Marine pollution

Both complete and incomplete combustion have had a detrimental impact on both the environment and human health. In particular, the Greenhouse Effect, acid rain and photochemical smog, have come to light as a significant issue in recent years. When hydrocarbons, known more commonly as fossil fuels, are combusted, there are unintended waste products and they cause harm to human health and the environment. These waste products have social, economic and environmental implications. The effects…

“There is an odor I cannot idenitify. It is not frm human waste or people who have not bathed in days, although those smells are also prevalent. It is the scent of fear permeating the air around me. It is everywhere, in the eyed of the men and women around me, in our clothing and our sweat.” – Rena Kornreich Gelissen on her arrival at Auschwitz Auschwitz and Auschwitz Birkenau: Auschwitz and Auschwitz- Birkenau (sometimes known as Auschwitz 1 and Auschwitz 2) are the biggest and most infamous…

course, you can reuse some of the trash you have at home to further lessen your expenses. 6. RECYCLING CAN REDUCE THE NEED FOR ALLIED ACTIVITIES LIKE TRANSPORTATION AND MINING. Such industries are the biggest producers of greenhouse gases and pollution. If the need for fresh materials is lessened due to recycling, there will be a lesser need for such activities, as…

I believe everyone has an ability to create a positive change in community. As Kofi Annan, the former secretary general of United Nations said, “Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation”, strengthen my desire that I am an agent of change to make this world a better place. The little change I always want to install is creating sustainability and better livelihood as a solution because humanity is placing inordinate demands on nature and our environment condition is…

The colossal rise in the population of China has had many impacts on the life of those who live in both the urban and rural areas of China. Over 200 million migrant workers such as farmers have internally migrated to the bigger cities and left their families behind in order to try to make more money. The most common cities that the workers are migrating into are: Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong. A push factor is a negative factor of a region which forces the person to emigrate out of a region.…

Since the 1960s, skyway systems (also known as skywalk systems) have become an important feature in many cities around the world. Ahmedabad is the largest city and former capital of the Indian state of Gujarat. With growing population, congestion, pollution and related issues, that are facing mobility accessibility problems, and the governments have become more supply oriented and thus preoccupied in building more roads, flyovers that they have completely neglected the most ancient mode of…

Air pollution is a global environmental issue where solid particles and gases, such as car emissions and chemicals from factories, affect the quality of the air (Daly, Zannetti 2). This causes damage to all species living in an affected area. Excess nitrogen, which can be created from air pollution, can then cause eutrophication and acidification effects on ecosystems, such as increase in bark pH and the change of ammonium and nitrate in precipitation (APIS). These adjustments mainly affect…

One Man vs Humanity and Nature: An Analysis of Maldives’ Plea for Justice Genocide, starvation, and war are unfortunate realities which humans have brought upon themselves due to technological advancements, greed, and the notion of inequality among people. The effects on the environment, such as climate change, is also part of this list. As a result of the industrialized lifestyles people live, the natural balance of the earth’s climate patterns is becoming unstable because of the amount of…

Cyclones are a spinning and possibly dangerous storm. These storms bring many problems that should be mitigated. These powerful, intense spinning storms cannot be stopped, however some of the negative effects from cyclones can be mitigated. So what are cyclones and where abouts do they form? What are the effects of climate change on cyclones, will the frequency of them change? What are the negative effects and what can be done to prevent these? More awareness should be given out and buildings…

8 million people living on it, and some say a widespread problem known as pollution could ruin the Earth as well as harm the biotic factors living on earth. While many with the other point of view say pollution is not a risk and in some ways, it can help the earth. This essay is here to describe the arguments that involve pollution on the environment and what these views are based around. Firstly, the idea that pollution is not okay and hurts the environment is very popular, and this idea can…