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1. What is Pollution ?
Every
day we pour or release harmful substances such as poisonous gases chemicals and
garbage into our environment. These harmful substances that end up damaging the
environment, are called pollution. Most pollution comes from factories and
transportation but as you will see we all .contribute to it in many different
ways All pollution is waste. Waste is unwanted or discarded material and when
it is released into the environment it becomes pollution. When most people
think of waste they think of garbage or trash that is littered all over the
land. This type of waste is the one that most people are familiar with and it
is commonly called solid waste. But solid waste pollution is not the only type
of pollution out there. Can you think of other types ?
In
addition to solid waste there is air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution
and even noise pollution. As you will see, if not handled properly, pollution
can and has contaminated our air, water, soil and land .
2. Air Pollution
Every
living creature relies on clean air to survive. Air is made up of a mixture of
gases, mainly oxygen and nitrogen, with small amounts of carbon dioxide plus
water. Air has no colour or smell, except when it is polluted. Dirty air can
affect the health of humans, animals, plants and can even damage buildings.
Industry and transportation produce most of the air pollution, releasing
millions of tons of harmful substances into the environment each year .The
burning of fossil fuels (coal and oil) is the source of or generates most of
the world's energy. Unfortunately it also generates most of the world's air
pollution. That is because when we burn the fossil fuels to produce energy we
end up releasing waste in the form of toxic gases. Carbon monoxide, carbon
dioxide, nitrogen oxides and sulphur dioxides are some of the most dangerous
gases produced during the burning of fossil fuels .
Carbon
dioxide gases play a big role in the greenhouse effect by trapping heat rather
than allowing it to escape into space. It is not just what is released into the
air that causes problems; it is also how individual pollutants interact with
each other, water and/or sunlight. For example, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen
oxide are both dangerous when they combine with other substances to create
problems such as smog and acid rain .
Gases
are not the only air pollutants that we should be concerned about Tiny bits of
dust, metal, soot and other materials also find their way into the atmosphere
from manufacturing plants, construction sites, wood burning stoves and cars.
These small particles reduce the quality of the air that we breathe .
Also,
sometimes rain contains chemicals called acids that can harm the environment
including plants and animals living on land and in the water, as well as damage
buildings and other manmade structures such as monuments, roads and vehicles.
Acids cause so much harm because they can burn into materials. Acid rain forms
when sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide (produced by burning fuels) are
released into the air. These two gases mix with water to form a weak acid which
falls as rain. The gases that cause acid rain are released by power plants,
factories and transportation. Acid rain falls to the ground and is taken up by
tree roots, eventually causing the trees to die. The acid rain will also
.affect the plants and animals living in rivers and lakes.
3. Water Pollution
In
addition to clean air, all animals and plants need a clean water supply in
order to survive. You may think that we have lots of water but only a small amount
of it is freshwater that we can use and we are polluting our water in the same
way we are polluting our air .
When
harmful substances such as oil and chemical wastes enter the waterways either
through accidents or through being intentionally dumped, they are soon carried
away by tides or the flow of the river and are extremely difficult to remove.
As a river makes it's way to the ocean,
a number of different chemicals can enter its waters. Harmful chemicals
can enter our rivers and lakes from any number of sources. For example they can
seep out of dumpsites or pesticides and fertilizers may drain from farmlands or
they may find their way into sewage that is pumped from local towns and cities
One of the most damaging forms of water pollution is from oil. Oil spills from
ships and oil tankers at sea cause devastating water pollution and harm
wildlife. These events receive lots of attention on television and from
environmental groups, however these spills only represent a small .percentage
of the total amount of oil that contaminates our water ,Tankers dump oil into
oceans as part of their routine cleaning refineries pump oily wastewater into
surface water and oil from city .streets are washed into storm drains that eventually
enter our water ways .
4. Land/Soil Pollution
Disposing
of acids, pesticides, chemicals, radioactive waste, sewage sludge and other
types of hazardous waste on our lands has become one of the most dangerous
pollution and waste problem. Most of this hazardous waste is sent to landfill sites
or burned in incinerators which in turn create toxic runoff and air pollution.
In the past this hazardous waste has also been buried deep underground.
However, because of poor storage methods older landfills and underground
storage sites may end up leaking .hazardous materials into surrounding soils
and sometimes ground water This results in contaminated lands that pose a
threat to people living in .the area as well as to wildlife and the environment
5. Noise Pollution
Modern
towns and cities are noisy. Within these cities there is a constant rumble from
cars, trucks, buses, machines, alarms and sirens Even loud music is a form of
noise pollution. Some communities are also .located in noisy areas such as
airports or near a train track/station Other people have to work in noisy
factories .
When
these vehicles, horns, radios, heavy machinery, make loud and continuing sounds
they are producing noise pollution. We don't think of noise as being able to
hurt us but it does. Noise can cause damage to our hearing and lead to other
health problems, especially if you are exposed to loud noises for long periods
of time .