Importance Of Physical Pollution

Pollution is one of the most concerning topics to talk about in today's modern world. It acts as a poison for anything that lives and breathes; it could toxify water, air, land, humans, and animals, and is not to be taken lightly.

Pollution has always been an issue within our society. Derrick Jenson and Stephanie McMillan as well as Michael Pollan have all written articles about the issues in our environment and the effects of pollution. We are causing an increasing amount of pollution as time goes on. Virtually everything we do causes some form of damage to the environment and it seems that regardless of how much we want to fix this issue we are making no progress towards a solution. Based on their articles “As The World Burns” and Pollans article “Why Bother” these authors have similar views and yet contrast on many points.

Environmental pollution is defined as the unfavorable alteration of our surroundings. The main reason for pollution is the result of the everyday lifestyle of the people on earth, this includes explosion, rapid industrialization, deforestation, and many other examples. These changes to the environment can affect the physical, chemical, and the biological characteristics of the earth as well as all living things. When there is industrialization there is urbanization not to far behind. Unhealthy environments have occurred due to the migration of the rural populations into the cities. This has led to overcrowding as well as the establishment of the slums within the city. This has caused the towns surrounding the cities to become full of smoke, fumes, and dirt which lead to foul smells throughout the

Pollution-an oil spill. Deepwater horizon oil spill of 2010. This happened in the gulf of mexico. This was the largest oil spill to happen in the ocean. This oil spill was caused

In this day in age many people don’t truly understand the fragility of the environment and the course that takes place when pollution affects ecosystems, forests, and the way society as a whole functions. This research paper will be based on the effects that pollution has solely on the United States of America, the location has been more specific in order to give prime examples and fully specify the meaning and the impact of environmental awareness. Because to understand environmental awareness is to comprehend the fragility of the environment, and to fathom how air pollution, ecosystems, forests, and the disposal of waste affect the environment.

Pollution is a serious global issue that has been occurring for as long as humans have inhabited the planet. There are many different varieties of pollution, as well as an abundance of materials, both natural and synthetic, that the earth has been contaiminated with. Shifrin ( 2005), states: “To date, wastes remain a fact of life and there are only three places to dispose of wastes-air, water, or land. Waste management always involves tradeoffs.” (p. 676). Even though Shifrin is correct in his analysis, it does not excuse the amount of environmental poison that continues to exist today, nor the amount of environmental problems that it has caused throughout history. The “tradeoffs” of pollution have devastated entire communities, causing waves of sickness and death in their wake. According to Shifrin (2005):” Water-borne contagious disease still caused devastating epidemics in the early 1900s, compounded by growing, congested populations. Air pollution also grew to a high priority by midcentury because its impact was so observable and immediate.” (p. 676). Generally, these diseases were spread through poor sanitary practices as well as the overwhelming volume of pollution that was generated by so many indivduals with little knowledge about what the adverse effects on the overall environment would be.

Pollution is the act of making the land, water, air and other parts of our ecosystem dirty and unusable. Pollution is a huge problem not just in America but all over the world. Approximately 200 million individuals worldwide are impacted by pollution. The pollution causes poisons that can cause cancer and leads to shorter lives. Much of the Earth’s pollution is a result human everyday activities. We need to be more aware of the ways we pollute, how it affects our ecosystem, and what we can do about it.

Believe it or not, pollution may have been older than you have thought. Archeologists have discovered settlements dated from between forty and ten thousand years old. Another discovery of pollution that dates back to the old times is the lead pollution from the Roman Smelters. This type of pollution was found all over Europe leading the Archeologists to believe that they have dumped a vast amount of it into rivers. Although pollution had little effect at the time, the magnitude of pollution started to increase when humans went from nomadic colonies to settled ones. One of the biggest spikes in pollution occurred in the 1900’s due to the World Wars. The toxic manufactured materials, such as plastic, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and other

Environmental pollution is a trouble both in advanced and growing international locations. elements such aspopulation boom and urbanization invariably place greater needs on the earth and stretch using natural sources to the most.

“Ours, a water planet. The ocean covers 71 percent of the surface of the globe, and it constitutes over 90 percent of all habitable space on Earth. It’s total volume is around 300 million cubic miles and its weight is approximately 1.3 million million million tons. No wonder that Arthur C. Clarke, scientist and writer, once remarked that it was ‘inappropriate to call this planet Earth, when clearly it is ocean.* * (Mulvaney 28). Ocean pollution is growing out of control, and the clean up of our world’s oceans is critical.

