Pollution
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Introduction
Pollution has become a very rampant and growing issue in today’s world. It was there even in the olden days. The current concern is that it is rising day by day due to the increase in pollutants. Some of the pollutants include humans and human-created machines. Pollution is damaging our world, and we humans are the largest contributors to that. Pollution does not only damage the environment, but it also harms us human beings. Air pollution causes lung cancer and other respiratory difficulties. Greenhouse effects often damage the environment and end up harming us human beings. It is all around us, and we are all aware of that, but we continue to live in our doings. What is the reason behind this flawed logic? This essay will examine the problems and solutions to pollution in detail (Harrison, 2001).
What is pollution?
It introduces harmful substances or products into the environment that cause harm and damage and leads to adverse environmental changes. These harmful substances or products are called pollutants. Pollutants can be natural or can also be caused by human activities. Pollutants damage the quality of water, air, and the earth(land) (Shafi, 2005).
Types of pollution
There are mainly three kinds of pollution, namely.
Water pollution-It involves toxic substances getting mixed u in water bodies such as lakes and oceans, thus degrading the water quality and making it harmful to humans, animals, or the environment (Harrison, n.d., p).
Air pollution-it is the presence of harmful gases and substances in the air due to car emissions, dust, and dirt, poisonous gases from factories. To help reduce air pollution, we should use public transport rather than private vehicles, and we should also try avoiding burning trash or other materials(Phalen & Phalen, 2012).
Soil pollution-it is the contamination of soil due to the essence of toxic substances like excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides, industrial waste, and deforestation. To maintain the soil's fertility, we should limit fertilizers and try to plant more trees (Farmer, 2013).
Other types of pollution also include light and noise pollution, among others.
Effects of pollution
High air pollution levels can increase heart attacks, coughing, and other respiratory and breathing difficulties. It can worsen existing heart problems, asthma, and other lung complications.
Animals are also affected by air pollution, and it could cause diseases like a reproductive failure and other birth effects.
Water pollution causes the death of aquatic life, breaking the food chain ad some extinction of some aquatic creatures.
Increased levels of carbon dioxide in the air will often lead to global warming.
Water pollution will cause a shortage of drinking water, and as we all know, humans cannot survive without water (Farmer, 2013).
Soil pollution causes soil infertility, and if the soil is not fertile, crops will not grow, and we humans may end up starving to death (Shafi, 2005).
How to reduce pollution?
After learning about the effects of pollution, everyone’s responsibility is to take responsibility for its prevention. To prevent air pollution, we should make it our responsibility to avoid using private means and focus more on public transport. Avoid the use of loudspeakers and car honking to reduce noise pollution. We should practice planting more trees and avoiding cutting down trees. If we must cut down, trees let plant two trees for every tree cut. Reduce the usage of plastics and use more sustainable products in our households. We are all responsible for keeping our environment clean (Faiz et al., 1996).
Conclusion
Every kind of pollution has a major negative impact on our environment. It is our responsibility as human beings to take care of the environment since it greatly affects our lives. We must all unite in the fight against pollution to make the world a better place. All our lives are in danger if we do not seriously consider this pollution issue (Brundle, 2017).
References
Brundle, H. (2017). Pollution. Greenhaven Publishing LLC.
Faiz, A., Weaver, C. S., & Walsh, M. P. (1996). Air pollution from motor vehicles: Standards and technologies for controlling emissions. World Bank Publications.
Farmer, A. (2013). Managing environmental pollution. Routledge.
Harrison, R. M. (2001). Pollution: Causes, effects, and control. Royal Society of Chemistry.
Harrison, R. M. (n.d.). Pollution: Causes, effects, and control (5th ed.). Royal Society of Chemistry.
Phalen, R. F., & Phalen, R. N. (2012). Introduction to air pollution science. Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
Shafi, S. (2005). Environmental pollution. Atlantic Publishers & Dist.