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    Industrial Pollution

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    Introduction to Industrial Pollution Industrial pollution is pollution which can be directly linked with industry‚ in contrast to other pollution sources. This form of pollution is one of the leading causes of pollution worldwide; in the United States‚ for example‚ the Environmental Protective Agency estimates that up to 50% of the nation’s pollution is caused by industry. Because of its size and scope‚ industrial pollution is a serious problem for the entire planet‚ especially in nations which

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    Water Pollution

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    Water Pollution All around the world‚ countries are fighting to keep their water clean. Whether it’s streams‚ rivers‚ lakes‚ or the ocean‚ countries have taken great measures to maintain a high quality of water for both human consumption and as a key component to the environment. We deal with the pollution problems and then decide on ways to clean it up. This valuable resource is the key to survival. Both plants and animals depend on water for their growth‚ so the water must be kept clean

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    Soil Pollution

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    Soil Pollution The process of contamination of the land surface of the earth is referred to as land pollution. It results from human activities that cause imbalance in nature. Dumping human and industrial waste harmful agricultural practices and exposing the land to harmful chemicals leads to the pollution of land. We speak of water and air pollution and rarely even think of the adverse effects of land pollution. Let me share with you some of the important facts about land pollution. Land

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    noise pollution

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    I.J.S.N.‚ VOL.4 (4) 2013: 668-672 ISSN 2229 – 6441 STUDY ON NOISE POLLUTION OF INDUSTRIALIZED AND URBANIZED TOWNS LIKE RABAKAVI AND BANAHATTI OF BAGALKOT DISTRICT‚ KARNATAKA STATE‚ INDIA Basavaraj M. Kalshetty & Basappa I. Karalatti Commerce‚ BHS Arts and TGP Science College Jamkhandi‚ District Bagalkot‚ Karnataka state‚ India. ABSTRACT The modern civilization creates more and more noise‚ because of the development of Industries‚ machinery and Technology. It has been reported that

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    country indicate their pitch in decibel in the nosiest areas of corresponding cities‚ e.g. Delhi- 80 db‚ Kolkata - 87‚Bombay-85‚ Chennai-89 db etc. 3 Sources of Noise Pollution:- Noise pollution like other pollutants is also a by- product of industrialization‚ urbanizations and modern civilization. Broadly speaking ‚ the noise pollution has two sources‚ i.e. industrial and non- industrial. The industrial source includes the noise from various industries and big machines working at a very high speed

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    Water Pollution

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    Assignment: WATER POLLUTION 1) What is water pollution? 2) What causes water pollution? 3) Name the 2 sources of pollution 4) What are the different types of water pollution? 5) How can water pollution be prevented? 6) Pollution can be: MICROBIOLOGICAL‚ CHEMICAL‚ SUSPENDED MATTER‚ NUTRIENTS‚ OXYGEN-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES. Give one real example for each cse with a brief explanation. 1) 1- Water pollution is the contamination of water

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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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    Causes and Effects of Water Pollution Public Service Announcement for Pollution What are the causes of water pollution? This question has no simple answer. Water pollution can be defined as anything humans do to cause harmful effects to our bodies of water. This can include pollution of rivers‚ lakes‚ oceans‚ and ground water pollution. The causes of pollution in the water are virtually endless. Manufacturing plants are major causes of water pollution‚ using bodies of fresh water to carry away

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    Plastic Pollution

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    Background The overuse of plastics in today’s society has become major environmental issue for our oceans. Plastic pollution is the dumping‚ littering‚ or disposing of any type of man-made plastic that has been produced and has ended up in our ocean and has not been recycled. History of Plastic "Plastic" entered the world through chemistry in 1909 and was originally coined to describe Bakelite‚ the first fully synthetic resin. What make’s plastic so unique is when it is heated it can be molded

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    Environmental Pollution

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    The most important problem faced by the modern world today is environmental pollution. Unless and until effective measures are adopted to prevent this grave problem‚ it is going to affect life on earth. Man has exploited the natural resources in order to meet the demands of the ever-increasing population and also to meet the requirements of industries. As the demand for basic things like food‚ water‚ clothes and shelter increased; man exploited natural resources like minerals‚ forests‚ water and

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