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    TYPES of Pollution

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    Air pollution occurs when harmful contaminants are released into the atmosphere from sources like burning fossil fuels, mining, and industry exhaust. It can cause respiratory illness, skin diseases, cancer, and global issues like warming, acid rain, and ozone depletion. Water pollution involves introducing contaminants into water bodies from sewage, waste, runoff, and spills, which can accumulate toxins in wildlife and enter the human food chain. Soil pollution incorporates unwanted chemicals from industrial waste, spills, mining, farming, and acid rain, altering the soil composition and negatively impacting life. Noise pollution from machines, traffic, construction, and loud music leads to hearing loss, sleep issues, stress, and hypertension. Radioactive pollution is

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    Air pollution occurs when harmful contaminants are released into the atmosphere from sources like burning fossil fuels, mining, and industry exhaust. It can cause respiratory illness, skin diseases, cancer, and global issues like warming, acid rain, and ozone depletion. Water pollution involves introducing contaminants into water bodies from sewage, waste, runoff, and spills, which can accumulate toxins in wildlife and enter the human food chain. Soil pollution incorporates unwanted chemicals from industrial waste, spills, mining, farming, and acid rain, altering the soil composition and negatively impacting life. Noise pollution from machines, traffic, construction, and loud music leads to hearing loss, sleep issues, stress, and hypertension. Radioactive pollution is

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    Air pollution occurs when harmful contaminants are released into the atmosphere from sources like burning fossil fuels, mining, and industry exhaust. It can cause respiratory illness, skin diseases, cancer, and global issues like warming, acid rain, and ozone depletion. Water pollution involves introducing contaminants into water bodies from sewage, waste, runoff, and spills, which can accumulate toxins in wildlife and enter the human food chain. Soil pollution incorporates unwanted chemicals from industrial waste, spills, mining, farming, and acid rain, altering the soil composition and negatively impacting life. Noise pollution from machines, traffic, construction, and loud music leads to hearing loss, sleep issues, stress, and hypertension. Radioactive pollution is

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    Air pollution occurs when harmful contaminants are released into the atmosphere from sources like burning fossil fuels, mining, and industry exhaust. It can cause respiratory illness, skin diseases, cancer, and global issues like warming, acid rain, and ozone depletion. Water pollution involves introducing contaminants into water bodies from sewage, waste, runoff, and spills, which can accumulate toxins in wildlife and enter the human food chain. Soil pollution incorporates unwanted chemicals from industrial waste, spills, mining, farming, and acid rain, altering the soil composition and negatively impacting life. Noise pollution from machines, traffic, construction, and loud music leads to hearing loss, sleep issues, stress, and hypertension. Radioactive pollution is

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    TYPES of pollution

    Air pollution refers to the release of harmful contaminants (chemicals, toxic gases, particulates,
    biological molecules, etc.) into the earth’s atmosphere. These contaminants are quite detrimental
    and in some cases, pose serious health issues. Some causes that contribute to air pollution are:

     Burning fossil fuels


     Mining operations
     Exhaust gases from industries and factories
    The effects of air pollution vary based on the kind of pollutant. But generally, the impact of air
    pollution ranges from:

     Increased risk of respiratory illness and cardiovascular problems


     Increased risk of skin diseases
     May increase the risk of cancer
     Global warming
     Acid rain
     Ozone depletion
     Hazards to wildlife
    Among the other types of pollution, air pollution is theorized to have a planet-wide implication.
    Scientists have even speculated an apocalypse-like scenario where air pollution if left
    unchecked, can bring about an extreme form of global warming called the runaway greenhouse
    effect. Though this is purely speculative, it is a phenomenon that has already occurred on Venus.
    Water pollution is said to occur when toxic pollutants and particulate matter are introduced into
    water bodies such as lakes, rivers and seas. These contaminants are generally introduced by
    human activities like improper sewage treatment and oil spills. However, even natural
    processes such as eutrophication can cause water pollution.
    Other significant causes of water pollution include:

     Dumping solid wastes in water bodies


     Disposing untreated industrial sewage into water bodies
     Human and animal wastes
     Agricultural runoff containing pesticides and fertilisers
    The effects of water pollution are very pronounced in our environment. Furthermore, toxic
    chemicals can bioaccumulate in living beings, and these chemicals can travel their way up the
    food chain, ultimately reaching humans.

    Soil pollution occurs due to the incorporation of unwanted


    chemicals in the soil due to human activities. The use of
    insecticides and pesticides absorbs the nitrogen compounds
    from the soil making it unfit for plants to derive nutrition
    from.
    The xenobiotic substances alter the natural composition of soil and affect it negatively. These
    can drastically impact life directly or indirectly.
    Some of the common causes of soil pollution are:

     Improper industrial waste disposal


     Oil Spills
     Acid rain which is caused by air pollution
     Mining activities
     Intensive farming and agrochemicals (like fertilisers and pesticides)
     Industrial accidents
    The effects of soil pollution are numerous. Specific wastes, such as radioactive
    waste become particularly hazardous when they are not well-contained. A well-documented
    example is a nuclear accident in Chernobyl, which has left an area of 2,600 km2 uninhabitable for
    several thousand years.

    Noise pollution is caused when noise which is an unpleasant


    sound affects our ears and leads to psychological problems
    like stress, hypertension, hearing impairment, etc. It is caused
    by machines in industries, loud music, noise from traffic, noise
    from construction activities, and so on.

    Noise pollution has now become very common due to dense urbanisation and industrialisation.
    Noise pollution can bring about adverse effects such as :

     Hearing loss
     Tinnitus
     Sleeping disorders
     Hypertension (high BP)
     Communication problems
    Radioactive pollution is the pollution caused by the release of radioactive substances in the
    atmosphere during activities such as nuclear explosions, mining of radioactive ores, etc.

    Pollution not only affects humans by destroying their


    respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems; it also
    affects the nature, plants, fruits, vegetables, rivers, ponds,
    forests, animals, etc, on which they are highly dependent on
    survival. It is crucial to control pollution as nature, wildlife and
    human life are precious gifts to mankind.

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