Pollution Page 8

Noise pollution Traffic related noise pollution accounts for nearly two-third of the total noise pollution in an urban area. Noise, a by product of urbanization, industrialization and motorization, is increasingly recognized as an environmental nuisance that effects human health and wellbeing. Traffic noise on existing urban roadways lowers the quality of life and property values…

Various strategies are needed to remove different types of contamination from wastewater. One such strategy is brine treatment, which aims to eliminate dissolved salt ions from the waste stream. While there are similarities to desalination processes used for seawater or brackish water, industrial brine treatment may have a distinct mixture of dissolved ions, such as…

The first flush toilet was invented by Tomas Crapper in 1884. It wasfirst presented in a large Health Exhibition in London. The items thatwere used in the original “flush-test” were four tests that consisted of 3wads of paper, a sponge, 4 greased paper sheets and 10 apples. As theseitems were tossed in one after the…

Global warming is one of the most challenging environmental problems today. It comes longer and more intense heat waves. National borders have no meaning for the atmosphere. The damage of the atmosphere makes harmful elements enter and travel around the world. And now, people are worried about the global effects of alarm pollution. Research shows…

Radon is earth’s only naturally produced radioactive gas. It comes from the breakdown of uranium in soil, rock, and water. Radon has no odor, no taste, and can not be seen. When it comes indoors it can become a health hazard. Radon can enter your house through cracks and openings in the foundation, floor, and…

Background Because of the rapid changes in the environment, there is a dire need to promote order and sanitation starting with our own community. The area selected is an area that must be weeded and planted with low growing plants to avoid the threat of harmful animals, dumping of waste that causes flooding in the…

Every year 14 billion pounds of waste is dumped into the ocean (Amaral para. 7). For instance the 206 million pounds of hazardous toxins is dumped into U.S. waterways every year (Breslin para. 1). This is one of the biggest problems we have today, not just in the US but all over the world. Mainly…

The first thing that comes to mind when we think pollution is health issues and the ongoing issues, car emission and so on. But, were here to discuss the ocean impact on all pollution and the power mother nature has to repair or take back what belongs to it. So what is really causing the…

Air pollution has become an important issue in today’s world of fast-growing population, increased globalization and industrialization. Wastes (both solid and liquid) from human activities have become frequent components of the atmosphere; analogously, wastes from industrial processes are rife in industrialized zones, states and countries, all causing the atmosphere to be contaminated/polluted. Because of unavailability…

The environmental justice program was held from February to May of 2018 consisting of 13 interns reflecting on environmental issues within the different communities from which they come from. Every Saturday the interns and selected facilitators met to discuss the different aspects of what agencies such as the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) do within the…