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Air and Water Pollution
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Air and Water Pollution
Pollution refers to the release of pollutants into the environment. In most cases, pollution
involves the introduction of harmful substances to the atmosphere. The substances involved in
pollution are known as pollutants. There are many forms of pollutants, which can either be
natural or artificial. The natural pollutants include different wastes, such as volcanic waste,
comprised of harmful chemicals in the environment. The pollutants have many adverse effects,
such as damaging the quality of water and air used by human beings, animals, and plants (Stern,
2013). There has been a sharp increase in pollution, resulting in many damaging effects on the
environment. As a result of pollution, the original state of the environment is altered due to the
pollutants (Bily, 2010). There are many forms of pollutions; however, the study will focus on air
and water pollution.
Pollution has been classified into two primary categories that are point source pollution
and non-point source pollution. For point source pollution, there is a single identifiable source
that is associated with the pollution. In most cases, the point sources of pollution have little or no
effects on the environment. In addition, point sources of pollution are easier to deal with, as they
are concentrated in one area (Stern, 2013). On the other hand, the non-point sources of pollution
are developed from different sources, such as precipitation, land runoffs, atmospheric deposition,
and seepages. Therefore, the non-point sources of pollution are very harmful as it is difficult to
trace their origin.
Based on recent research, it has been established that pollution leads to many adverse
effects on the environment and the people. For instance, annually pollution is responsible for
millions of death of people. Pollution impacts human beings, both directly and indirectly. Some
of the direct effects of pollution on human beings include health complications following
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consumption of contaminated water and breathing air filled with chemicals (NRDC, 2021). The
indirect effects of pollution on human beings include different developments, such as food
shortages due to the adverse effects associated with global warming.
Therefore, based on the overview, it is evident that pollution poses a major threat to
human beings in different parts of the globe. With this understanding, the research will focus on
two key forms of pollution that are air and water pollution. There will be an extensive analysis of
the causes, effects, and different approaches that can be used in addressing the challenges posed
by different forms of pollution (Stern, 2013).
Air Pollution
In the simplest terms, air pollution refers to the release of pollutants into the air. In most
cases, the pollutants result in many detrimental effects on the air and the environment at large
(Krzyzanowski, 2010). Air pollutions have been in existence for decades. The development of air
pollution started during the prehistoric times when man invented fire. Based on past research,
there is adequate evidence on different forms of air pollution; this is exhibited by different
indicators, such as soot in prehistoric caves. The formation of soot was due to the lack of
adequate ventilation for the fires used by early humans.
With the increased civilization of human beings, there were new ways of addressing key
developmental needs. For instance, metal forging was considered the key turning point in the
development of air pollution. The increasing demand for different metallic tools by human
beings increased the need to forge different metals. The metals were forged by burning them
with fire; this resulted in many harmful chemicals resulting in immense air pollution.
With further developments and advancements in technology, there was a sharp increase in the
cases of air pollution. The invention of coa...