MARINE POLLUTION Between 1976 and 1996 a total of 4647 incidents resulted in the spill of approximately 2‚369‚470 barrels of oil into the environment. In addition‚ between 1997 and 2001‚ Nigeria also recorded a total number of 2‚097 oil spill incidents. Nigeria’s largest spill was an offshore well-blow out in January 1980 when an estimated 200‚000 barrels of oil (8.4million US gallons) spilled into the Atlantic Ocean from an oil industry facility and that damaged 340 hectares of mangrove (Nwilo
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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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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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manufacturing‚ pulp‚ paper and paperboard products‚ and textile products‚ correspondingly discharge large amounts of wastewater (PEM‚ 2003). Most of the water pollution-intensive industries are in National Capital Region‚ Calabarzon‚ and Region III. Food manufacturing industries‚ piggeries‚ and slaughterhouses are the main sources of organic pollution (PEM‚ 2004). A report from a study conducted by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in 1999 emphasizes that the situation is
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I. Introduction 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
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AND ENVIRONMENT TERM PAPER TOPIC: Causes and effects of land pollution and Solid Waste Management K.J.D.AKASH (ME10B027) K.DEEPAK (ME10B028) MANISH JACKSON (ME09B033) List Of Contents: 1) Causes and effects of land pollution 2) Solid Waste Management (SWM) 3) Global overview of Waste-toenergy (WTE) 4) Conclusion and scenario in India LAND POLLUTION: CAUSES AND AFFECTS When we talk about air or water pollution‚ the reactions garnered are stronger. This is because we can see
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Environmental Pollution Environment means our surroundings. It consists of air‚ water‚ soil and other natural resources‚ that make our earth habitable for us. All the elements of environment are well proportioned and depend upon each other. This characteristic of environment is called ecosystem. If any element of it is destroyed‚ it affects all other elements. So for our existence we must not destroy the ecological balance. But consciously or unconsciously we are damaging vital elements
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Sea Pollution... Why Are We So Bent On Killing Everything that moves‚ everything that feed us and every animal that God created?. I mean‚ why are we so self-destructive toward the fishes‚ the sharks‚ the whales‚ the sea lions‚ the dolphins etc. And until the day I die I will never understand why mankind has such a Big Hole in their heart‚ and the irony of it all is that God placed us in charged of everything He created. And yet we violate our office‚ just like the Politicians do‚ just like the Judges
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and think carefully in a quiet place. Noise Pollution can be defined as unwanted or offensive sound that unreasonably intrude into our daily activities. In urban areas noise pollution is everywhere‚ whether we like it or not this is part of everyday life. If the ears was irritated to the sound it is called noise. This is defined a form of air pollution that is audible unwanted sound that poses a threat to a person’s health and well- being. This pollution has many sources from different things such
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Factories‚ while producing industry and food for human consumption‚ contribute to the pollution of the environment. The waste that results from factory production often ends up in the soil and subsequently in streams and rivers. Waste also contaminates the air‚ contributing to smog‚ poor air quality and acid rain. Waste can also originate from farms thousands of animals kept in small confines produce a vast amount of waste‚ which enters the surrounding soil and water supply. This is why I
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