What Causes pollution?
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http://www.earthlyissues.com/airpollution.htm
Pollution around houses!
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Pollution is everywhere and can be created really quickly even if you are not aware of it, for example how you can create pollution at home, as shown in the picture on the left.
Household items that contribute to pollution:
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These are the items the contribute to
pollution you may have at home:
pollution you may have at home:
- Paint
- Kerosene heaters
- Mothballs
- Fireplace
- Wood stoves
- Cleaner
- Heating
- Asbestos insulators
- Plywood
- Foam Padding
Natural and Manufactured air pollution
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Air pollution is created by two ways, its created naturally some of the ways are volcanoes, and forest fires. Another way air pollution is created is by humans some of the ways are, by burning fossil fuels in factories, car pollution, and us humans also create air pollution by exhaling Carbon Dioxide in to the air.
Sources of Emissions of Air Pollutants:
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On the left is a pie graph of where pollution comes from and what the emissions are.
Which are:
Which are:
- 52%-Industry
- 27%-Transportation
- 10%-Agriculture
- 8%-Consumer and Comercial Products
- 2%-Other
- 1%-Commercial and Residential Heating
Smog-Worst kind of Air Pollution:
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- Smog is the worst kind of air pollution.
- Smog is mostly caused by the burning of fossil fuels and coal, mostly from industries, companies and power plants.
- Smog is a mixture of noxious air pollutants that can be see as a haze in the air, as seen in the picture on the right.
- Smog can be seen in over densely populated cities like Toronto, New York, and London, and it can last depending on the densely air.
Water Pollution
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Water pollution is when the water is dirty and not usable.
- More than 15,000 people in the world die each day because of water pollution, which is because we don't care id we pollute the water, because we think there is a lot of water in the world.
- Waste water and sewage waste are the main source of different water pollutants which enter our rivers and other water bodies.
Land Pollution
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- Land pollution cost animals habitats and is very dangerous to them.
- Land pollution cost a lot of money to clean up
- Land pollution can be cleaned up with the help of volunteers