Pollution Page 11

Air pollution is the contamination of the air caused by substances like dust, smoke, vehicle emissions, and industrial waste. The increasing pollution of our environment’s vital element – air – is concerning and attributed to various factors. The causes of air pollution include: The following list outlines various reasons for air pollution: Farmers in the…

1.0 Introduction Air pollution is defined as the dirty or contaminated atmospheric environment when harmful gases, dust atoms, exhausts or olfactory property are of course or intentionally being introduced into the ambient (Eschooltoday, 2010 ) . All these contaminations are doubtless harmful to human, animate beings and workss for normal growing, development and sustenance. Thingss…

Air pollution in Los Angeles is a significant problem caused mainly by vehicle traffic and population growth, posing a serious threat to human lives. Several scientific studies have demonstrated the connection between air pollution and cancer, as well as its detrimental impact on pregnant women. Public service announcements advocate solutions like promoting public transportation usage…

Discoveries and invention of devices  are always welcome till we, humans, find a way to abuse its benefits and be adversely affected by it. This was the case when Wilhelm Roentgen discovered x-ray and within five years, the British Army was using a mobile x-ray unit to locate bullets and shrapnel in wounded soldiers in…

There is no doubt that we have a plastic problem, take a walk down any stretch of beach and you will almost guaranteed find a plastic bottle or straw or some kind of plastic litter. According to some sources the amount of plastic in the ocean is 18 billion pounds (Howard). Luckily people are becoming…

The environment we live in is one the most important factors in life and with a polluted, unhealthy air, this can cause health issues and environmental damage. With the growing population and higher demand on foods, this is causing more product animals and crops to appear adding more pollution to the air. Most of the…

Plastic has been one of the most important inventions of the 20th century, it revolutionized and change the entire world but at the same time brought many problems with it. In the ’60s is when plastic started to get very popular and spread all around the world, at that time, they couldn’t imagine all the…

Plastic bags have been used for decades, whether it is to carry groceries or wet clothes. At a glance, plastic bags seemed like the best option since paper bags easily tear. However, plastic bags can be harmful to animals and humans. While there are a few benefits to using plastic bags, the negative effects it…

Scrap Industry is the second but important part of the puzzle for Ocean cleanup. As the news of new grant from U.S. State Department for support of new incubator network for Ocean Protection spreads, the Scrap industry feels the greens of it all over. Circulate and SecondMuse are leading the effort with Ocean Conservancy and…

¨Environmental activist and marine wildlife conservation¨ I choose this quote because I felt that people have evolved over time along with plastic water bottles without thinking about what the outcome was going to be. Over the years we’ve had a mass production of plastic water bottle and how its been so easy to access them…