Pollution is, and has always been, a major issue in the world. It has affected the world on such an immense level that it is considered to be one of the main FUTURE challenges (SIKM 1). Pollution is the improper disposal of trash and waste items in an environment along with the admissions of chemicals. Though this seems like a minor situation, the disposal of trash builds up and contaminates the earth throughout time. There are 3 types of pollution; Trash (solid wastes), air/carbon, and water (occasionally noise/sound) (Uddin 1). In the past decade, pollution rates increased; some believe that it has something to do with the population rates as well. Overpopulation and the continuous population growth have contributed greatly to the earth’s human impact. Heavily overpopulated areas are considerably more corrupt because of their effects in the environment and their carelessness toward their own problems. (Cassils 2). As the numbers go up, so does the need for producing goods, the use of motorized vehicles, and the operation of buildings and

This is also called global warming which also affects the marine pollution by causing ice sheets and glaciers to melt rising which also causes sea levels to rise to the point where coastal regions would flood. Not all air pollution is caused by humans. Natural disasters such as a volcano erupting can throw out ashes and gases into the atmosphere. Which can lead to light pollution as well by darkening the sky. Air pollution comes from fossil fuels, coal, smog,and oil. Smog which has nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide, and hydrocarbons can make breathing difficult for the old and the young. Another act caused by air pollution is acid rain which causes damage in forests and lakes. Water pollution has many harmful chemicals and can be very deceiving to the eye. Water will appear clean but will actually not be clean. What contributes to water pollution is oil spills, mining, acid mine drainage, and sulfur. Drinking contaminated water can expose creatures to harmful chemicals that will affect them for years or make them sick. The united nations estimates that around 4000 children die of drinking contaminated water. Fish that are exposed to contaminated water are unsafe to eat and will cause illness. Land pollution also has many of the same pollutants as water which leaves the soil with harmful chemicals. Pesticides, contaminated soil, and fertilizers can affect the plants that bear fruits, animals that eat the fruit, and

" A girl wading through mountains of trash; a boy up to his neck in toxic waters…." Delhi is a place in India and is currently suffering from pollution. Children aged 5 and under are dying from the pollution In Delhi. I am very appreciated by our country we live in because compared to Delhi they have piles of rubbish everywhere you walk, it's not nice to walk somewhere and all you see is rubbish; with all the rubbish it makes the air more polluted, which then leads to diseases. There is not a lot health care and they don't have money to help the sick and wounded so more likely to get and infections or diseases. With all the pollution in the air it does not help because it only makes it worse with not a clean city/country. India "…is estimated to be the world's most polluted city." Which made me feel sad because people at the age of 5 and under are dying from the pollution around them, children are being born around the polluted city and not having the full start to a healthy life. When I was reading this article off National Geographic it made me realise how grateful I am to be in New Zealand and not have to suffer from pollution everywhere I go. Delhi people not just suffering from pollution but also the deficiency of water which shows me that their city is in a very bad situation and that makes me heartbroken because everyone should have a good life to live and not have to start their life in a bad situation. Our society is thinking that just because our country is

As pollution levels increase and more of the world is modernized, the topic of global warming has become unavoidable. However, as bad as politicians and scientists make it out to be, pollution also has its benefits. Such information can be found online in "Ted Talks" such as, "A Critical Look at Geoengineering Against Climate Change" presented by an environmental scientist that studies climate and challenges everyday beliefs, David Keith. Also in articles like, “The Filth They Breathe in China” on Articles of the Week, is written by a political author, Micheal Austin, articulating how China’s population and environment are affected by pollution. Without a doubt, pollution boosts economy, science, and the pharmaceutical industry.

Think about all the bodies of water on our planet. Every river, lake, stream, and is essential to the way our world functions. Unfortunately, our society has done very little to preserve these water sources and as a result, our rivers, lakes, streams, and oceans are suffering from many forms of pollution. Every oil spill, discarded water bottle, and obstructive dam continually add to our already-polluted waters, and very little is being done to reverse this problem. The most prominent issue being studied today is stormwater runoff. The collection of fine sediments, chemicals, and debris, are a serious pollution concern. Many solutions and technologies have already been developed, but the number one