Amazing Causes And Effects Of Pollution

Every decade, every year, every month, every day, we are all facing some amazing levels of pollution, somewhere it’s lower, and in major urban cities it’s higher than normal.

There are various causes and effects of pollution that need to be addressed, but let’s understand what is pollution, its causes, and effects.

What Is Pollution?

Pollution is the release of: –

• Physical
• Chemical
• Biological 
• Radioactive contaminants in the environment.

It degrades the quality of our life and environment. It can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as: –

• noise 
• heat or light energy.
• Pollutants usually contribute to the pollution

It’s a serious concern, not just a random concept; we need to take serious action to prevent pollution under any given condition.

Pollution Affects The Environment 

One of the main causes of pollution is the High rate of energy usage by modern growing populations. We all use and consume a lot of energy.

Currently, the world is transitioning towards renewable energy, but the transition is really slow, and this can bring more brutal concerns, even though governments are trying their best to limit pollution and the impacts of climate change, we need more momentum.

Humans are degrading their quality of life.

This is because we do various activities that directly affect our health and the environment.

Pollution has led to Global Warming, Climate Change, which have affected the global climatic conditions.

• Winters have become warmer 
• The frequency of drought has increased and
• Floods have increased and
• Rainfalls have become unpredictable.

Causes Of Pollution

Some of the causes of pollution are:

• Release of chemicals from Industries
• Vehicles releasing gases
• Various Anthropogenic activities.
• Bursting of crackers.
• Burning of wood

Types Of Pollution

• Air Pollution
• Water Pollution
• Soil Pollution
• Light Pollution
• Noise Pollution
• Radioactive Contamination
• Thermal Pollution
• Visual Pollution

Major Air Pollutants

• Oxides of Sulphur
• Oxides of Nitrogen 
• Hydrocarbons
• Carbon Monoxide
• CO2
• Lead
• Suspended Particulate Matter

Effects Of Pollution

Various effects of pollution are: –

• Sulphur Dioxide and Oxides of Nitrogen can cause acid rain, which reduces the PH value of soil
• Soil can become infertile and unsuitable for plants and animals in the food web
• Ocean acidification can also decrease the PH in Earth’s oceans
• The Greenhouse gas emission leads to global warming, which affects our ecosystem
• Smog and haze can lower the amount of sunlight received by plants
• Pollution can affect our health

The Overall Effect On Human Health

• Pollution can cause diseases, including cancer, immunity diseases, allergy, and asthma
• Ozone Pollution can cause some throat inflammation, chest pain, and congestion.
• Oil spills can cause skin irritation and rashes
• Noise Pollution induces hearing loss, high blood pressure, stress, and sleep disturbance
• Contamination caused by pollution can have damaging effects on the brain and central nervous system

Conclusion On Causes And Effects Of Pollution

Pollution is one of the main causes of environmental degradation. We have to control our activities in order to reduce the quantity of pollution: –

• We can use bicycles
• We can walk for short distances so that we can save fuel and the environment

 What Can We Really Do In This Situation? We can also stop playing speakers and bursting crackers in public.

Education is the key to success. We have to educate people in order to limit the population level on our environment.

Education doesn’t mean having a degree; it also means having some civic sense and the responsibility of every individual to take care of the environment around us under any given condition.