However, the planet is facing an environmental crisis 'unprecedented' to human history. One of these issues is Environmental degradation. ... The major causes of environmental degradation include deforestation, pollution, desertification and natural causes. ... 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. ...

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Today, I would like to discuss environmental problems and the measures that the government and individuals can take to address these issues. ... The first things that are causing the air pollution are the factories. ... However, yet its pollution is one of the most extremely ecological threats we face today. ... Unfortunately, there is no easy way to solve water pollution. ... Moreover, we can buy more environmentally safe cleaning liquids for use at home and other public places. ...

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Air Pollution Air pollution is a problem that everyone should be concerned about. ... According to Taking A Stand Against Environmental Pollution by Newton, most of the substances that are harmful are: carbon monoxide and a variety of complex hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides. ... Obviously, none of these methods is entirely safe or "environmentally friendly." ... According to Taking a Stand Against Environmental Pollution by Newton, other materials that are harmful to the majority of the forms of life are metals such as mercury, lead, and arsenic. ... Studies have been done on metallic pollut...

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Environmental Effects Of Traffic Congestion: What Effects Does the Environment Have On Your Health? ... These environmental effects can mean the difference between living a healthy life and struggling with pollutant related health problems. ... Your avoidance of such clear breeding grounds for pollution can help you limit your intake of these possibly harmful substances. ... Environmental effects of traffic congestion include pollution and can affect the quality of your life. ...

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Environmental pollution is the contamination of the earth and its atmosphere to such an extent that it starts disrupting the natural environmental processes. Environmental pollution occurs in many different ways. For instance, Global warming, Deforestation, ozone layer depletion and Acid rain are a few environmental issues caused by man. Environmental pollution and its adverse effects has gotten a great attention lately and introduction of clean energy, hybrid cars are some steps taken to reduce the pollution. ... Moving on to Global warming, it is a huge environmental and economic challenge t...

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In AP Environmental Science, we studied the earth and the impacts humans have had on it. We analyzed environmental problems and their causes and we looked at potential solutions to those problems. ... People using fertilizers on their lawns create water pollution when the chemicals roll off their lawns and into the sewers. This is all in addition to the air pollution created by our factories and automobiles. ... While I knew that climate change and pollution were serious problems I did not know how environmental problems could impact our culture and economy. ...

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Tillman from the Environmental Protection Agency comments on the issue, "The concerning factor is, that the majority of people don't know just how much of a threat they are placing on the environment."" ... At the rate at which CO2 levels are increasing scientists have made the following predictions- An average global surface temperature increase of 1.6-6.3F by 2100 An increase in evaporation, which in turn increases average global precipitation A decline in soil moisture in many regions An increased frequency of intense rainstorms A rise in sea level of almost two fe...

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Environmental hazards such as pollutions and deposition of harmful materials are necessary to the society. Pollution is a major concern to any developed technology. The technology should have the minimal amount of pollutions and harmful materials that will create environmental effects. ... The environmental effects of the technology primarily include pollution and dumping of harmful material. ... Dumping toxic chemicals from the device to the environment also increase pollution. ...

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It is up to the consumers to embrace this environmentally friendly way of living. ... These cars cut down pollution by far and have many tricks that allow them to be so environmentally friendly. ... Can there ever be environmentally sound automobile? ... This all in turn all results in more pollution, whether it is air pollution or simply noise pollution. ... Global Pollution- Attacking the Source." ...

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Pollution, global warming, and preservation of the environment are controversial topics today. Air pollution is the most common environmental issue that is caused by contaminates that change the natural characteristics of the atmosphere and it can cause respiratory diseases. ... The leading cause of air pollution is cars running on gasoline. ... Environmental Protection Agency, more than half of air pollution in the USA is caused by mobile sources, mainly automobiles (EPA). ... The Hybrid car was invented to help protect the Earth and be environmentally friendly by reusing energy and more peop...

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And finally, the amount of pollution that these actions, and even many of the actions of everyday citizens such as you and I, are quite literally killing the Earth. We are a plague upon the environmental health of this Earth. ... This complex process has many environmental drawbacks. ... We are condemning future generations of homo sapiens to an undesirable fate of pollution, energy scarcities, and a world that quite frankly, I would not wish to live in. ...

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The largest type of pollution is water pollution. ... For example, if one notice pollution, such as oil on the beach; report it to the local Environmental Health Officer. ... On top of that, water pollution from oceans can influence oil and chemical pollution. ... Another type of pollution is air pollution. ... Air pollution can also result to long-term environmental damage. ...

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Now, the question is: who is responsible for that and for other types of pollution? ... In the first place, from an economic point of view, pollution is not a good business for anyone. ... And if we don't, some of the pollution problems will get worse. ... In contrast, many people think that the protection of the environment should be carried out exclusively by the government through the passing of environmental laws or the signing of international treaties. ... However, most people are not interested in joining environmental campaigns unless they are directly affected by the issues. ...

