Environmental Pollution Effects on Humans, Other Animals & Plants

General Environmental Pollution EffectsMiguel A. Santos notes that a very important aspect of the effect of pollution is its dose (or concentration) required to cause environmental damage. (10) He defines pollution response as “the change in the effect of a pollutant in response to a change in its concentration”. (11) In this respect, he identifies...

Sources of Environmental Pollution

Fossil Fuel Sources of Environmental Pollution Fossil Fuel Pollution Photo: Rachel Scopes In modern industrialized societies, fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal) transcended virtually all imaginable barriers and firmly established themselves in our everyday lives. Not only do we use fossil fuels for our obvious everyday needs (such as filling...

Introduction to Environmental Pollution

Although pollution had been known to exist for a very long time (at least since people started using fire thousands of years ago), it had seen the growth of truly global proportions only since the onset of the industrial revolution during the 19th century. Environmental Pollution England, 19th Century Courtesy: Wikimedia.org The industrial...

Air Pollution

Air pollution, both indoor and outdoor, is a significant cause of health problems worldwide. Urban and rural outdoor environments contain infections, allergens, irritants and chemical toxins that can reduce the quality of life and cause disease. Inhaled air pollution is directed at the the nose, throat and lungs. The exposed airway allows hazardous...

Recent environmental disasters

  Environmental disasters that occurred after January 2000 November 2006 - At least 23 people are killed in a mine in the south of Poland, consequential to a methane explosion. Only three people survive the mining accident. November 2006 - At least eight people are killed by a series of tornadoes in North-Carolina, USA. Considerable damage is...

Environmental problems caused by human interference in matter cycles In the past decades humans have been the cause of extensive environmental pollution. Pollution is not a one-sided term; all kinds of matter has been applied by humans, resulting in a disturbance in natural processes. Disturbances of natural processes are clearly shown, when you...

Acid deposition

Acid deposition is a general name for a number of phenomena, namely acid rain, acid fog and acid mist. This means it can imply both wet and dry (gaseous) precipitation. Acid deposition is a rather well known environmental problem, for example acid fog killed several thousand people in London in 1952. Acid deposition is concerned with long-range...