Cause and Effect: Pollution

This document discusses the causes and effects of pollution on the environment, human beings, animals, and plants. It highlights the major pollutants and their impact on the normal lifestyle of human beings. The document also discusses the increasing rate of soil degradation, water pollution, air pollution, and land pollution. It concludes with the adverse effects of pollution on human health and the environment.

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Cause and effect: Pollution
Environmental pollution can be defined as introduction of harmful chemicals and harmful
substances in the environment. Pollution is one of the major problems that are faced in America
as well as the entire globe. It has become a global problem and issue since many years. The
effects of environmental pollution not only destroy and contaminate the environment but also
have a disastrous effect on human beings, animals and plants. Environmental pollution
contaminates the natural surroundings and adversely affects the living beings and non living.
Pollutants and pollutions affect the normal lifestyle of the human beings. The major pollutants
include waste materials. It is considered to be the biggest menaces that are faced by the world.
The increasing amount of pollution in the world, the contamination in the surroundings is
directly linked to some diseases that are occurring today (Harrison and Roy). This is evident that
environmental pollution is increasingly becoming a serious global issue that is needed to be
addressed sooner. The global environmental issues can be solved with the entire cooperation of
the entire globe.
One third of the top soil of the earth has been degraded. There is an increasing rate of soil
degradation because of improper agriculture, deforestation and careless industrial activities. In
United States almost 40% of the rivers and lakes are extremely polluted which affects the marine
life(Bayne et al). There has been untreated storm water, untreated sewage, industrial waste and
other forms of waste are being discharged in the oceans, seas, lakes and rivers (Bayne et al). The
causes of pollution are not only due to excessive use of fossil fuels and carbon emissions but
other types of chemical pollution in the water bodies and improper disposal of waste, improper
industrial practices and the agricultural activates have been the major causes of environmental

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pollution. Moreover, excessive amount of noise pollution and air pollution are created by the
cities and increased rate of urbanization has also resulted in the growth of population which in
turn increases the rate of pollution in the world.
Increasing rate of air pollution has caused the emergence of diseases and sicknesses such
as heart attract, wheezing, breathing problems, coughing, irritating of eyes and nose. It has lead
to acid rain which contains high level of nitric and sulfuric acids. Nitrogen oxides are released in
the air by burning fossil fuels (Kim et al.). Huge amount of chemicals and industrial waste are
being disposed in the water bodies. Due to the effects of water pollution, the marine life and the
aquatic creatures are dying. Various forms of land and soil pollution have adversely affect
human beings, animals and plants. Contaminated environment has lead to various skin diseases,
respiratory problems and other diseases. Clearance of land and deforestation has lead to land
degradation and soil erosion. This has creates harsh conditions which has destroyed and
impacted the habitats and ecosystems adversely. The noise and light pollution has affected
human health and lead to unnatural health situations such as anxiety, headaches, loss of hearing
and stress.

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