Pollution

• Other Authors: Sultan, Thamir (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Valley Cottage, New York Scitus Academics 2018
• Series: Green Technology Series
• Subjects: Environmental Pollution; Environmental Health
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 Today, an important issue is environmental pollution. Due to pollutants present in environment, human health with animal health and vegetation may suffer. Pollution is releasing unsafe contaminants in to the environment causing volatility and harm to the ecosystem. Pollution is defined as "a redundant change in the environment which includes the physical, biological and chemical changes including air, water and land which influence the human life in one way or the other". Pollution is in any form like noise, water and air. Pollution has become a serious issue after World War II in developing countries due to rapid industrialization and lack of regulations. Pollution is the root cause of many diseases that kill and disable living organisms. The enhanced pace of developmental activities and rapid urbanization have resulted in stress on natural resources and quality of life. The trend of increasing pollution in various environmental media is evident from the deteriorating air and water quality, higher noise levels, increasing vehicular emission etc. During the year, action has been initiated to evolve model environmental statements in various sectors for facilitating comparison in use of raw material, water conservation, energy consumption etc.