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    Plastic Pollution

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    Introduction Pollution can be defined as "The act or process of polluting or the state of being polluted‚ especially the contamination of soil‚ water‚ or the atmosphere by the discharge of harmful substances." As we become more technologically advanced‚ we produce materials that can withstand extreme temperatures‚ are durable and easy to use. Plastic bags‚ synthetics‚ plastic bottles‚ tin cans‚ and computer hardware- these are some of the things that make life easy for us. But what we forget

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    Ocean Pollution

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    Did you know that most of the ocean pollution comes from us? This pollution can hurt the ocean animals and it will affect the food that we eat. Some of the most worst ocean pollution is untreated sewage dumped into the ocean‚ toxic chemical‚ and oil spills. The sewage gets into the ocean because of sewage pipes that break or leak. This is a problem because the sewage makes to much algae‚ and it will remove the oxygen. Around 80% of the sewage that is in the ocean is untreated. To help stop sewage

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    Polythene Pollution

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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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    Air Pollution

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    AIR POLLUTION [pic] Introduction The earth’s atmosphere‚ at or near sea level‚ consists approximately of 78 percent nitrogen‚ 21 percent oxygen and 1 percent other gases. If it were possible to remain in this state‚ 100 percent clean air would result. However‚ many varied sources allow other gases and particulates to mix with the clean air‚ causing our atmosphere to become unclean or polluted. Some of these pollutants are visible while others are invisible‚ with each

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    Noise Pollution

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    WHAT IS NOISE POLLUTION? What is noise Pollution? Sound is essential to our daily lives‚ but noise is not. Noise is generally used as an unwanted sound‚ or sound which produces unpleasant effects and discomfort on the ears. Sound becomes unwanted when it either interferes with normal activities such as sleeping‚ conversation‚ or disrupts or diminishes one’s quality of life. Not all noise can be called noise pollution. If it does not happen reqularly‚ it may be termed as ’Nuisance’

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    plastic pollution

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    plastic pollution‚ the accumulation in the environment of man-made plastic products to the point where they create problems for wildlife and their habitats as well as for human populations. In 1907 the invention of Bakelite brought about a revolution in materials by introducing truly synthetic plastic resins into world commerce. By the end of the 20th century‚ however‚ plastics were found to be persistent polluters of many environmental niches‚ from Mount Everest to the bottom of the sea. Whether

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    learning. A. Online learning can resolve many of the disadvantages associated with conventional college degree programs. B. Online learning can also be advantageous to students who have physical‚ mental or emotional issues. Online Learning: Boon or Bane? The advent of online learning has brought about many debates and concerns regarding the legitimacy and quality of education that can be obtained through distance learning programs. Distance learning is considered sub-standard education by some‚

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    plastic pollution

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    Refuse single-use and disposable plastics The facts Plastic is forever Plastic creates toxic pollution at every stage of its existence: manufacture‚ use‚ and disposal. Plastic is a material that the Earth cannot digest. Every bit of plastic that has ever been created still exists‚ including the small amount that has been incinerated and has become toxic particulate matter. Plastic poisons our food chain In the environment‚ plastic breaks down into small particles that attract toxic chemicals

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    Water Pollution

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    people die each year just from drinking polluted water? Well‚ that’s a true fact! There are three main reasons that we need to prevent water pollution. Humans and animals can become poisoned‚ we are harming our environment‚ and the last reason is because of the amount of organisms dying. Can you believe that this all happens just because of water pollution? First‚ we will focus on humans and animals being poisoned. When humans and animals drink water that is contaminated they can become sick. One

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    Water Pollution

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    make choices that have a negative impact on water and the creatures that live in and near water. This negative impact is called water pollution. Ningthoujam Sandhyarani wrote that ‚ “Water pollution is an undesirable change in the water contaminated with harmful substances.” (Sandhyarani‚ n.d.) It is one of the most major forms of pollution‚ second only to air pollution. Every year‚ 1.2 trillion gallons of polluted water are discarded into United States waters and once water is polluted‚ it is complicated

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