Professor Ouwehand English 110/120 MW 2:20 Research Paper 16 April 2012 Essay III How Plastic Pollution is Out of Control Many individuals underestimate the amount of plastic we use each day. According to the article “Plastic Bags Wars”‚ “the world consumes 1 million plastic shopping bags every minute”. Plastic bags‚ along with many other types of plastics‚ have become a leading source of pollution worldwide (Doucette). Captain Charles Moore‚ founder of the Algalita foundation states that we
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RIVER POLLUTION River is very important because it can provide clean water and can act as a main source of protein to human beings. Most of the drinking water consumed by the people of the world originates from the river. If the river has been polluted‚ then the tarnished river water needs to be filtered through a series of intricate and money-consuming process. The picture above clearly shows that the pollution of water happened because of the ignorant act of dumping rubbish and toxic
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are at the alarming rate. If there is nothing done about it‚ Vietnam will soon suffering the consequences. This paper is to give the audience a clearer view of air pollution in Vietnam including reasons‚ affects and suggesting solutions. 2. Discussion of finding 2.1 Reasons 2.1.2 Motor vehicles There are several causes of air pollution; the vast majority of them can be attributed by man. Many people are unaware of the serious problems they expose to the world by letting such dangerous chemical
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Automobile Pollution. Automobiles can cause many different kinds of pollution in the environment. Air‚ health and groundwater pollution are of the most common. The reasons for these problems can be contributed to exhaust systems and light switches that are standard equipment on most cars today. Older and newer cars alike are equipped with a catalytic converter system. Which are supposed to convert hydrocarbons‚ carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides into harmless materials emitted from the automobiles
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GEOS 3310 Lecture Notes: Water Pollution Dr. T. Brikowski Spring 2012 file:waterQuality.tex‚v (1.33‚ November 14‚ 2011)‚ printed March 30‚ 2012 Water Pollution 1 Introduction Water pollution is the “degradation of water quality as measured by biological‚ chemical‚ or physical criteria.” Common sources of groundwater pollution are listed in Keller [Table 14.3‚ 2011]. Typical pollutants include: • Oxygen-demanding waste: materials that produce a high BOD [Fig. 11.2‚ Keller‚ 2000]
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Vasquez 1 Naisy Vasquez Professor Machado EOH 350 T/Th April 29‚ 2010 Noise Pollution and Its Impact “Calling noise a nuisance is like calling smog an inconvenience. Noise must be considered a hazard to the health of people everywhere.” -William H. Stewart The word noise is derived from the Latin word nausea meaning seasickness. Like its root meaning‚ noise has a negative effect to human health and well-being. Noise resulting from road traffic‚ jet planes‚ jet skis‚ garbage trucks‚ construction
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Oil Pollution-Case Study The following case study is about the impacts that oil pollution produces in the sea‚ specifically in this case in the coasts of South Wales. This incident was due to the stranding of an oil tanker from the company Sea Empress. The cause for this oil pollution was that a 147‚000 tonne oil tanker from Sea Empress ran aground‚ even though they were controlled by the harbor pilots. The oil tanker would have been docked earlier but because of the heavy seas it took longer.
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| |Subject: Life Skills Grade: 3 | |Environmental theme: Pollution | |Learning outcomes: Personal and social well-being. The learner will |Assessment standards: Baseline‚ and formative Ask the learner to
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Air Pollution * Pollutants enter the air from various sources‚ but burning of fossil fuels contributes the most to air pollution. * Exhaust fumes from vehicles contains soot (tiny carbon particles)‚ lead (from cars using unleaded petrol)‚ carbon monoxide‚ oxides of nitrogen and hydrocarbons due to the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels. * Burning of fossil fuels in the combustion engines of vehicles and electrical power stations also releases large amount of carbon dioxide into the
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sources of noise pollution Introduction to sources of noise pollution:.. Sources of Noise Pollution Appliances used in the home such as mixer grinders‚ vacuum cleaners‚ washing machines‚ loudspeakers‚ television sets and music systems used with high volumes are the main sources of this kind of pollution. Small factories using machines cause a lot of noise pollution. Airplanes‚ .. Main causes of noise pollution: Noise is a problem chiefly of the urban area. Loud noise is considered as pollutant
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