Pollution
Pollution is the process of giving out contaminants such as smoke and carbon dioxide, and too much of a certain product such as light, heat and sound that both cause harm to the environment.
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Because not everyone can afford to spend tons of money on other things to keep themselves warm.
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maybe not CAUSE noise pollution,but they sure do affect it. ;-)
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discharge from coal-fired power plants.
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It sets a limit upon the Amount Of Available Water Resources. Bonus Note: Economics is defined as the management of the scarcity...
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no you will become a giant lizard!
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Aproximately 15 minutes.
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yes polluted rain have acid in it
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orangatans are the cause of air pollution because they keep building more nuculear plants in the same area. there cars create to...
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Short Answer: Overall motorcycles cause much more pollution than cars. They produce substantially more air pollutants than cars...
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Yes. Hydroelectricity is pollution-free, like all forms of renewable energy (solar, wind, water, tidal and wave, geothermal,...
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how does pollution affect the earth? it affects the earth by destroying habitats and by causeing more greenhousegases
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Rivers are polluted by people throwing oil and gas into them Rivers get polluted when the factories dump their waste into the...
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Effluent is the liquid discharged from any source. Effluents can originate from municipalities, industries, farms, ships, parking...
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Of all the fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), coal is the one that produces most carbon dioxide when burnt (to make...
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The pollution problems in the Great Lakes have traditionally been linked to discharges of phosphates, mercury, chlorinated...
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Visual pollution comes from things such as quarries and factories. it is sometimes seen as a large, black or brown 'cloud' and it...
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Something that can be re-used. Water, plants Biomass, geothermal (which is also inexhaustible.), and plenty more things that i...
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pollution comesfrom factories, people, animals, and nearly everywhere. it comes from the environment.
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Discharge of warmed water from power plants and other industrial plants, into rivers and lakes. Discharge of hot combustion gases...
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Light pollutionNoise PollutionLitter Pollution---extra one
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industries should use fuel with lower sulphur content
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Cars genrally pollute in many different stages, for example initial production will pollute due to the electricity needed will...
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plastics are not biodegradable so it alters the composition of the soil.
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http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Rank_of_important_cities_of_the_world_regarding_air_pollution"
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It is important that we take action sooner rather than later. In the long run - which is not in our lifetimes - the environment...
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about 700 years in NARNIA? At the bottom of your garden in the compost we have all dug up half decomposed bags...thats half...
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From internet geography site, the causes of urbanisation are: People are pushed to urban areas because they believe they will...
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The exhaust air form oil refinery impact the environment greatly because the chemicals given off can cause heart cancer. The...
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How would electric-powered cars affect the environmental/health issues with society? The use of electric powered automobiles...
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The official statistics according to the EIA (Energy Information Administration) are that the US uses 9,253,000 barrels/day or...
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The major impacts are associated with dams and reservoirs related to the power plants. Reservoirs cover land which was...
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Let me write it down.. Starts. + दूषण = प्रदूषण शब्द बना है। जीवन के...
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Most cancers are hereditary desieses but some cancers such as skin Cancer and Lung cancer can be caused by the sun or by smoking.
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There are several. Two of the most popular are: One process uses the methane produced from the anaeobc decomposition of organic...
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noise pollution and air pollution Noise pollution is excessive, displeasing human, animal or machine-created environmental noise...
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Technology has both positive and negative affects (advantages and disadvantages (potential benefits and harms)) on society and...
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The main problem with oil is that it doesn't dilute, it doesn't mix and it takes a long time to break down; so, when turtles come...
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Nuclear power stations are designed not to pollute, and don't normally do so. In this they are different to stations that burn...
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Flatulence. See the related link for more information.Flatulence is the condition of farting. The gas that comes out is flatus.
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smog.
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From AP-42 . Chapter 3.1 , Table 3.3-1 Multiply power by AP-42 factor Example for NOx: 300 HP * (0.031 lb/HP-hr ) = 9.3...
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it really depends on what kind of plastic it is and what bed it would be decomposing and other factors play a role too, like the...
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Heavy metals, and exotic metals, are poisonous and pollute food and water.