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An environmental apocalypse is real through degradation trends of deforestation, loss of bio diversity and global warming. These trends are not the only trends that deserve attention, issues such as nonrenewable resource depletion, population growth and pollution are also topics of concern. ... Nevertheless, an environmental apocalypse is very probable whether or not humans contribute to its decline. ... Deforestation is one of the more alarming environmental issues. ... In conclusion, the environmental apocalypse is very real. ...

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The issues on hand include that I will discuss will include air pollution, ozone depletion, and global warming. ... Air Pollution: Air pollution, as mentioned in class, is mainly due to four major gaseous pollutants in our troposphere. ... Another form of reducing air pollution would be to shop or bank on the internet because this would eliminate the use of a car but the computer would still produce small quantities of pollution into the air. The pollution produced by the computer is on a much smaller scale than the pollution caused by the fumes of a car. ... The issues that were brought u...

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The negative side which is the thesis statement deals in the compromising the environmental aspect of parks. ... It is repeatedly mentioned by the environmental activists that the well maintained landscape and biodiversity enhance the heritage of the country but it is the economic development that is required for the economic progress of Singapore. ... One may argue that the construction of the residential area is boon to the society as hundreds of homeless families will get shelter and that there is no risk of air or water pollution but it can further be argued that the mere loss of vegetatio...

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With the first trace of man also came the first trace of pollution. According to John Hart, Author of Saving Cities, Saving Money: Environmental Strategies that Work the first source of pollution may have been form fires that that were built in poorly ventilated caves (1). From then to now humans and nature have increased the pollution on the Earth. ... With the influence of Mother Nature the Earth's pollution was naturally occurring, but with the introduction of humans the pollution levels have ceased to go about naturally. ... This causes the ground level air to basically be a p...

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Contrary to popular belief that societal unawareness has paved our way to environmental catastrophe; advertising deliberately avoids showing the environmental consequences of a consumer society. ... Most pollution that is released by cars comes from the exhaust, mainly in the form of hydrocarbons. ... One way to cut down on this type of pollution is to have the car tuned properly. ... In Athens the number of deaths rises on days with greater air pollution. ... Over 150 million people in the United States live in areas where the Environmental Protection Agency considers the air to be unhealthy...

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For some time now, air pollution has highlighted as being a major environmental issue; this literature will examine the two main sources of air pollution, portraying the predominant role humans play in harming the environment through primary air pollutants. ... INTRODUCTION Air pollution is a form of pollution where harmful gases are emitted into the atmosphere; these harmful gases are known as air pollutants the atmosphere is one of the most important elements to sustaining life. ... Air pollution can be divided into two main sources; these sources are human activity and natural activity. ......

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New technologies have changed the numbers in pollution. ... A critic, Ronald Bailey, believes that this environmental crisis is no crisis at all. He is one of many that assure the common people that the environmental issues that we have are blown out of proportion by overanxious environmentalists. ... Unlike the prediction of the doomsters, economic growth leads to less pollution. ... Comparing both essays, McKibben and Bailey agree that pollution has decreased. ...

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The 1990 Clean Air Act's sulfur dioxide reduction program will complement health-based sulfur dioxide pollution limits already in place to protect the public and the environment from both nearby and distant sources of sulfur dioxide. The law sets up a market-based system designed to lower sulfur dioxide pollution levels. ... Companies that release less than the amount of regulated emissions can sell pollution credits to other companies.4 Each source must have sufficient credits to cover its annual emissions. ... The Joint Report of the Special Envoys on Acid RainIn this report the United ...

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At first glance, this seems like an efficient energy source, but upon closer consideration, it becomes obvious that the cost "pollution--dramatically overshadows the benefits. ... In 1975, the United States government endeavored to crack down on the environmental corrosion. The government demanded strict laws enacted very quickly, but the automobile industry believed they took the wrong approach by focusing solely on automotive pollution and ignoring boat makers, who have only recently been required to uphold emission laws. They geared towards less air pollution, but ironically required ...

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Acid rain has been called the stepchild of pollution (Howard and Perley 3). ... Wind can carry the pollution long distances so that acid rain has no geographical boundaries. ... Trees then become more susceptible to heat and cold, attacks from virus or insects and other environmental stress (Tyson 40). ... They survived all other catastrophes to be defeated by modern day pollution" (Ostmann 60). ... Even more serious is acid pollutions effect on humans. ...

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Acid Rain: The Environment, Its Trees, and Solutions to the Problem Famous inventor, Buckminster Fuller said,Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. ... Acid rain is somewhat of a confusing process but the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has done extensive research on what acid rain is and how it is formed. ... Hopefully, government officials in the near future will take control of this serious environmental problem. Pollution is already out of control. ... Acid deposition is a problem caused by pollution that can destroy our resources such as trees, water,...

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Acid rain has become an environmental concern of global importance within the last decade. With the increasing environmental awareness of the "unhealthy" condition of our planet earth the concern about acid rain has not lessened. ... Thus, proximity to a plentiful supply of energy is often a determining factor in deciding the plant's location. 5) Environmental Concerns Most importantly, however, concerns about the environment must be carefully taken into consideration. ...

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