What Is Soil Pollution? [pic] What Is Soil Pollution? Soil pollution results from the build up of contaminants‚ toxic compounds‚ radioactive materials‚ salts‚ chemicals and cancer-causing agents. The most common soil pollutants are hydrocarbons‚ heavy metals (cadmium‚ lead‚ chromium‚ copper‚ zinc‚ mercury and arsenic)‚ herbicides‚ pesticides‚ oils‚ tars‚ PCBs and dioxins. Until the 1970s‚ there was little talk of soil pollution and its devastating effects. In the 1980s‚ the U.S. Superfund was
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Pollution is the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment. It is a major problem in America and as well as the world. Pollution not only damages the environment‚ but damages us also. It has cause many problems ranging from lung cancer to the greenhouse effect. It is all among us and but we continue to live in our own filth. What is the reason behind this flawed logic? In this paper I will examine the problems and solutions for this issue. Automobiles are undeniable
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unfrozen fresh water is found mainly as groundwater‚ with only a small fraction present above ground or in the air. However‚ water is now being heavily polluted by nobody else but human. So what are the causes and effects of water pollution? The causes of water pollution vary. However‚ we can sum them up in to two groups: One is direct causes and the other is indirect causes. The direct causes are what are dumped directly into water bodies‚ such as raw sewage‚ household waste or chemicals. In developing
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to place air pollution has a great deal on our industrialization that leads to many hazardous effects. An example is congress has identified over 188 of these pollutants‚ including substances that cause cancer‚ neurological‚ respiratory‚ and reproductive effects. (National Overview) Generally any substance that people introduce in the atmosphere that has damaging effects on living things and the environment is considered air pollution. (National Geographic) I propose that air pollution is a serious
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My Assignment on Garbage Pollution Name: Adrian Stephenson Center #: 100152 Candidate’s: 100152075 Territory: Jamaica Proficiency: General Acknowledgement I would like to acknowledge all the persons who have helped me to complete this assignment. These persons are my mother and my social studies teacher. Introduction This school based assessment is based on garbage pollution. The area chosen for survey on garbage pollution is the community of august town. You will learn about the causes that contribute
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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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Environmental Pollution There are three main branches how we are destroying our environment the air pollution‚ water pollution and soil contamination. I chose this topic because I find it very important because it affects our environment‚ and not only that‚ indeed‚ we affect it and the consequences that could arise destroy our home planet. In this essay I will talk about environmental pollution‚ the reason for environmental pollution‚ its consequences and possible solutions. Trying to
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Chandra Clark “Studies show that transportation sources such as cars‚ trucks‚ buses‚ ships and trains account for 90% of the cancer risk associated with air pollution” (europa.eu). Air pollution is the introduction into the atmosphere of chemicals‚ particulates‚ or biological materials that cause discomfort‚ disease‚ or death to humans‚ damage other living organisms such as food crops‚ or damage the natural environment or built environment. The Earth is surrounded by a blanket of air that’s polluted
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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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Environmental pollution is not a new fact. It is one of the biggest problems the world faces today. It is a big matter which is disturbing us economically‚ physically and our normal life. According to the Scott Forseman‚ pollution is defined as the addition of any substance of form of energy to the environment at a rate faster than the environment can accommodate it by dispersion‚ decomposition‚ recycling or storage in some harmless forms. Our precious earth is daily polluted in a variety of ways
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