4 Causes and Effects of Environmental Pollution
Environment pollution is a wide-reaching problem and it is
likely to influence the health of human populations is great. This paper
provides the insight view about the affects of environment pollution in the
perspective of air pollution, water and land/ soil waste pollution on human by
diseases and problems, animals and trees/ plants.
Study finds that these kinds of pollutions are not only
seriously affecting the human by diseases and problems but also the animals and
trees/ plants. According to author, still time left in the hands of global
institutions, governments and local bodies to use the advance resources to
balance the environment for living and initiates the breathed intellectuals to
live friendly with environment.
As effective reply to contamination is largely base on human
appraisal of the problem from every age group and contamination control program
evolves as a nationwide fixed cost-sharing effort relying upon voluntary
participation (Sharp & Bromley, 1979).
4 Causes And Effects Of Environmental Pollution:
1. Air pollution
Air pollution is the presence of contaminants in the form of
the substance of the physical, chemical, or biological in the air in quantities
which could endanger human health, animals, and plants, disrupt the beauty and
comfort, or destructive materials and property.
The causes of environmental pollution can be distinguished
into 2 things, that is because of the natural factors and because of the human
factor. Examples of natural factors for example, forest fires and volcanoes.
While the example of human factors, such as the burning of garbage, the
activities of industries that produce smoke, factory farming activities (use of
pesticides), and the use of fossil fuels for vehicles.
The polluted air will bring serious impact for the
sustainability of biotic component of ecosystems. The life of the organism is
threatened due to the quality of the air that is inhaled when the process of
respiration (breathing) exceeds the threshold of tolerance of the biological
body. In addition, the pollution of the environment also causes damage to the
balance of the Earth's atmosphere.
2. Water pollution
Water pollution is the presence of contaminants in the form
of the substance of the physical, chemical, or biological to the aquatic
environment. A waters is said to have tainted when in it there are a number of
contaminants can damage the quality of the waters for the life of the organism.
Water pollution caused by the entry of pollutants
(pollutants) into a body of water, whether intentional or not. Pollutants cause
pollution of water due to deliberate action e.g. household waste (such as water
or detergent remaining waste is dumped into the river) as well as industrial
waste (waste processing factories that haven't experienced or the rest of the
pesticide residue used in industrial agriculture). While the pollutants that
enter due to accidental e.g. spilling oil tankers on the high seas or water
hyacinth population explosion in a body of water.
Regardless of any cause, water pollution in fact give so
much impact to the survival of all organisms on Earth. For example, when a body
of water contaminated by pesticide residue it will be a lot of water organisms
that died of poisoning. Or when the body of water that is contaminated with
organic waste is used as a source of water consumption, then it will cause
itching, allergies, and poisoning for humans who use them.
3. Soil Pollution
Land pollution is the pollution that results from the influx
of pollutants and waste that cannot be ground decomposes within a short time to
the body ground. Pollutants and waste land polluters usually inorganic
materials, such as pesticide residues, residual inorganic fertilizers are not
absorbed by the plants, as well as solid waste.
Examples of solid waste into the ground there are many
polluters, such as the shard of glass, metal, paper, plastic, cans, rubber,
etc. These wastes are difficult to untangle the organism so that the parser can
not be ground in a short time.
Soil pollution poses some serious impact to the environment.
The impact of the land pollution e.g. damage to soil structure and fertility
rates, the death of the organisms that live in the soil, as well as a decrease
in the value of the power to the ground.
4. Sound Pollution
Sound pollution is pollution in the form of noise or sounds
which has intensity > 50 decibels (dB) so annoying hearing man. The cause of
the pollution of the sound can be sourced from the resulting sound machines of
motor vehicles, the roar of the engine manufacturer, or the sound of the
speakers are too loud.
Among the range of other kinds of environmental pollution,
pollution of the voice being the most often does so in the mind. Whereas, the
sound pollution can bring serious impacts for health. People who always hear a
loud note will experience health problems, both physical health such as
headaches and hearing loss, as well as psychological health disorders, such as
depression and rapid emotions.
Types of environmental pollution its pollutants based on
material
In addition can be distinguished on the basis of the place,
the range of different kinds of environmental pollution can also be categorized
based on the type of material its pollutants, namely:
-Chemical Pollution is the pollution caused by chemical
pollutants such as radioactive substances, metals, inorganic fertilizers,
detergents, oils, and pesticides into the environment.
-Biological Pollution is the pollution caused by
microorganisms cause diseases such as bacterial Salmonela and e. Coli into the
environment
-Physical Pollution is the pollution caused by the physical
components, such as grain dust, plastic, rubber, glass bottles, cans, etc.
It appears that polluted environment is global an issue and
world community would bear worst results more as they already faced. As effective response to pollution is largely
based on human appraisal of the problem (Kromm, 1973) and pollution control
program evolves as a nationwide fixed cost-sharing effort relying upon
voluntary participation (Sharp & Bromley, 1979). Education, research, and
advocacy, are lacking in the region as preventive strategy for pollution
(Fitzgerald, 1998) especially in Asia.
At present the adoption of environmental auditing in any
economic sector is voluntary but future legislation could well make it
mandatory (Goodall, 1995) and still time available to use technology and
information for environmental health decision. Policymakers in developing countries
need to design programs, set standards, and take action to mitigate adverse
health effects of air pollution.
Healthy people mean human resources are the main object of
any successful business or country. These societal beneficial efforts need to
carefully adapt available knowledge from other settings, keeping in mind the
differences in pollutant mixtures, concentration levels, exposure patterns, and
various underlying population characteristics.