A Study on Air and Water Pollution

Water is probably the most important resource we as people have. Humans can survive without food for several weeks, but without water we would die in less than a week. On a slightly less dramatic note, millions of liters of water are needed every day worldwide for washing, irrigating crops, and cooling industrial processes, not to mention leisure industries such as swimming pools and water-sports centers. Despite our dependence on water, we use it as a dumping ground for all sorts of waste, and do very little to protect the water supplies we have.

Water pollution is affecting many forms of life directly and indirectly throughout the globe; likewise, it can be disastrous for the future generations. For example, one of the most disastrous and harmful “types of” pollution deal with the factor of it being direct

Air and water pollution is one of the biggest problems the environment faces today. It is one of the highest leading cause of death. Air and water pollution has been affecting the environment for many years causing many diseases among people especially children. I will study and examine the early childhood growth between two countries which are Australia and Tanzania. I will discuss how clean and polluted their air and water is for each country. Their access to clean water. I will also explain the effects that can occur when water is contaminated. How children are affected when they don 't have access to primary essentials and how each country and their environment and living condition might threatened a child 's life.

Some of the main contributors of water pollution are factories, oil spills, house hold chemicals and waste treatment facilities. Factories and large industries take a big part in water pollution because, most factories use very large amounts of clean fresh water to wash away waste and any harsh chemicals the factory is discarding. The waste-bearing water, or effluent, is discharged into streams, lakes, or oceans, which in turn disperse the polluting substances. The majority of lakes, rivers, and oceans all are polluted because of the basic everyday uses such as fishing, swimming, as drinking supplies such as juice and alcohol, which can result in harming the sea life. Oil spills caused by large boat rips in the body and oil drills in the middle of the ocean have caused a lot of damage to our sea. Birds can die if they get oil caught into their feathers, the birds natural instinct its to lick and clean itself and when it does it will be poisoned. Animals may

Health effects of air and water pollutants are major environmental issues that need to be better understood and controlled in the United States and globally. “Pollution can occur from natural causes or from human activities” (Air and Water Pollution, 2015, p. 1). This issue is so important for many reasons, but for this discussion, it is being identified to give a voice to the urgency for the world to pay attention to how our environment is falling into a catastrophic level of decline because of these types of pollutants. In order to overcome the pollutants, there needs to be a call to action on this matter. We need to bring these things into check which means their levels are in need of being lowered.

Water can be said to be “polluted”, on the introduction of harmful materials in such a way that its natural qualities are so transformed as to contaminated its usefulness. Alternatively, render it offensive to the sense of smell, sight or taste. Water pollution has many definitions. However, the essential elements of most definitions are the concentration of a particular pollutant in water for a sufficient period to cause a certain effect. If it related health such as the ones caused by pathogenic bacteria in trusion, the term contamination is applicable. A basis for outlining water pollution is when the presence of impurities in the clean water or pure water.

Studies have shown that a person can1live more than three weeks without food but a person cannot1live over three1days without water. Water pollution is a huge problem and it is growing especially in the third world country, Africa. Rivers are being1polluted every day. Water pollution1is a problem that affects1everyone in the world not just in1Africa. The people in the United States are not1as affected as1much as the people living in Africa1are affected. That does not mean that1water pollution is not a major problem all around the world.

Water is the main food production in order to reduce poverty and hunger in the world. There are two main sources of water: surface water and groundwater. Groundwater must be pumped from an aquifer to the earth 's surface for use. Water is one of the most important resource for the human’s life because we need at least 70% of water built up to keep the body. Hence, everyone reply on the clean water to survive. There is no other way to survive without water if we don’t have enough clean water. Therefore, we all should know how to prevent the clean water to become dirty water. Moreover, because of people, there are part of the environment destroys such as global warming, droughts, water pollution that caused by the chemicals from the factories. Due to that, not only the water got unclean that’s even affecting to the human health, death of animals, ecosystem and economics cost. The US government’s responsibility should have ensured that drinking water is available to all in the United States citizens by protecting the local public water system, making sure that the water is clean to serve all and giving the right instruction for harmful products.

