Water Polution definiton: Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies (e.g. lakes‚ rivers‚ oceans‚ aquifers and groundwater). Water pollution occurs whenpollutants are directly or indirectly discharged into water bodies without adequate treatment to remove harmful compounds. Water pollution affects plants and organisms living in these bodies of water. In almost all cases the effect is damaging not only to individual species and populations‚ but also to
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Sea Pollution The pollution of the ocean is rapidly becoming a crucial problem on Earth. The major causes of sea pollution are oil spills‚ toxic waste‚ and dumping of other harmful materials into the ocean. This pollution will directly affect the living organisms in the ocean and indirectly affect human’s health and resources. We‚ as humans‚ should learn more about these in order to have the knowledge on how to solve this problem effectively. Oil spill is perhaps the most publicly acknowledged
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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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POLYTHENE POLLUTION INTRODUCTION The pollutants that are of major concern in today’s world are non biodegradable pollutants that do not degrade or degrade very slowly in the natural environment. Polythene pollution is an example of non biodegradable pollution and they persist on our earth years after years affecting even future generation. Polythene pollution is mostly created by polythene bags‚ plastic syringe‚ pesticide containers‚ medicinal bottles. [pic] Effects of Polythene Pollution Polythene
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RAMMED EARTH Fíonnadh McGonigle 0818555 Contents • History (page 2) • The Use of Rammed Earth within the UK (pages 3 & 4) • Rammed Earth as a Sustainable material‚ Thermal and Insulation properties (pages 5 & 6 ) • Weather Protection (page 7) • Construction week o Aims (page 8) o Risk Assessment (page 9‚10 &11) o Prototype
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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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Air Pollution CFish Mr. Nollen Biology 2B 8 May‚ 1996 The Problem Contamination of the atmosphere by gaseous‚ liquid‚ or solid wastes or by-products that can endanger human health and the health and welfare of plants and animals‚ or can attack materials‚ reduce visibility‚ or produce undesirable odors. Among air pollutants emitted by natural sources‚ only the radioactive gas radon is recognized as a major health threat. A byproduct of the radioactive decay of uranium minerals in certain kinds
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According to the Columbia Encyclopedia‚ water pollution is defined as contamination of water resources by harmful wastes. In most cases this contamination is a result of people overloading the water environment with wastes. The scope of this problem covers any and all water sources including but not limited to streams‚ lakes‚ underground water‚ bays or oceans. II. Statement of Problem It is no misconception that water is a necessary compound to all life on Earth. Absolutely all organisms need water in
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place without causing major harm to the environment we live in (Kahn‚ Yardly 2007). While rapidly growing air pollution in China brought on by harmful factory production and out dated fueling methods has created an abundance of health inequalities as well as permanent damage to the surrounding ecosystems‚ the solution to these issues prove difficult to solve. With a communist styled
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Project on Air Pollution BIO-103.3 Summer 2013 Prepared for: Dr. S.M. Mostafa Kamal Khan (SKK) Introduction to Pollution: What is Pollution? Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that causes adverse change. 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. Air Pollution: Air pollution is the introduction
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