Daly‚ A. and P. Zannetti. 2007. An Introduction to Air Pollution – Definitions‚ Classifications‚ and History. Chapter 1 of AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION (P. Zannetti‚ D. Al-Ajmi‚ and S. Al-Rashied‚ Editors). Published by The Arab School for Science and Technology (ASST) (http://www.arabschool.org.sy) and The EnviroComp Institute (http://www.envirocomp.org/). Chapter 1 An Introduction to Air Pollution – Definitions‚ Classifications‚ and History Aaron Daly and Paolo Zannetti The EnviroComp Institute
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Pollution Human beings have always caused some environmental pollution. Since prehistoric times‚ people have created waste. Like garbage today‚ this waste was either burned‚ tossed into waterways‚ buried‚ or dumped aboveground. However‚ the waste of early peoples was mostly food scraps and other substances that broke down easily by natural decay processes. Prehistoric populations were also much smaller and were spread out over large areas. As a result‚ pollution was less concentrated and caused
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Environmental pollution is the biggest menace to the human race on this planet today. The environment consists of earth‚ water‚ air‚ plants and animals. If we pollute the environment‚ the existence of man and nature will be hampered. Although most of people know that but they still destroy their own life. There a numerous kinds of environment pollution. However‚ I split it to 3 groups: water pollution‚ air pollution and soil pollution. Nowadays‚ the water of rivers and sea all over the worlds is
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Pollution Introduction Pollution is when water‚ air or land becomes very dirty. Pollution can come in 4 different types effecting different types of areas in the world. Air pollution affects the air‚ water pollution affects the water and marine life‚ land pollution effects the land destroying life and the environment and there is also noise pollution that can effect our hearing. We all contribute to pollution in some way or another. Whether it be with a large amount or small amount we can still
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Pollution This swan is breeding on a heap of plastic Littering on a beach in Guyana Pollution is when something is added to the environment that is harmful or poisonous to living things. Smoke in the air from factories is a type of pollution as it is bad for the lungs when breathed in. Sewage in drinking water is another type of pollution‚ as it can make people ill because it contains germs and viruses. People living next to a building site where there is too much noise can become sick as
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Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy‚ such as noise‚ heat or light. Pollutants‚ the components of pollution‚ can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution. Pollution is nothing but "too much of something at wrong place" and environmental pollution is generally defined
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POLLUTION The word‚ ’pollution’ means to make dirty. Pollution causes imbalance in the environment. Environmental pollution is a serious problem. Nearly 35 percent of India’s total land area is subject to serious environmental pollution. Industrialization has led to urbanization‚ which has added to the pollution problem. Air pollution is the most dangerous form of pollution. land and water pollution have worsened the situation. Pollution causes several types of harmful disease so we must control
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WHAT IS ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION? The most appropriate definition of environmental pollution would be the introduction of different harmful pollutants into certain environment that make this environment unhealthy to live in. The most common pollutants are usually chemicals‚ garbage‚ and waste water. Environmental pollution is happening in many parts of the world‚ especially in form of air and water pollution. The best example for air pollution are some of China ’s cities‚ including capital Beijing
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reality or fiction One of the greatest problems that the world is facing today is that of environmental pollution‚ increasing with every passing year and causing grave and irreparable damage to the earth. Environmental pollution consists of five basic types of pollution‚ air‚ water‚ soil‚ noise and light. Air pollution is the most harmful form of pollution in our environment. Air pollution is cause by the injurious smoke emitted by cars‚ buses‚ trucks‚ trains‚ and factories‚ namely sulphur dioxide
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greenhouse gas pollution Reason: burning fossil fuels Sub-reason: create much carbon dioxide Solution: phasing out fossil fuel Example: not building any new coal-burning power plants Pollution whether it is vehicular‚ electrical or industrial is the main contributor to the global warming. Most of the greenhouse gas emissions come from the burning of fossil fuel for energy such as electricity and transport. When oil‚ gas or coal burns‚ carbon contained within it combines with oxygen in the air to create
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