Cancer— it is one of those words that people whisper in hush tones behind closed doors. It’s the type of word that brings nothing but heartbreak. The second the words “you have cancer” are said, the clock starts ticking away at the time you have left louder than an airhorn. Cancer uncovers the fighters that have been hidden away. It is one of the worst battles to fight, because ultimately it is already a battle lost. In 2012, 14.1 million people were diagnosed with cancer. In that same year 8.2 million people died from it. There is predicted to be 23.6 million people diagnosed with cancer each year by 2030. (CancerResearchUK)

The atmosphere which is a gaseous envelope around the earth is divided into several concentric zones. Troposphere is the lowest region of the atmosphere containing 80% of the total mass of air and almost all of the water vapors. In addition to nitrogen and oxygen which make up about 99% of the atmosphere, there are small amounts of other gases, minute droplets of various liquids and tiny particles of varieties of solids. We breathe various gases and particles in addition to nitrogen and oxygen. When due to some natural processes or human activities the concentration of substances other than oxygen is increased in the air, it causes pollution of the atmosphere. Air pollution is the degradation in the quality of air contaminants in sufficient quantity which may be injurious to human health or may damage property. The contaminants which degrade the quality of air are known as air pollutants. Air pollutants can be classified as primary and secondary pollutants. The primary air pollutants are harmful chemicals which enter directly into the air due to natural human activities. Complete burning of any carbon containing substance produces CO2, whereas carbon monoxide is produced when burned partially. Another primary air pollutant is SO2 which is emitted to the air by volcanic eruption or burning of fuels which contain sulphur impurities. A secondary air pollutant is a harmful chemical produced in the air as a result of chemical reaction between two or more components with a primary

There are many different types of air pollution. These types are broking down into two categories, primary and secondary. The primary pollution consists of seven major air pollutants that are the direct products of combustion and evaporation. Primary air pollutions are pollutants released directly into the atmosphere, mainly as a result of burning fuels and wastes, as opposed to secondary air pollutants. The first primary pollution is Suspended particulate matter, (PM). This pollution affects the human health and the environment by reducing the lung function and it affects respiration. The second pollution is Volatile organic compounds (VOC). This pollution affects human health and the environment by the

Water pollution is caused by impurities in water eg, lakes,rivers, oceans and even drinking water. This contaminated water can be the result of many different types of pollution whether it is natural or man made pollutants that pollute the water. This can have a significant impact on the environment as a whole. Moreover there are a number of other related issues that can be attributed to water pollution such as death and diseases. "Water pollution actually accounts for the deaths of approximately 14000 people daily (West)." Water pollution is a reality that many impoverished countries and developing nations face on a daily basis. A major reason why these developing countries are more likely to have their water resources polluted is because of how common pollution is in these countries and nations. The causes , effects and solutions to water pollution must be found in order to combat scarcity of clean water

There was a unique policy window for air and water pollution because of the fast growing involvement with the Environmental movement. On April 22nd 1970 the nation held it 's first Earth Day. Americans were eager to participate to demonstrate their loyalty to the planet. This accompanied by Nixon and other policy entrepreneurs ability to obtain a better solution to the air quality problem, resulted in the Clean Air Act. It was easier to generate the public’s support because public health became such a concern. Environmental issues were becoming visible to those who didn 't care before. The Cuyahoga River fire in Ohio was one of many problems being discovered by the public. The Santa Barbra oil spill and large amounts of smog in cities like Los Angeles, all allowed people to see the real issues with pollution. Pollution became such a visible issue to the public because it directly affected them, they were more inclined to support environmental policy.

The article starts off with a photo of the Robert W. Scherer power plant in Georgia, which burns 12 million tins of coal every year. This plant happens to be the largest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Coal provides 40% of the worlds power needs, but it also produces 39% of the global CO2 emissions. With 8 billion tons of coal burned annually it is by far the dirtiest fossil fuel, killing thousands with mining accidents and air pollution. The consequences of our coal usage include mountaintop removal mining, which removes entire mountaintops and places it into the valley; this leads to acidification of streams due to the chemicals used in the mining process. This is because coal use is full of externalities that we try not to think about, because we like the fact that we have power whenever we need it.

In this paper I will talk about air pollution and some of the diseases and problems it has caused of the number of the years, because this major problem is still going on today. I will also talk about some air pollutants and where they are coming from or what they are caused by, and how to get rid or lower the air pollution. Also in this paper I will talk about how much money it cost to clean up air pollution