➢ Environmental pollution is contamination of air‚ water and land from man-made waste that causes instability‚ disorder‚ harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. ➢ Pollution leads to depletion of the ozone layer‚ global warming and climate change. ➢ Pollutants are the elements of pollution. A pollutant is a waste material that pollutes air‚ water or soil. Three factors determine the severity of a pollutant: its chemical nature‚ the concentration
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Most people do not realize that atmospheric pollution (also known as air pollution) is a very serious global problem. There are a great number of air pollutants that are basically caused from natural resources. Most of the pollutants are mankind. There are seven air pollutants that are at greater risk to our environment‚ which are the following: particulate matter (made up of acids‚ organic chemicals‚ metals‚ soils‚ and dust particles)‚ nitrogen oxides (made by highly reactive gasses that contain
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overused and many people think that it’s just pure advertising but it is completely necessary and important. Industrial pollution means contamination due to industries. Industry contributes to many types of pollutants to the environment. They are mainly in gas‚ water‚ and solid forms and they can cause severe problems to the bio systems. Industries are the main problem of pollution because people buy products that factories produce. Factories generate pollutants divided into three major categories
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1. | water pollution - pollution of the water in rivers and lakespollution - undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities | ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Water+pollutant ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Effects of Water Pollution By Jared
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Air Pollution Essay The Sources and Affects of Air Pollution (topic): Air pollution is the contamination of the air by noxious gases and small particles of solid and liquid matter in amounts that can cause harm to living organisms. Sources of air pollution include: transportation engines such as automobiles‚ power and heat generation‚ industrial processes‚ and the burning of solid waste. The combustion of gasoline and other fuels in automobiles‚ trucks‚ and jet airplanes produce the most common
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Marine Ecosystem: EMCBTAP-ENVIS N Marine Pollution: Causes and Consequences Pollution of the world’s oceans is quickly becoming a major problem on Earth. We know very little about the effect that pollution has on the oceans‚ but we continue to dispose off chemicals‚ sewage and garbage into it at an unprecedented rate. Most people likely do not even know what types of pollutants reach the oceans. There may be billions of people unconcerned about ocean pollution and hence this problem. Truly‚ the
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Chemistry Essay on Air Pollution Air pollution is a serious and severe consequence towards people not using natural resources correctly and effectively. Air pollution refers to the introduction of chemicals and biological materials or any particulate matter that can cause harm towards humans and other living organisms. Air pollution in Beijing is especially severe. The air quality in Beijing is already very bad. According to the U.S. air pollution monitor‚ tests shows that the air quality index
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H A B I T A T INTL. Vol. 19‚ No. 3‚ pp. 279-292‚ 1995 Pergamon Elsevier Science Ltd Printed in Great Britain 0197-3975/95 $9.50 + 0.00 0197-3975(94)00071-9 Sustainable Development and the Construction Industry* ROBIN SPENCE and HELEN MULLIGANt Cambridge University‚ UK and tCambridge Architectural Research Limited‚ UK ABSTRACT The construction industry‚ together with the materials industries which support it‚ is one of the major global exploiters of natural resources‚ both physical
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Water pollution is any chemical‚ biological or physical change in the quality of water which has a harmful effect on any living thing that drinks‚ uses‚ or lives in it. If and when individuals drink polluted water it can cause serious effects. Water pollution can also make water unsuited for the desired use. The main cause of water pollution is made by humans. Point and non point sources are the two sorts of sources. Point sources discharge pollutants at specific locations such as pipelines or sewers
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Air Pollution There are three main types of pollution: air‚ water‚ and noise. My Speech will be focusing mainly on air pollution. Generally any substance that people introduce into the atmosphere that has damaging effects on living things and the environment is considered air pollution. Air pollution is a major environmental risk to health. By reducing air pollution levels‚ we can help countries reduce the global problem of disease from breathing infections‚ heart disease‚ and lung cancer
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