Introduction Environmental pollution has been a huge dilemma since corporations came into power and everything became industrialized. Corporations play a major role in environmental waste across the world. Many corporations deny the effect it has had on the environment and even deny the effects it has on human health. Multinational corporations cause many environmental problems around the world. This is because capitalism and consumerism is a powerful force. Whether or not a society as a whole…
Environment pollution is an international concern since it affects the environment and public’s health. All citizens and animals around the world are affected by environment pollution because the earth is our home and we are the occupants. Human have the tendency to forget how harmful pollution is affect our everyday life. Therefore, they are unaware about the imminent consequence such as health related problems, global warming, deterioration of environment. Environmental pollution is caused by…
In a study. the pollution rates of heavy metal in topsoil (rage of 0-20 or 0-15cm) of farmland throughout China are collected from studies of publishes papers from the years 2005 to 2014. The relevancy of these papers were described in the study done by Zhang. In total, 612 data records of heavy metal pollution rates in 456 peer-reviewed articles were collected. The result was Cd was ranked as the highest pollution heavy metal that consisted of the ratio of 7.75% Hg, Cu, Ni, and Zn. In total,…
industry created service sectors, such as automotive mechanic/repair shops, which pose a silent hazard for surrounding communities. These shops generate the largest amount of potentially hazardous waste among small businesses. The Environmental Pollution Center states that, “the handling of chemicals used in everyday work of repairing vehicles such as replacing engines, changing oil, and cleaning car parts, pose a potential hazard” (2009).These everyday tasks develop into unnoticed threats. As…
Drowning in Plastic: The Throwaway Society Since it birth in the decade of the ‘90s, plastic have play such an important role in every aspect of the modern-society. Thanks to its unique combination of properties such as durability, versatility, and cost of production, plastic’s dependency seems to not have end. Packaging, construction materials, medical devices and a surfeit of consumer goods are examples of products manufactured from plastic. It is estimated that 100 millions tons of plastic…
despite how helpful technology can be it also has its negative effect on the environment. One of the major environmental issues in today’s society is pollution. Pollution is caused by contaminates in the natural environment that causes changes. These contaminates disturb the ecosystem, cause human illness and is said to be the cause of global warming. Pollutions occur from smoke from vehicles, chemicals in the soil due to humans, dump wastes into rivers and many other reasons. Many people do not…
Pharmaceutical waste creates mass quantities of environmental pollution, and is quickly becoming one of the world’s largest pollution concerns. With the incredible advancements in medicine and pharmaceutical development, the concern for proper disposal of these medications has been largely ignored. Increasing education and public awareness on the subject are two great ways to begin spreading awareness concerning pharmaceutical environmental pollution. Unbeknownst to most people, nurses play a…
Most people think that, overall, sports are a good activity for most children. Taking part in sports has many benefits that help a child to grow and become a good citizen. However, there are some sports which are not so good in other ways. That is because they impact and affect the environment in a negative way. Because of their negative effects on the environment, these sports teach children things that they should not learn such as how to pollute and violent behavior. Children should not be…
They will come and speak on how to protect natural resources and also the local wildlife that depends on those resources. They will explain how pollution affects the resource and wildlife. They will also teach students about bioconsumption and how it can be dangerous to every animal on the food chain.Students will also learn how plastic finds its ways our waterways and how it is harmful. On this…
Plastic wastes are wastes of human activities that deliberately or accidentally finish into rivers and other water bodies or streams. These wastes finally reach the sea and other water bodies where aquatic life. With the increased use of plastic, the respective waste management has become a problem, since many types of plastic (unlike other wastes such as wood) are not biodegradable and, therefore, accumulate. Plastic dragged through the water is dangerous, because it represents a serious…