Pullutions?

Question

Okay well I have this g*y assignment where I have to pick 5 things that pollute and write how they do.

I got:

Garbage (littering)

Cigarettes

Cars

Oil Deposits

and Plastic OR Poo..

I can't find HOW they pollute our world?

Oil deposits give off a bad toxic thing that goes into our air.

Cars oil/gas also pollutes the air.

Cigarettes also how, cause of the stuff it's made from.

etc etc. Does anyone know anything else or better,

or even how they pollute it, that would be great. thanks.

Answer 1

PHOSPHATE IN SOAP , IT CAUSES BLUE ALGEA IN OUR LAKES

Answer 2

it depends on what type of garbage, i dont consider organic waste or poo waste, i consider them energy sources...cigarettes have a multitude of gases being released one of which is methane which isnt good. It depends on what fuel source the car is using, ordinary gasoline cars give off CO2 and NO2 both of which are greenhouse gases. Although electric cars are considered "environmentally friendly" they too pollute because you are still using electricity, its ok if you are getting your electricity from a green source though. And ethanol powered cars arent great either,there is no net gain http://environment.newscientist.com/chan...

...plastic should just be boycotted, we should use polyhydroxyalkanoate (pha) a.k.a biodegradable plastic

Answer 3

There are several kinds of pollution for example Water ,Air and Soil

WATER POLLUTION

FIRSTHAND CONTAMINATION

Rivers and Lagoons

millions of batteries are thrown in the rivers and Lagoons by night fishermen

1 small penlight battery contaminate 10.000 liters of water

raw sewage added to water flows like canals and rivers ,

trash dumped on rivers edges ,

Industry contaminates practically unchecked

farmers using agro chemicals (fertilizers ,herbicides & pesticides)then deforest and the rains washing the topsoils impregnated with contaminants into the rivers

thousands of women that do the washing in rivers using harmful detergents.

farmers dump acidic coffee husk into the waters which kills millions of fish ,

on the coasts

oil spills that contaminate coastal waters,

Oceans

industrial wastes that are dumped into deep oceanic trenches

SECONDARY POLLUTION

changes in water temperature enhances harmfull algae,(remember the red tide)

and kills many fish who are critical to temperature ,when sea water enters lagoons here in Mexico many fish die ,due to sudden temperature changes

also warm water releases carbon gases

cold water absorbs them

SOLUTIONS

wetlands like swamps have always been Natures natural filters for natural water flows,aquatic plants clean the water ,the anchored plants as well as the floating ones

we should redesign wetland flora with in natural water systems to help contra contamination.

stop sewage systems that connect to natural water flows ,forbid and police the dumping of rubbish on waters edges ,

the best way is through the educational systems ,starting at kiddy schools and rising in intensity with progression.

but in Mexico this is not accepted because this kind of education is not in the curriculum.

In short the ways to protect the waters is

laws and punishment ,government vigilance ,education ,

alternative farming methods away from using chemicals ,which eventually end up in the ground water supplies

to merely clean pollution or try to clean is never effective because of population growth ,it gets worse by the year ,an impossible task

we must attack at the roots and that is the contaminating mentality

SOIL POLLUTION

MONO CULTURE PLANTING EXHAUSTS AND CONTAMINATE THE SOIL

all plants and trees require certain chemicals and secrete others .

if there are too many of one specie ,the requirements are too much of the same and the soil gets exhausted.

also if there is too much of the same chemical output the soil gets polluted,

and so bio-diverse systems are always the healthiest

So agriculture pollutes the soil apart from that this kind of farming uses pesticides ,herbicides and fertilizers,

because to much of one specie also attracts to much of one specie of predators and disease,and is combated with chemicals and too much of the same chemicals are demanded by the soil

on top of this heavy machinery is used which compacts the soil raising the salt content to the surface ,

the plow opens the top soil and this dries out .leaving it vulnerable to wind and water erosion (the dust is easily blown or washed away) and all micro organisms needed to build the soil are killed

so the destruction of lands is not only polution

other polluting factors are contaminated rain .and contaminated ground waters because of landfills

and contaminated beaches because of oil spills and sewage outlets,

And in the cities people continue to mix organic wastes with their trash ,this is responsible for 70% of soil contamination

