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In a recent study conducted by the Global CLEAN campaign, it was found that the average temperature in Pakistan had risen by 0.2 degrees in only two years. This is a dramatic change and puts emphasis on climate change campaigns. Land use. Arable land - 27%; Permanent crops - 1%; Permanent pastures - 6%; Forests and woodland - 5%; Other - 61% ...
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) plays a major role in air pollution in Karachi. The concentration of PM2.5 in the city has been recorded as 11.8 times higher than WHO's annual air quality guideline value. [2] The 24-hour average PM2.5 in Korangi was 101 ± 45.6 μg/m 3 and 76.5 ± 38.4 μg/m 3 in Tibet Center. These levels are significantly ...
air pollution due to the transformation process (hydrogen sulfide during dehairing and ammonia during deliming, solvent vapours). One tonne of hide or skin generally leads to the production of 20 to 80 m3 of turbid and foul-smelling wastewater, including chromium levels of 100–400 mg/L, sulfide levels of 200–800 mg/L and high levels of fat ...
Pakistan's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are less than 1% of the world total, and GHG emissions per person, at 2 tonnes per year, [6] are less than half the global average. [7] In 2015 GHG emissions totalled 408 million tonnes of CO 2eq ; of which 43% was from agriculture in Pakistan ; and 46% from energy in Pakistan , such as burning fuel for ...
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). [2] Air pollution can occur naturally or be caused by human activities. [3]
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. [1] Pollution can take the form of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (such as radioactivity, heat, sound, or light). Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring ...
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[5] [6] The loss of biodiversity has been attributed in particular to human overpopulation, continued human population growth and overconsumption of natural resources by the world's wealthy. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] A 2020 report by the World Wildlife Fund found that human activity – specifically overconsumption, population growth and intensive farming ...