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what are the sources of land pollution
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WikiAnswers will not write your essay for you, but we WILL help you learn how to do it yourself! Click on the Related Questions...
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Since the onset of the industrial revolution about 150 years ago, human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels and...
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Non point source pollution is a widely spread pollution that cant be tied to a specific source of origin. Such as road...
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Reasons for river pollution are: Failure of governments to enact and enforce strong anti-pollution laws Failure to develop a...
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Ban smoking on the campus. As this is a green area, the amount of pollution (from the smoke) coming from the university campus...
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What is the most polluted river in Europe The Sarno is the most polluted river in Europe, featuring a nasty mix of sewage,...
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What are the causes of solid waste disposal?
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pollutions, populations, urbanization, and deforestations.
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Sulfur oxides are created by: the combustion of sulfur containing fuels the oxidation of sulfides decomposition volcanoes the...
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The Greenhouse effect happens when the sun's radiation gets trapped in Earth's atmosphere. The gases rise up and sink back and...
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Eye cannot see what mind does not know? There is no subsitute for public awareness and participation. For wider,we have to spread...
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While there are some advantages there are still more disadvantages. Burning coal releases harmful gasses such as carbon dioxide,...
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Water pollution can be caused by: .Dumping garbage in bodies of waters .Spraying chemicals and fertilizers that can seep...
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It is called a food chain as it describes the energy source (producers) and energy flow.
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uranium, coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear power, and fossil fuels
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nope, they are separate things. BUT IF SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS CAUSED BY AIR POLLUTION SETTLE IN THE WATER BODIES....Then ?
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The reason that pollution is bad is because when we pollute, we are killing the animals, it make everything around the enviorment...
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The average exchange of air per breath is 500 ml for men and 390 mL for women and the average breathing rate is about 12 times...
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Aerosols containing bacteria can infect people, so they catch diseases. Answer Pollutants can enter the human body causing: ...
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The main gas is water vapor, which is responsible for up between 40% and 70% of greenhouse warming. However as this occurs...
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forest fires, hot temperatures, droughts
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yes they areAnswer:The levels of the pollution in the Great Lakes is under intense study by the IJC (International Joint...
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Introduction: This answer coners things that the individual citizen can do to minimize his or her individual contribution to...
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There are several effects. A few are good: Increased carbon dioxide levels may increase plant growth. Most are bad: Ethylene...
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It's that all the trash along the shore gets washed up by a wave and ends up in the ocean and affects ocean life.
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It's bad to drop litter because animals could get poorly damaged and if you throw it in the sea you could kill fish. And you are...
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It causes deformities and infertility in fish or animals that live in the water.
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Activated carbon adsorbs gases and chemicals from both air and water streams which pass through it. The effluent from the unit...
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It is only a problem when the changes become unpleasant for us. As the weather changes, new plant and animal species will move...
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Useless usage of ac's and refrigators should be stopped because from them harmful rays cfc's are emmited which results in...
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Pollution is caused by many things such as factories, burning fuels, and even as much as forest fires.
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Rocks containing high levels of carbonates (marble, limestone) are affected by acid rain.
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There are lots of ways in which we can help to save Planet Earth. Some of these ways are switching of lights when they are not in...
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how does skiing damage the environment
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Most of the fuels we come across in daily life (coal, oil, gas, wood, manure) use the conversion of some carbon based compound to...
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A renewable resource is one that cannot be used up. This would make petroleum, metals, and anything else dug from the ground...
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The oceans are the most difficult to clean up. The reason is a simple one; they are huge, and are deep. Cleaning up the oceans is...
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Because it can effect our breathing. not only because it affects our breathing but because it affects our brain and heart, plus...
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Fishing, transport, hydro-electric, irrigation, drinking water etc.
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Yes you can if the off-road site is designed like a on-road terrain. Smooth and flat with some hills.
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Although a background level of global warming is natural, keeping the earth at a comfortable temperature suitable for human...
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YES Answer: Hair spray may add the following contaminants to indoor air: Solvents Organic materials (esters and similar)...
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heart diseases, ulcer, stress, and deafness
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Nuclear power does not produce pollution, in the way that fossil fuels do, that is carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, or sulfur...
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it may cause to global warming
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