The Pollution Of The United States

There are many problems in Ohio that require attention for them to be solved. One of our main problems in Ohio right now is the level of algae we have in our lakes and rivers. Having algae in our lakes and rivers is dangerous for our present and future. Having our community drink water with algae in it can get people sick and poisoned. There have been many large algae blooms within these past few years, and having no preparations for the algae in the water caused immense panic in the community. There were stores that limited one case of water per customer, and most stores didn’t even have any water after only a couple hours, while the tap water wasn’t safe for only three days. Given that we didn’t know how long the algae would be in our water, no one was prepared and officials couldn’t tell us exactly when the water would be clean again. Most of the phosphorus that causes the algae to grow comes from our crops, like corn and wheat, being fertilized. This algae causes terror in our community and causes people to react in terrible ways. We need to have a solution figured out so that the terror stops and our families are safe. Having no water is one of the worst situations for so many people to be in when they aren’t prepared for it. This is an issue not only for our community, but for our whole country.

Montana and many other states use road salt as a deicer in the winter weather to improve driving conditions. Residuals of the road salt are easily washed away as part of storm water runoff from roads and borrow pit salt storage areas or other common activities such as vehicle spray. The extra salts enter water ways and cause potential harm. This paper explores the water quality issues associated with the use of road salts as well as other basic concerns surrounding road salt use. It is a topic that is both especially relatable to Montana and also a water quality topic of serious concern that is often overlooked.

To fix this problem,a mixture of salt and sand are put on the roads. What happens to all of the salt and sand mixture when spring comes. All the salt and sand on the road begins to wash away with the water and goes into the surrounding area. If plants are near it they are automatically put into a hypertonic solution. Plants need water to do Photosynthesis. “More than 10 tons/lane-mi of salt are placed on main of state-maintained highways. In states like Michigan, New York, New Hampshire, and Vermont is this occurs.” (Road salt used in the united states, 20) If tons of salt is placed on roads of water due to the diffusion of salt effect the plants

Saline environments tend to hinder agricultural production by lowering crop yields, often quite substantially. The traditional response to the threat of salinity-induced crop yield reductions is to apply water in excess of plant requirements so as to leach the salts out of the root zone. (Letey and Dinar, 1986).

It is Canadian natural instinct to “salt” the driveway every winter after it snows. A good example would be last year’s ice storms, in which salt was sold out everywhere. But how does salt work? Is it detrimental to the environment? And if so, how can we make our roads and sidewalks safe to commute on, while still being friendly to the environment?

The aim of this experiment is to investigate how the effects of salts will have on Bean plants. If salt infected water is added to the bean plants, then the effects of osmosis and photosynthesis will be distributed in the plants, causing them to stop developing and eventually start leading to death. The outcome of this experiment will be determined through the amount of saline concentrations that will be added throughout to the plants and how all can be linked back to the real world problems in dryland salinity.

Currently, water pollution is a major issue in the US. There is pollution in our oceans, and our rivers due to coal-fired power plants. This pollution is getting into the US drinking water, which makes it unsafe to use. Some of the major public health issues currently are alcohol-related harms, food safety, healthcare-associated infections, heart disease and stroke, HIV, Motor vehicle injury, nutrition, physical activity and obesity, and prescription drug overdose.

The United States is the #1 trash-producing country in the world at 1,609 pounds per person per year.

The natural concentration for salt in soil, differentiates between a multitude of different levels, varying from 3-10 mmhos (unit used to measure salt level in soil), so it is hard to tell exactly how much concentration is exactly needed for the plant to grow, but with the way that we are using the salt, and how much the plant growth rate goes down, based on the amount of salt we used, it is easy to tell that as humans we have caused a lot of damage to the soil. Every day, we use much more then we need, causing the environment harm.

CAUSE Thirdly, a business is the path for people to earn money, but the setback many business endeavors face is hurting the world in which they live. Industrial Pollution derives from companies destructing water supplies in their path to supply their wallets. As reported by an Issues and Controversies article, “Water Pollution,” nuclear power plants which run on uranium and thorium induce radioactive materials that end up in water supplies. These substances should not be found in what people drink, for it causes disease. The EPA indicates that 72% of the toxic water pollution in America derives from coal fueled power plants. Interestingly, only four out of 5 coal plants in the US face any limitation. Under this circumstance, no second thought

The city of Dayton Ohio has some of the worst driving conditions. The streets are riddled with pot holes and the bridges seem to be falling apart. During the summer months at any given time my city Dayton, OH has nine major road construction projects on their freeways (ODOT). These projects can cause delays for the entire population of the city, and take a toll on drives vehicles. These construction projects are due to the damage from the winter months. Our snow plows are currently using rock salt to de-ice our roadways. Rock salt is the cause of many problems for our city including road damage, vehicle corrosion, and environmental issues. If we use it as a replacement for rock salt we could effectively cut down on the damages to vehicles, roads, and the environment caused by de-icing during the winter months.

In the United States electric power emit about 2.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide each year roughly Forty- percent of the nation's total emission.The EPA has both the authority to reduce pollution from these plants under the clean air act the nation’s bedrock air pollution law adopted in 1970. The EPA proposed carbon pollution standards for existing power plants in June 2014. NRDC has proposed an effective affordable and flexible approach to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants under the clean air act that taps into ingenuity of the states and the private sector. Ozone smog when pollution from vehicles, factories, and other sources reacts with sunlight and heat. Increasing speed this process and result in more smog. Added to the

Hundreds of thousands of people die from air pollution in the U.S. each year, some of which can be attributed to burning transportation fuels, Marshall said.

The environment has been in trouble for a long time. Americans have been dealing with air pollution, overpopulation, natural resource depletion, pesticide, water pollution and public health issues. These issues are causing environmental problems and had a negative effect on the environment. Most of these crises started in the early 19th century. The government got involved and started creating laws to protect the environment and the public.

Most people have felt or took in the air pollutants coming from a car but little did they know what the consequences that smell or the soot may present. The black smoke, and sometimes invisible pollutants, are causing harm all over the earth without people realizing it. Car pollution can cause disruption to human 's health, the environment, and the cities in just a matter of time and in many different ways.