Disadvantages Of Pollution

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The biggest health risk that i would like to be seen met for me and my family is probably pollution. There are many different types of pollution and each one is caused by different things like smog and improper waste disposal. One thing that will always be true about pollution is that its a problem that humans are causing by Deforestation and exhaust from vehicles and manufacturing. However its not just humans that can cause pollution volcanic eruptions also cause pollution of the air and can even cause forest fires. Pollution damages not only the earth but the creatures who live on it like humans, Polluted air and water can cause diseases to form in people like Asthma and Gastroenteritis. While Asthma and Gastroenteritis are very common and
Air pollution is one cause of people developing Asthma by increasing the particulates in the air we breath such as nitrogen dioxide we increase the chance of developing asthma and other diseases. The types of Pollution that i want to see more done about are Air pollution, Water pollution, Soil pollution, and Personal Pollution.

There are many different types of Air pollution they each have a different effect on the world aand its inhabitants. Carbon dioxide is the main pollutant on earth the reason for that is that is because every thing emits carbon dioxide. Humans produce it when they breath, and cars along with other industrial companys produce it in the form of exhaust when fossil fuels are burned. The amount of fossil fuels burned in these past hundred years are more than any other time. That also means that there is a increase in air pollution bigger than ever before. Carbon dioxide in the enviroment can cause a increase in the earths tempture other wise known as global warming. The reason that global warming is such a big problem is that as the earth becomes hotter so does the ocean and most organisms in the ocean have a very small temputure amout that they can live in. So with the increase of ocean temputure the coral might die
All of these types of water have been polluted bye us. Water pollution is when a chemical is poured into a water source the water may look fine depending on the amount of chemical and the amount of water it was poured into but the chemicals are still there floating in the water. Just because it looks like the water might be cleaned afte pouring oil into it the water has indeed disipated the oil but the chemicals found in that oil are now floating around cause they are harder to get rid of. The chemicals may be hard to get out of the water but that does not mean that it is imposible to get rid of the pollution. Water happens to be one of the only things that can be polluted and yet still be cleaned. Surface Pollution would include a oil tanker out at sea has spilled oil into the sourrounding water contaminating it. Not only is this a problem for the water itself but it also harms the animals that live in it. A year ago more than 100,000 gallons of oil was spilled onto the coast of santa barbara it took many months to finally clean not only the contaminated water but also the land. During this oil spill three Pelicans and a dolphin were found dead on the beach from the oil spill. Its not just Oil that can pollute the water but also many other things such as sewage and plastic. Sewage should be able to break down and disperse however

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