SOLUTIONS

the worst you can do is throw it with the trash

70% of contamination is due to organic waste that is mixed in with the garbage .

and it is just as bad in the sewer where it helps to breed rats and in the landfill it poisons the ground

and it is the easiest to take care of

o first of all we have to classify trash at least keep the organic to one side ,like in a plastic bin with a lid

if you got a few meters of ground ,you only need 1 or 2 square meters in a shallow hole ,in the shade ,that you can wet now and again ,where you dump everything that is organic ,from toilet paper,bones vegetable cuttings ,eggshells,,dead bodies ,excrement ,and cover regularly with leaves to keep humid and to hide any smell

the worms will come and decompose the wastes turning it into beautiful black soil for the garden of flower pots .

if you are in a apartment ,if you have a balcony get a big plastic bin drill some holes in the side and lid ,

and add a few buckets of sand now and again to put over the trash ,you should really stir or move the stuff at times to aerate it and ensure that the decomposition is overall ,keep moist

this rubbish does not get big very fast and the thing works for a long time with out getting full

got a compost heap in the garden for 6 years ,have added tons of banana poles ,and palm leaves at times tree trunks ,the mountain goes up and down and never seems to get any bigger ,the stuff rots and becomes a very fine black compost of high density

We need more vigilance and control and laws for municipalities ,industry and agriculture plus education for farmers,on sustainable farming

and educating the public in not mixing organic wastes with their trash

AIR POLLUTION

the smoke from industrial chimneys,the smoke from any fire

the escaping gases from spray cans ,the fumes from all internal combustion engines in the world ,all contribute to air pollution

.we live in a closed system,pollution that is produced in one place can end up on the other side of the world.

there are air currants  moving all around the globe, and 5 miles up in the air is a layer which can hold things as big as frogs ,that have been picked up by super evaporation ,that can come down somewhere else.

On the North pole contamination has been found in the ice ,that could have come from New York,

if people burn plastics or tires the contaminated smoke will go up and join air currants that take it someplace else.

Answer 4

Why don't you THINK BIG!

just to name 4

1. MT. SAINT HELEN'S...BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!

-along with every other volcano on earth.

2. The space shuttle and other big rockets.

- JUST LOOK AT ALL THAT EXHAUST, HAAAAAA!!!!!

3. The California Forest fires!!!

-JUST LOOK AT THAT POLLUTION AND DESTRUCTION. THEY REFUSE TO MAKE GREAT BIG FIRE BREAKS which would stop all of it from spreading and burning down THE ENTIRE FOREST!!!!!!...(besides, we could use all that fire wood instead of getting it from communist china illegally, but that's besides the point of your question, LOL)

4. China's factories pollute more than any other man made thing on earth. I watched a show a year ago about a man on a beach in western California testing the air coming from the west and he found out that a HUGE CHUNK of the AIR pollution in California was actually coming from China's factories. HA, turning ALL cars in California into Electric vehicles won't get rid of THEIR pollution! OH and China's cars pollute soo badly, that they are illegal to drive them in the U.S.A. and pretty much everywhere else also...so where does that pollution go air-wise?

Answer 5

Litter is unsightly, but does not necessarily pollute.  Plastic water bottles floating on a river is an example of litter, but they don't affect the drinkability of the river water.

Cigarettes are polluting when they are smoked.  They form a significant amount of disease causing chemicals which are delivered directly to the lungs.  Check the Center for Disease Control website and the National Institute for Health website.

Oil deposits form naturally underground and do not pollute if undisturbed.  It is when humans drill for oil and it gets into rivers and well water that it causes harm to humans and fish.