Concetti Chiave
- Pollution involves introducing contaminants into the environment, stemming from both human activities and natural disasters.
- Common causes of pollution include industrial waste, agricultural practices, transportation, and human activities.
- Pollution can lead to serious health issues such as asthma, cancer, allergies, and other diseases.
- There are several types of pollution: land, air, and water, each with distinct sources and impacts.
- Air pollution is exacerbated by greenhouse gases and human activities, while land and water pollution are often due to chemicals and industrial waste.
Pollution
Pollution is the introduction of a contaminant into the environment.
Pollution is caused by industrial and commercial waste, agriculture practices, human activities and transportation.
It is created by human actions and by natural disasters. For example, earthquake is a natural disasters.
The consequences of pollution, for man, are asthma, cancer and allergies, illnesses and diseases.
The different types of pollution are: land pollution, air pollution and water pollution.
Land pollution is the contamination of the land surface and soil. The main cause of land pollution is the effects of chemicals contained in herbicides and pesticides. Pollutants of water are especially industrial water waste, the petroleum and the acid rain.
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