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14- What are the main sources of environmental pollution?
Use specific reasons to support your opinion.
Pollution is the introduction of harmful substances or products into the
environment. It is a major problem in the world. Pollution
damages the
environment. I believe the most important sources of pollution are the
automobiles, the waste produced and dumped by people and businesses.
Automobiles are undeniably the greatest source of pollution. The
noise
pollution created by cars is immense. Another polluting effect of cars is the
heat it creates. This heat makes it unpleasant to
be near the car while it is
running. The toxic fumes given off as a byproduct of the combustion engine
are slowly deteriorating our lungs and our atmosphere. The exhaust is
extremely toxic to human beings.
Another popular source of pollution is the post-consumer market. People
around the world especially in developed countries throw away millions of tons
of garbage
each year, and this trash has to go somewhere. While there are
projects underway to
clean and reuse this refuse, most of it gets dumped into
huge landfills. These landfills are disgusting festering blisters on our country's
landscape.
The last great source of pollution lies in the businesses. Although not
common, businesses have been known to dump their waste into streams,
lakes, and rivers. This may seem like a relatively small occurrence that really
is not your concern, but you are wrong. Each time
one of these companies
pollutes the environment; there are horrible consequences to pay. Mutations,
destroyed ecosystems, and human death have all occurred as a direct result
of illegal dumping. It contaminates our drinking water and soil. It causes entire
communities of humans (not to mention animals) to
move on to new places
and not to return for at least a century. The pollutants dumped by industry are
so concentrated that a single barrel can destroy an entire lake's ecosystem.
In
conclusion, pollution like any other problem can be solved, but this is a long
process. Individuals can do their part to save the
environment as well as
themselves.
(328 words)
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