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This form of pollution can lead to many problems. One is the degradation of aquatic ecosystems. Another is spreading water-borne diseases when people use polluted water for drinking or irrigation. [155] Water pollution also reduces the ecosystem services such as drinking water provided by the water resource.
Pollution endangers the stability of the Earth's support systems and threatens the continuing survival of human societies." [7] Adverse air quality can kill many organisms, including humans. Ozone pollution can cause respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, throat inflammation, chest pain, and congestion.
Air pollution can cause diseases, allergies, and even death; it can also cause harm to animals and crops and damage the natural environment (for example, climate change, ozone depletion or habitat degradation) or built environment (for example, acid rain). [3] Air pollution can occur naturally or be caused by human activities. [4]
Levels of pollution can vary dramatically within just a few miles. In the U.S, there is only one monitor in the Environmental Protection Agency’s network for every 750 square miles. In India, it ...
As a result of this, many attempts are made by countries to develop agreements that are signed by multiple governments to prevent damage or manage the impacts of human activity on natural resources. This can include agreements that impact factors such as climate, oceans, rivers and air pollution. These international environmental agreements are ...
Some more expensive measures can be taken to mitigate the pollution of ships. Replacing older model ships with ships containing new engines allows the ships to meet modern emission standards. Exhaust systems can also be retrofitted in order to reduce exhaust emissions. Looking ahead into the future, there are a few technologies being developed.
These surfaces can off-gas for weeks or even months, studies show, although that will reduce over time. Wildfires contribute to harmful fine particle pollution, which is at levels bad for human ...
The human population on Earth is expanding rapidly, which together with even more rapid economic growth is the main cause of the degradation of the environment. [30] Humanity's appetite for resources is disrupting the environment's natural equilibrium.