Summary
Environmental pollution is contamination of air, water and land from man-made waste. Pollution leads to depletion of the ozone layer, global warming and climate change. Air pollution is the release of chemicals and particles into the atmosphere. Water pollution includes surface runoff, leakage into groundwater, liquid spills, wastewater discharge and littering. If toxins are spilled on the ground or if an underground storage tank leaks, soil can become contaminated. Well known contaminants include herbicides and pesticides. Toxic waste is waste material, often in chemical form, which pollutes the natural environment and contaminates groundwater.
Other types of pollution include ocean pollution and...
Other types of pollution include ocean pollution and...
Environmental pollution is contamination of air, water and land from man-made waste. Pollution leads to depletion of the ozone layer, global warming and climate change. Air pollution is the release of chemicals and particles into the atmosphere. Water pollution includes surface runoff, leakage into groundwater, liquid spills, wastewater discharge and littering. If toxins are spilled on the ground or if an underground storage tank leaks, soil can become contaminated. Well known contaminants include herbicides and pesticides. Toxic waste is waste material, often in chemical form, which pollutes the natural environment and contaminates groundwater.
Other types of pollution include ocean pollution and noise pollution. Environmental pollution can have a deadly effect on humans and ecosystems. For example, cigarette smoke, including second-hand smoke, causes cancer, emphysema, stroke and heart attack. Drinking water can become contaminated by untreated sewage, rashes and skin problems occur due to oil spills, while excessive noise can cause hearing loss. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established in 1970 to put a limit on the amount of pollutants in the air. Congress passed the Clean Air Act in 1963, the Noise Control Act in 1972 and the Clean Water Act in 1977. Pollution is a bigger concern in other parts of the world, especially developing countries. Time Magazine reported in 2007 that the most polluted spots in the world included China, India, Peru and Russia.
Other types of pollution include ocean pollution and noise pollution. Environmental pollution can have a deadly effect on humans and ecosystems. For example, cigarette smoke, including second-hand smoke, causes cancer, emphysema, stroke and heart attack. Drinking water can become contaminated by untreated sewage, rashes and skin problems occur due to oil spills, while excessive noise can cause hearing loss. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established in 1970 to put a limit on the amount of pollutants in the air. Congress passed the Clean Air Act in 1963, the Noise Control Act in 1972 and the Clean Water Act in 1977. Pollution is a bigger concern in other parts of the world, especially developing countries. Time Magazine reported in 2007 that the most polluted spots in the world included China, India, Peru and Russia.
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Let's use 'telework' to grease economy
One superhighway is jammed and expensive. The other is open and cheap. So, next time, take the route to work with no choking emissions, no raised middle fingers and no $4 gas. Sit at your computer and drive straight ahead. Now that Maryland has...Tags: Commuting, Consumer Electronics Industry, T. Rowe Price, Lobbying, Don Lee
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SUFFOLK COUNTY: Bacteria closes two area beaches
Two Suffolk County beaches were closed to bathers yesterday after officials found excess bacteria in the water, authorities said. Tanner Park Beach in Copiague was closed to bathing yesterday, while Minasseroke Beach in Strongs Neck remained shuttered,...Tags: Beach Vacations, Water Pollution
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Pa. on course to OK pact to protect Great Lakes
The Pennsylvania state Senate has unanimously approved a bill that would allow the state to join a multistate compact to protect and manage the water in the Great Lakes. The bill goes to Governor Ed Rendell, who plans to sign it. When he does,...Tags: National Government, Water Pollution, Government
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Pa. on course to OK pact to protect Great Lakes
The state Senate unanimously approved a bill Thursday that would allow Pennsylvania to join a multistate compact to protect and manage the water in the Great Lakes. The bill goes to Gov. Ed Rendell, who plans to sign it. That will make Pennsylvania...Tags: National Government, Water Pollution, Government
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Lake James sandbar is cool hot spot for parties
Herald-RepublicanANGOLA, Ind. -- The sandbar at Lake James is both reveled and reviled. It had once been a gathering spot for members of the Lake James Sports Club, who would cool off after ski club practice in this large stretch of sand in the first basin of the lake...Tags: Law Enforcement, National Government, Water Pollution, Government
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Companies begin quest for oil, gas off Florida
Associated Press WriterOil companies once viewed drilling in the deep waters off Florida as cost prohibitive. Politicians feared even the slightest sign of support would be career suicide. No more. Record crude oil prices are fueling support for oil and natural gas exploration...Tags: Disasters, Credit and Debt, Natural Gas, Emergency Incidents, Bill Nelson
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Oil field's neighbors aren't gushing over expansion plan
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe narrow streets leading to Earl Ofari Hutchinson's house are scattered with wind chimes and bird houses and manicured topiaries that look as if they've been lifted from a Dr. Seuss book. The house number is painted on a little sign in the shape of a...Tags: Whittier, Commodity Markets, Long Beach (California), Physiology, Ladera Heights
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Company News
MET-PRO IS ADDED TO RUSSELL 3000 Met-Pro Corp. of Harleysville has been added to the broad-market Russell 3000 Index, part of an index system used by institutional investors and investment managers. Membership in the Russell 3000 Index, which is for...Tags: Met-Pro Corporation, Diseases, Health Treatments, GlaxoSmithKline, Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia)
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East Hampton Water Treatment Upgrade To Begin
Courant Staff WriterIn a cool crypt beneath Center School, Vincent Susco checks pressure readers and condensation-covered water tanks and pipes. The tanks sit on wet concrete in the tight basement laboratory that Susco, the administrator for the town's water pollution...Tags: North Haven, Medicaid, Health Organizations, Water Pollution, Pollution
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Smoke won't rest for the weekend
247-4741Hampton Roads residents should look out for smoke when they look up for fireworks this weekend. Smoke from wildfires from the Great Dismal Swamp and Hyde County, N.C., is expected to impact air quality this weekend, thanks to southerly and...Tags: Hampton Roads, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), Pollution, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia)
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