People may hear the topic ‘pollution’ come up in their daily conversations and wonder, ‘what is pollution?’ Pollution is the introduction of poisonous substances into our environment to sabotage it. Pollution is found in every crevasse of Earth. From the air we breath, to the water we drink, to the land that we walk and live on today. Therefore, it is a huge concern in today’s society because of all the instability that it has been causing our Earth’s land and our human bodies. Each and every day our economy is growing and our world is becoming more advanced. With that going on, it’s leading to more factories for our products to be made in, and more cars are being made which is leading to more dangerous fumes being released into our atmosphere.
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Most people wouldn’t consider this one that big of an issue, but having corrupted water is a lot more serious than you may expect. Water pollution is basically just the contamination water. It doesn’t matter what it’s infected with, it could be chemicals from acid rain, fecal matter, trash, etc. “The main things that usually contaminate our water sources are pesticides that we use to keep bugs and insects away from our plants, fertilizers that we use to help make our grass grow, any form of air pollution that is then condensed in the clouds and then precipitated back down and becoming acid rain, atmospheric deposition, and sewage (waste water)” (Water Pollution: An Introduction 1).
Finally, the last pollution category is pollution of our land. “Land pollution is the destruction of the Earth’s land surface by man because of the misuse of resources” (“Land Pollution” 1). Land pollution is caused by deforestation, erosion, overcrowding of landfills, industrialization, and any type of construction activities. These are all complications with the fact that our population is growing and becoming more industrialized which is leading to the actions of deforestation, which is the cutting down of trees and habitats to build highways, buildings, etc. (Causes, Effects, and Solutions of Land Pollution
Most people wouldn’t consider this one that big of an issue, but having corrupted water is a lot more serious than you may expect. Water pollution is basically just the contamination water. It doesn’t matter what it’s infected with, it could be chemicals from acid rain, fecal matter, trash, etc. “The main things that usually contaminate our water sources are pesticides that we use to keep bugs and insects away from our plants, fertilizers that we use to help make our grass grow, any form of air pollution that is then condensed in the clouds and then precipitated back down and becoming acid rain, atmospheric deposition, and sewage (waste water)” (Water Pollution: An Introduction 1).
Finally, the last pollution category is pollution of our land. “Land pollution is the destruction of the Earth’s land surface by man because of the misuse of resources” (“Land Pollution” 1). Land pollution is caused by deforestation, erosion, overcrowding of landfills, industrialization, and any type of construction activities. These are all complications with the fact that our population is growing and becoming more industrialized which is leading to the actions of deforestation, which is the cutting down of trees and habitats to build highways, buildings, etc. (Causes, Effects, and Solutions of Land Pollution