanted or disturbing sound”. Sound becomes unwanted when it either interferes with normal activities such as sleeping‚ conversation‚ or disrupts or diminishes one’s quality of life. It is a source of irritation and stress for many people and can even damage our hearing if it is loud enough. Many of us are exposed to stressful levels of noise at home and at work. Noise is
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I do not own anything. Air Pollution What is Air Pollution? Air Pollution is the introduction of chemicals‚ particulate matter‚ or biological materials that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms‚ or damages the natural environment into the atmosphere. What is Atmosphere? The atmosphere is the complex dynamic natural gaseous system that is essential to support life on planet Earth. Stratospheric ozone depletion due to air pollution has long been recognized as a threat to
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Air Pollution Are you doing everything you can do to live a long and healthy life‚ eating healthy‚ exercising? Well that might not be enough‚ everyday the air you breathe can reduce life expectancy by 2 to 3 years; and an estimated total number of 6.3 million deaths caused by air pollution (Air Pollution kills). Air pollution has been going on for years and takes many forms‚ it is harming our environment and killing us slowly; in order to solve this problem the people of the world need to start
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1. INTRODUCTION Environmental Pollution is the most important threat to the human race on this planet today. Environment consists of earth‚ air‚ water‚ flora and fauna. It means adding impurity which threatens the life of flora and fauna to the environment. These impurities are mainly created by man-made activities. The impurity can be air‚ water‚ land any sort of thermal radiation‚ etc. As we moving towards globalization there is rapid increase in industrialization and technological growth which
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Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies such as lakes‚ rivers‚ oceans and beaches. This occurs when large factories dump their waste products into the water. Water has the ability to carry many pathogens and bacteria. Because of this‚ water is responsible for many deaths and illnesses. This fact was discovered a long time ago when many people fell sick‚ and after tests‚ it was realized this was because of the drinking water. People‚ even back in the ancient times‚ would suddenly become ill
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Environmental pollution The nature is the most wonderful thing in the world. It gives us its loveliness to enjoy and to admire. The nature provides us with its riches: water and air‚ soil‚ mineral resources‚ flora and fauna‚ forests and fields. Nowadays situation is very bad‚ but just someone understand it. It means that many species of flora and fauna have already disappeared or are disappearing because of harmful actions of people. People have always polluted their surroundings. But until
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Ocean pollution Hannah Waddell Ocean pollution is a growing problem and affects people as well. It is a growing problem that needs to be stopped and controlled immediately. Taking care of our water will be beneficial for our long-term survival. If we put off this problem any longer‚ the prices will only escalade even higher. We need water to survive and the ocean is one of the greatest water suppliers. The actions we take or do not take will affect the future in either a negative or a positive
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ng Cabuyao College of Business Administration and Accountancy Land Pollution LAND POLLUTION [pic] [pic] Land Pollution Land pollution is basically about contaminating the land surface of the earth through dumping urban waste matter indiscriminately‚ dumping of industrial waste‚ mineral exploitation‚ and misusing the soil by harmful agricultural practices. Pollution includes visible litter and waste along with the soil itself being polluted. The soil
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