| Pollution is contamination by a chemical
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| | effect.
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| or other agent that renders part of the
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| | - Highway vehicles, and shipping, are
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| environment unfit for intended or desired
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| | major contributor to air pollution
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| use. These uses also and very importantly
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| | worldwide.
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| include all wildlife and ecological
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| | - Photochemical air pollution is commonly
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| requirements to sustain life in all its
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| | referred to as 'smog'. Urban air
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| natural forms.
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| | pollution is often caused by a
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| Pollution damages the Earth's land, water
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| | photochemical, and is commonly known as
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| and air. It results in contamination of
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| | smog.
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| the earth's environment with materials
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| | - Radioactive pollution results from
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| that interfere with human health, the
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| | inadequate nuclear safety.
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| quality of life, and the natural
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| | - Light pollution, includes light
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| functioning of ecosystems (living
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| | trespass, over-illumination and
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| organisms and their physical
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| | astronomical interference.
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| surroundings).
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| | - Noise is a form of pollution as well
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| Pollution is usually caused by human
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| | but is unlike the others as it is
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| actions, but can also be the consequence
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| | transient; once the pollution stops, the
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| of natural disasters. Pollution can also
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| | environment is free of it.
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| occur from disruption or damage to
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| | Recently, there has been a heightened
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| wastewater collection and treatment
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| | interest in the intercontinental
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| infrastructure due to severe natural
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| | transport of pollution. European
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| events like hurricanes or flooding. Most
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| | pollution has been tracked to Asia, as
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| types of pollution affect the immediate
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| | well as the Arctic.
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| area surrounding the source, and reduce
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| | Pollution control involves higher
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| as you move away from the source.
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| | production costs for the industries
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| Pollution is often caused by the garbage
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| | concerned, but failure to implement
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| that people throw on the ground or into
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| | adequate controls may result in
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| oceans, lakes or rivers.
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| | irreversible environmental damage and an
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| Pollution exists in many forms and
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| | increase in the incidence of diseases
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| affects many different aspects of the
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| | such as cancer.
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| Earth's environment. Some main types of
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| | Pollution can be achieved by reducing or
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| pollution are:-
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| | eliminating waste at the source by
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| - Water pollution is a serious global
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| | modifying production processes, promoting
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| problem and the largest water pollution
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| | the use of non-toxic or less-toxic
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| problem is from sewage contaminating
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| | substances, implementing conservation
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| watercourses.
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| | techniques, and re-using materials rather
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| - Air pollution arising from many
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| | than putting them into the waste stream.
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| sources, and is bad in cities. Car
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| | But even with these new laws air
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| transport emissions causes a lot of the
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| | pollution is still on the increase
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| air pollution we see. But did you know
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| | overall throughout the world. This is
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| that air pollution also can exist inside
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| | especially so in the developing
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| homes and other buildings? Poor
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| | countries.
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| ventilation causes about half of the
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| | We should all do what we can to minimize
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| indoor air pollution problems. Air
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| | pollution and become 'green'.
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| pollution contributes to the greenhouse
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