Pollution Overview In whatever form pollution is in, it is harmful to the environment. Pollution is generally distributed into 4 categorizes – air pollution, land pollution, water pollution and noise pollution (un-common), all contributing to health issues and providing us with a lower quality of life. ... Water pollution is essentially the contamination of the 'water's bodies' (lakes, rivers etc.) It occurs when toxic substances get dispersed into the water, degrading the quality of water and making it harmful. ... However, due to pollution, most freshwater resources pol...

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Tornadoes are another problem caused by heated water. ... Except air pollution, soil pollutants (fertilizers) come into the water and resulted in acid rain which has become an increasingly serious problem caused severe weather. ... The addition of heated water is called thermal pollution. It occurs when heated water is added to a body of water. Most heated water comes from industries and power plants that use water for cooling. ...

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In this content (TransCanada's Energy East Pipeline: What you need to know) the main concern is water, the reason being if ever there would be an environmental spill. ... It would put clean drinking water at risk. The pipeline would cross many significant waterways that supply water to millions of people. ... Another reason for effects on climate change, the pipeline would contribute 30 to 32 million tones of climate pollution every year. In this content (MacNeil, 2015) Tar sands crude also produce more pollution than oil. ...

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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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Those who depend on ground water for drinking water, run the risk of consuming chemicals that could potentially endanger their lives. ... Another identified problem concerning pollution of ground water includes the contamination of water by methane. ... On the subject of water pollution, what becomes of the water that is used in the process of pressurizing rocks? Each fracking site uses up to 1-8 million gallons of water (Fox). ... Therefore it has to be disposed of through evaporation and water treatment. ...

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Finland has ranked at the top of the index because of the country's success in minimizing air and water pollution and comparatively low level of greenhouse gas emissions. ... At the same time the U.S. is a world leader in controlling water pollution. ...

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The downside to this operation is that during the combustion stage there is a release of unhealthy gases and solids that will be let out into the atmosphere, increasing air pollution and carbon emission. ... Environmental Protection Agency it is found that greater than half of the air pollution in the United States is caused by mobile sources which are majorly automobiles. ... On the other hand, renewable sources have little to no impact and once they are set up energy will be produced in a clean and sustainable way without producing toxic pollution or global warming emissions. ... The great...

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They also include the air we breathe and the water we drink. ... Some melting glaciers add more water to the ocean. Warmer temperatures also make water expand. ... Coastal flooding also may reduce the quality of drinking water in coastal areas. ... Indirectly, ecological disturbances, air pollution, changes in food and water supplies, and coastal flooding are all examples of possible impacts that might affect human health. ...

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This begins with healthy soil that stores water and nutrients and provides a stable base to support plant roots. ... Factory farming is highly dependent on large quantities of limited resources such as grain-based feed, water, energy and medication. ... It will be a world where everyone has enough to eat, our land and water are used wisely, we are healthier, and animals are treated with kindness and respect. ... Not only are the distances that food travels from farm to market important, but the modes of transport also have a large effect on how much pollution is generated. ... The effects all...

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The emission of nitrous oxides that lead to the formation of contrails (Condensation trails) which are formed by the combination of water vapor near the stratospheric levels indicate that the rate of global warming is much higher. ... The major detriments emitted by flights are oxides of sulfur, water vapor, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons. ... Other than the air pollution, there is other detrimental challenges associated with the adoption of aircrafts as a journey means. Some of them such as helicopters are slow and fly at low ranges causing a lot of noise pollution to residents. ...

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This pollution and carbon emissions has adverse effects on the environment and has started to cause climate change throughout the world. ... The plant can generate up to 22.5 million kilowatts which is the same generating capacity of fifteen nuclear reactors. 1.3 million people were relocated from the 1,045 km reservoir area where the dam was to be built and it is estimated that another 100,000 may be relocated in the next three years due to geological risks, such as landslides due to the change in water levels in the reservoir. ... For instance, hydro-development causes environmental degrad...

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"Chrétien ratifies Kyoto- was the headline on most every daily newspaper in Canada on December 16, 2002. A huge victory for Canada and the world as the most significant as well as the most controversial environmental accord ever was ratified. The Kyoto Treat requires industrialized countries barring the U.S, who has opted out of signing, to cut global warming gases by 5 percent below the 1990 levels by 2012. The first binding international agreement on climate change in history took place with the ratification of the Kyoto Accord. A significant milestone for Canada and the world as w...

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Pollution, combustion, and waste have become in a big problem for the planet. ... On the other side, the governments want to obtain funds for greener projects as water, wind or solar energy and waste recycling. ... Nations should keep track on how they use the resources such water, land and air. There are some solutions in human's hands: to make waste of any kind 100% recyclable; use natural energy using wind, water and the sun; save green areas and forest....

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While no exact assessment of how much the Kyoto Protocol would cost is available, programs like supplying clean water to the world's population, could be accomplished for a portion of the cost and have immediate benefits. ... Any related price adjustments that would be needed to reduce emissions may create benefits in three areas: roadway accidents, traffic blockage as well as air pollution unassociated with climate change (Manning, 2003). ...

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It also is a precursor of acid rain and contributes to an over-fertilization of small water bodies which can led to algae blooms ()footnote of the nitrogen cycle. ... California in the world's fifth largest economy home to 24 million motor vehicles, which are responsible for 40% of the state's greenhouse pollution. ... Since it is now known that 20% of the older cars are pulling 80% of the pollution (Rob Driess 2003). ... Solar cars are the oldest suggested answer to the vehicle pollution problem. ...

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Even in today's administration the government has seem to have taken the side of Mother Nature "That's why I directed my administration to work with states, utilities, and others to set new standards on the amount of carbon pollution our power plants are allowed to dump into the air. ... Other forms of credit production can be produced by no carbon producing energy sites such as wind turbines as depicted by this quote"[T}he development of a wind turbine by Yorkshire Water at Saltend treatment works in Hull, England to reduce its carbon emissions by 1,150 tonnes per year&qu...

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The atmospheric gases that produce the greenhouse effect include the naturally occurring substances water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), and ozone (O3), as well as artificially produced chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). ... They regard environmentalists as having the underlying goal of restricting private property rights and the activities of business, and putting restraints on the free market (as in requiring companies to meet pollution standards, or preventing new construction in an area with an endangered species). ...

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However, developing countries in the construction period must be produced to have a lot of pollution, carbon emissions will be high, the West in the development period, too, but the West is a historical account does not count, as the Anglo-American history, 1,100 tons of carbon emissions per capita in China only 66 tons, not counting the historical account is not fair for developing countries. ...

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