PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT Nowadays protection of the environment is very important as the world is moving into a new era without considering any of the major problems of pollution with rapid industrialization. ... Their greatest threat is acid rain pollution, which is already severely affecting large areas of the conifer forests of northeast North America and Europe. ... Water supplies are threatened virtually worldwide with depletion and pollution. ... The solution must come from better land use and the protection of critical watershed vegetation, along with water conservation and recy...

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Some of their goals are to develop environmental strategies that ensure corporate sustainable development, pollution control, pollution prevention and recycling programs. ... Some of the things they do is investigate ways to test water to be sure it is safe, check licenses of the people who construct wells and supply water to others, inspect wells for safe water supplies, and their design. ... They also write new laws to protect ground water and train others to protect it. ... A few examples are: air pollution, hydrometeorology, global climate modeling, and forecasting. ... This service a...

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In turn, the conventional sources of energy we use today cause pollution, so economic growth is almost inevitably associated with environmental damage. ... These enterprises generate mass amounts of pollution in the form of liquid waste and gaseous fumes. Liquid waste is frequently dumped in fresh water bodies while gaseous fumes are released into the atmosphere. Liquid waste leads to the pollution of water and the damaging of aquatic ecosystems (Harden 365). ... The issues that are affecting our environment are global warming, air pollution, land pollution, water pollution, toxic waste, an...

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The loss of plant biodiversity because of deforestation has had a great impact on air pollution. ... Biodiversity impacts the environment in different ways than just air pollution. For example, wetlands and swamps with their various plants and algaes help clean and recycle the earth's water. They also help retain water to keep surface land from flooding and killing other plants and animals. ...

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The arrival of ecotourism to an area creates extra demand for resources such as clean water and land. ... Whilst by its very definition ecotourism endeavours to minimise pollution, it usually brings some form of pollution to an area where it previously didn't exist. This pollution can be to water as a result of the use of detergents or the improper disposal of waste matter; to air as a result of burning fuels for heat or the emissions from vehicles; to noise levels due to the increased presence of humans and human activity; or to the aesthetics of an area due to building. The extent of su...

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The article states medical problems that are caused by air pollution or what the Chinese like to call it "airpocalypse," it talks about how the release of some specific chemical elements can affect a person's health. ... Along with the air pollution that is caused by over exploitation of coal, water exploitation and pollution has also been a huge issue in China, over 11% of China's digestive system cancers are caused from unsafe drinking water. Almost 90 percent of underground water in cities and 70 percent of China's rivers and lakes are now polluted. ... Not only are the huma...

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Its big oceans lakes and rivers were home for millions of gorgeous creatures that swam peacefully in clear water. ... Some of the evidences that show humans" non-sustainable way of living are: the inadequate use of our natural resources, the high degree of pollution, and the growing overpopulation. ... Renewable are those such as water and trees that are replaced overtime by natural processes. ... Proofs of the exceeded level of pollution in the environment are the ozone layer depletion, and the global climate warming (greenhouse effect). ... Developed countries, as we said before, consume mos...

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An Increase in population in urban areas results in increased consumption of water, energy, food, land and domestic goods. ... Pollution Pollution is another major impact of human activities on the environment. ... The renewable natural resources such as solar power, wind power, water power and geothermal energy can partly substitute the non-renewable resources such as oil, gas and coal. ...

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The environmental issue has certainly been at the very top of the American agenda, as the nation seeks ways to preserve and conserve. Land is being protected, trees saved as new ways are sought to produce safe and effective energy for people are recognizing that Earth's natural resources are slowly...

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To this we may add a fifth horseman, air and water pollution, although some might consider it a form of habitat destruction." (8) Wilcove refers to this quote throughout the entire book as it is a recurring symbol of the culprits of wildlife loss. ...

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