Environmental pollution

 is the presence of harmful components (whether chemical, physical or biological) in the environment (natural and artificial environment), which are detrimental to living beings that inhabit it, including human beings. Environmental pollution is mainly caused by causes derived from human activity, such as the emission into the atmosphere of greenhouse gases or the excessive exploitation of natural resources.

WATER POLLUTION: It occurs when it is integrated into water; foreign components, such as microorganisms, chemical waste, industrial waste.

 AIR POLLUTION: It is the type of pollution that occurs as a result of the emission of smoke from industries, factories, as well as fossil fuels discharged from cars.

  SOIL POLLUTION:

 It occurs when a group of foreign substances, such as solid waste; Toxic and various chemicals

 cause an imbalance.

 ACOUSTIC POLLUTION:

It is the pollution generated by excessive sound; taking place especially in those open places where the volume of the sound, exceeds the distances in all its dimensions.

The causes of environmental pollution:

Excessive logging.

Emissions and industrial discharges into the atmosphere and the hydrosphere.

Extraction, processing and refining of fossil fuels (oil, coal and natural gas).

Energy production with fossil fuels and other non-renewable sources.

Excessive use of cars and other means of transport powered by gasoline or diesel.

Indiscriminate use of plastics and other petroleum-derived materials.

Release of plastics and non-biodegradable objects in natural spaces.

                       

CONSEQUENCES OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

One of the main consequences of environmental pollution is global warming, also known as climate change, whereby the temperature of the planet is increasing progressively, both the atmospheric temperature and that of seas and oceans.

Environmental pollution poses a risk to the health of living things that inhabit contaminated ecosystems, including humans. In addition, indiscriminate logging, excessive exploitation of natural resources and the emission of pollutants into the environment (gases into the atmosphere, discharges into aquatic environments, solid waste) causes the destruction of ecosystems.