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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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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as Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans I. Introduction A. For the past 60 years‚ plastics production and use has dramatically increased‚ and the vast majority of plastic generated is not recovered at the end of its use life. B. How many plastic products do you guys consume everyday? C. Plastic is a useful material with myriad applications‚ but a non-renewable material that requires careful lifecycle management so that it does not degrade land‚ oceans‚ human health‚ and sustainable economies. D
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Every day people suffer from the harsh effects of pollution: babies‚ toddlers‚ even the elderly‚ but why? Pollution poses an extensive threat to the health of people worldwide. In fact‚ approximately 100 million people have been afflicted by pollution‚ which compares to diseases like malaria and HIV. The leading causes of pollution are the necessities to burn fossil fuels along with the trash and sewage released into the ocean. When we use fossil fuels to gas up our motor vehicles‚ we emit CO2 into
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availability of fresh water and its unequal distribution make water pollution a matter of great concern. Water pollution is generally localized and confined‚ making it more severe. The pollutants undergo many reactions and can become hazardous. 70 % of India’s fresh water is polluted‚ including several high altitude lakes. While water pollution is easier to study and manage‚ its control is highly complex and very costly. Water pollution is defined as presence of any foreign substance (organic‚ inorganic
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ENERGY RESOURCES Energy is defined as ‘the capacity to do work’. Sun is the primary source of energy. Joule is the standard unit of energy in SI units. Energy utilization is an index of economic development‚ which does not take into account of ill effects/damage on to environment. From 1900 to 2000 population increased by 3 times while energy consumption by 14 times! Energy Resources All energy sources ultimately come from the sun‚ the moon or the earth. Sources of Energy Solar
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Reflection of the Water Pollution Project The problem with Water pollution today is that people are carelessly polluting and damaging our water supplies at an alarming rate. Though the general public seems to be turning a blind eye to this situation ignorance does not justify the fact that the health of the general public and environment is severely impacted. The Water Pollution group proposes that we educate the community and the children of the possible repercussions of water pollution‚ while also working
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the study of air pollution are introduced. lsointroduced are a brief history of air pollution‚ its regulation‚ and trends of its ambient concentrations and emissions. Keywords: Anthropogenic‚ biogenic‚ geogenic emissions biogenic‚; primary and secondary pollutants; criteria‚ hazardous‚ radioactive‚ indoor pollutants; sulfur smog‚ photochemical smog; UN-ECE‚ US-EPA‚ Clean Air Act. Air pollution spreads easily as it travels into the atmosphere. People get exposed to air pollution not just outdoors
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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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Industrial Pollution Industrialization has been the hallmark of human progress. However‚ industries have become to the biggest issue of environmental pollution. Industrial pollution is pollution that can be directly linked with industry‚ in contrast to other pollution sources. This form of pollution is one of the leading causes of pollution worldwide. Industries release a host of toxic gases into the atmosphere‚ and gallons of liquid waste into the seas and rivers. Some of the effluents percolate
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