Water pollution

Aren’t we aware of the different problems occurring in our nature, especially in different bodies of water? Water
pollution is the cause of our undisciplined actions and irresponsibility. We, humans are only creating problems
that consequently we will also carry the burden of these problems. We all know that water pollution can affect
our health badly and seriously. It can cause such sicknesses and diseases that will badly affect our health. We all
know how important water is. Water is essential to our body. Neither we nor every living thing can’t survive
without water. And so therefore, we should keep, protect, save, and help prevent our waters from being polluted,
we should act as early as now, we should save rivers, seas and oceans, and other bodies of water because we will
also bare the burden of this problem. We should not wait for the time until people are competing just to get
sufficient, fresh and clean water, the time where clean water is insufficient to the people and animals, and the
time where in our sources of water are diminishing or until the time where there are totally no sources of water.
And so, let us be disciplined and responsible enough to save, protect and conserve not only sources of water but
also our mother nature because our nature provides and helps us in our daily lives. Let’s just realize how
important our mother nature is. It is our only source of living. Let us not destroy it nor pollute it. Let us act for a
change. We need and we should help save and conserve our mother nature, especially the different bodies of
water. Absolutely, there are many simple ways in how we can help. Change ourselves before we construct
changes in our nature. Act right now!

Air pollution is the contamination of the air by noxious gases and small particles of solid and liquid matter in
amounts that can cause harm to living organisms. Sources of air pollution include: transportation engines such
as automobiles, power and heat generation, industrial processes, and the burning of solid waste. The combustion
of gasoline and other fuels in automobiles, trucks, and jet airplanes produce the most common pollutants,
nitrogen oxides, gaseous hydrocarbons, and carbon monoxide, as well as particles of matter like lead. In cities,
air is may not only be polluted by transportation but also by the burning of fossil fuels in industrial buildings
and by the incineration of garbage, these types of combustion pollute the air with large amounts of sulfur oxides
that cause damage to man made structures and kill plants.

Air pollution has affects the environment and the health of people in a negative manor. Air pollution may also
possibly harm urban populations in ways too subtle or slow for us to recognize.

Air pollution is also causing the increasing damage to the ozone layer above Antarctica, as well as contributing
to the depletion of ozone in the planet’s atmosphere. The depletion of ozone will cause the amount of ultraviolet
radiation that reaches the earth will increase, which will burn crops and plants and endanger the lives of living
organisms on the planet. This type of air pollution is caused mainly by CFC’s, from refrigerators, air conditions
and sprays.

Due to the serious dangers air pollutions cause to the health of people, governments have recently implemented
plans to reduce the amounts of pollution that enter the atmosphere. Governments hope to decrease pollution by
setting new emission standards for new factories and extremely hazardous industrial pollutants. The government
in the United States is beginning to regulate the amount of pollutants a plant is allowed to expel as well, as well
as making sure they implement safety and cleaning procedures that will reduce the amount of needless pollution
produced. Also steps are being taken to reduce pollution, ideally the use of fossil fuels would have to be
eliminated in order to achieve a complete stop to the production of air pollutants, some countries have initiated
studies into alternative sources of energy and different types of transportation engines but these have yet to be
implemented.

SOIL POLLUTION
Soil pollution results from the build up of contaminants, toxic compounds, radioactive materials, salts,
chemicals and cancer-causing agents. The most common soil pollutants are hydrocarbons, heavy metals
(cadmium, lead, chromium, copper, zinc, mercury and arsenic), herbicides, pesticides, oils, tars, PCBs and
dioxins.
CAUSE OF SOIL POLLUTION:
Following WWII and Vietnam, scientists discovered high incidences of mutation, miscarriage, mental defects,
cancer and sickness in areas where nuclear warheads had been dropped. Food shortages also alerted officials
that something was seriously wrong with the local soil. DDT and Dioxin were two of the worst pollutants from
war aftermath.
In some cases, agricultural processes cause soil pollution. High levels of radionuclides like nitrogen and
phosphorus can be found surrounding farm centers containing high population densities of livestock. Pesticides
applied to plants can also seep into the ground, leaving lasting effects. Heavy metals can arrive in the soil by
using polluted water to wet crops and by using mineral fertilizers.
Industry is to blame for some of the biggest soil-pollution disasters. Heavy metals come from iron, steel, power
and chemical manufacturing plants that recklessly use the Earth as a dumping ground for their refuse. Plants that
burn their waste on-site are guilty of releasing heavy metals into the atmosphere, which come to settle in the
soil, thus leaving behind lasting effects for years to come. Even companies that try to dispose of their waste
properly contribute to the problem when faulty landfills and bursting underground bins leach undesirable toxins
into the soil.
Mining leaves a tremendous impact on the surrounding communities. The 2001 West Virginia Geological and
Economic Survey found that people living near mines have a 70 percent higher risk of kidney disease, 64
percent higher risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and a 30 percent higher risk of high blood
pressure. "People in coal-mining communities need better access to health care, cleaner air, cleaner water, and
stricter enforcement of environmental standards," concluded Michael Hendryx, Ph.D., associate director of the
WVU Institute for Health Policy Research.

PREVENTION OF SOIL POLLUTION:

Naturally, prevention is the best cure for soil pollution. Most states have enacted tougher legislation to stop
illegal dumping. For instance, one can expect five years in jail and a fine of $100,000 for soil pollution in
Texas.

Educating consumers about the dangers of littering, while encouraging recycling programs, is a good way to
ensure everyone does their part to keep debris where it belongs. Consumers can also make a concerted effort to
buy organic foods to demand that chemical pesticides aren't used on their foods.

People who grow their own food can keep excess nitrogen and phosphorus out of the soil by choosing crops that
do not need as many nutrients from the soil, by applying fertilizer during the growing season to replenish the
soil, by shortening the grazing season / cattle density, by using organic compost, by keeping the surface moist
and mulched, and by choosing fruiting crops like tomatoes, squash, peas and corn. Gardens should be situated
away from old painted buildings and roadways. Outer leaves of lettuce should be discarded and all vegetables
should be washed before eating.

Over the years, stronger and more indestructible bins were created to store hazardous materials. Researchers will
continue to look for ways to improve manufacturing and agricultural processes to avoid the need for toxic
byproducts. Business leaders, miners and community officials will work together to reduce wastefulness and
contaminants to keep the world a clean place for future generations.
CONCLUSION:
Soil pollution is dangered for the environment.It also can effects our health.It also can cause congenital disorder
or can cause other chronics
health conditions.Industrial or man-made concentration of naturally- occurring substances,associated with
livestock manure from agricultural operations.Not unexpectedly,soil contaminants can have significant
deleterious consequences for ecosystems.So that we have to decrease the activities that cause soil pollution.