Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies such as lakes‚ rivers‚ oceans and beaches. This occurs when large factories dump their waste products into the water. Water has the ability to carry many pathogens and bacteria. Because of this‚ water is responsible for many deaths and illnesses. This fact was discovered a long time ago when many people fell sick‚ and after tests‚ it was realized this was because of the drinking water. People‚ even back in the ancient times‚ would suddenly become ill
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Dioxin is one of the most toxic chemicals known. A report released for public comment in September 1994 by the US Environmental Protection Agency clearly describes dioxin as a serious public health threat. The public health impact of dioxin may rival the impact that DDT had on public health in the 1960’s. According to the EPA report‚ not only does there appear to be no "safe" level of exposure to dioxin‚ but levels of dioxin and dioxin-like chemicals have been found in the general US population
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Air Pollution CFish Mr. Nollen Biology 2B 8 May‚ 1996 The Problem Contamination of the atmosphere by gaseous‚ liquid‚ or solid wastes or by-products that can endanger human health and the health and welfare of plants and animals‚ or can attack materials‚ reduce visibility‚ or produce undesirable odors. Among air pollutants emitted by natural sources‚ only the radioactive gas radon is recognized as a major health threat. A byproduct of the radioactive decay of uranium minerals in certain kinds
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ng Cabuyao College of Business Administration and Accountancy Land Pollution LAND POLLUTION [pic] [pic] Land Pollution Land pollution is basically about contaminating the land surface of the earth through dumping urban waste matter indiscriminately‚ dumping of industrial waste‚ mineral exploitation‚ and misusing the soil by harmful agricultural practices. Pollution includes visible litter and waste along with the soil itself being polluted. The soil
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United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water 4304 EPA-822-B-01-003 October 2001 Nutrient Criteria Technical Guidance Manual Estuarine and Coastal Marine Waters U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Nutrient Criteria Technical Guidance Manual Estuarine and Coastal Marine Waters October 2001 Disclaimer This manual provides technical guidance to States‚ Indian Tribes‚ and other authorized jurisdictions to establish water quality criteria and standards under the
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Environmental Protection Good morning‚ my dear classmates. I’m glad that I can have such a good chance to make a presentation to all of you. Thank you very much for your coming. I’m here today to share with you information and my opinion about environmental protection. First‚ l will make a definition about “environmental protection”. Then‚ I will show you the cause of environmental problem—that is pollution. At the same time‚ I will give you some effective methods to solve this problem. At last
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Cause and Effects of Water Pollution Water is a key resource on our planet and is undervalued by humans causing water pollution. Water makes up 70% of the earth and 60% of the human body‚ therefore the pollution of water is in need to come to an end because it is essential to all living aspects on earth ("Causes and Effects of Water Pollution…"). Water pollution is typically caused by littering‚ industrial waste‚ oil pollution‚ and primarily‚ by the human carelessness. It needs to be taken more
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Water pollution has become increasingly troubling in the last few decades. Even though many new laws have been enacted to try to protect the water sources there is still much work to be done to keep the water systems of the world clean and pollution free. One way that information can be spread about the problems regarding water pollution is by writing water pollution articles. Water pollution articles are very helpful ways to get out information about the causes of water pollution as well as the
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INTRODUCTION Pollution is the introduction of a contaminant into a natural environment‚ usually by humans. While most people think of pollution as chemical waste dumped into rivers‚ or factories spewing toxins into the air‚ it can also include light pollution or sound pollution. These are example of pollutions such as air pollution‚ water pollution and land pollution. Firstly‚ the air pollution is the accumulation in the atmosphere of substances that‚ in sufficient concentrations‚ endanger
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Sources of air pollution Air pollution caused by vehicles has been identified as the largest contributor to air pollution in the world. Air pollution caused by vehicles is when the burning of fossil fuels to power our vehicles gives off CO2 emission. This pollution by vehicles also produces toxic substances such as sulfur dioxide and carbon which can be fatal to humans. Air pollution also comes from industry as this source of pollution spews particulate matter and chemicals into the atmosphere
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