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Running head: POLLUTION

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Pollution

Sammy Rodriguez

GEN 499

Sonja Bethune

3/8/21

Pollution is the contamination of the environment through the unprecedented addition of toxic substances either in solid, liquid, or gaseous forms. It also includes the injection of some form of energy to the surroundings at a high rate that impedes it from being dispersed effectively through natural methods such as dilution, decomposition, restructuring, and storing in a less potent state. There is a need to investigate and find solutions to the societal issues because it impacts different aspects of the environment, causing grave damage that is often irreversible, such as the damages caused to the air, water, and land. Light, noise, and plastic pollution are also equally harmful. The destructions that the different forms of pollution cause have adverse effects on humanity and other living creatures in the homes, natural ecosystem, and bodies of water. Ethical implications of proposed solutions on human beings should be considered. The practical solution to pollution is creating smart, data-driven cities where technological tools can detect and avert different forms of contamination.

Pollution is a serious environmental issue that has been affecting our environment for many years. Pollution occurs when a chemical substance or form of energy is distributed into the environment at a rate faster than it can be dispersed or safely stored (Environmental health Pollution Encyclopedia Britannica, 2013). It can occur naturally or artificially and environmentally affect air, water and land. There are many types of pollutants that affect our environment such as excessive plastics that are not biodegradable and radioactive material. In conclusion, pollution can be reduced if we recycle properly and treat our environment with the proper chemical treatments in order to reduce pollutants and excessive waste. We can also change this reducing the use of fossil fuels and carbon emissions. When choosing this topic I decided to write about something that I have familiarized myself with.

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