Although it may seem like a problem we can handle, we can always help limit the negative changes and problems. It’s just us and our motives. Do we really have a heart and soul that wants to save our home? The Earth is the one thing we all have in common. It is our home. We should cherish it for the next generations to come instead of laying back doing nothing.
Ways of preventing climate change is using clean and renewable energy instead of fossil fuels. This could also help stop the chain of events after Climate Change. Solar energy, wind, geothermal, biomass, they can all replace fossil fuels. Of course, it would cost more and may not be as advanced as the technology with fossil fuels yet, but how far are you willing to go to save our Earth?
There should be strict and strong policies from the government as well regarding these problems. We should stop normalizing pollution and start viewing this as a serious problem. Is it only when a virus threatening us humans that we panic? What about our home?
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Narrowing it down to the environmental pollution that we might find more common, there are three main types of environmental pollution. Water Pollution, Land Pollution and Air Pollution. Sound Pollution is also a type of pollution that we’ll be discussing.
Environmental Pollution can be caused by the burning of fossil fuels, nuclear accidents, oil spills, exhaust fumes from vehicles, and more. It may be in the form of chemical substances, dust, sound, radiation and even heat. Environmental can be caused by natural causes, however a large percentage of it is still caused by man’s actions. Impacts of Environmental Pollution isn’t only unbeneficial from the environment but for living organisms and humans too.
WATER POLLUTION
Water Pollution. The first type of pollution that we’ll be looking into. This is the contamination of water by certain substances that will deem the water unusable. This can include trash, bacteria or parasites in water. Oil spills, radioactive waste discharge, improper sewage disposal is all causes of water pollution.
There are three indicators stating when a body of water is polluted. Changes in the water itself. The three types of changes are Physical, Chemical or Biological Changes. Physical changes include opaqueness, changes in color, odor and taste. The Chemical change is monitored through the changes in its pH while the biological changes in the water can be through microorganisms that can be found inside the water.
Some effects of water pollution are the destruction of biodiversity, contamination in the food chain, diseases in not only humans but also other living organisms such as animals. Traces of microplastic can already be found in human blood cells. This is due to the contamination in the food chain. Water pollution can also cause diseases such as dysentery, hepatitis A, cardiovascular conditions and polio.
We can stop this by not pouring grease down the drain, eating more organic food and even disposing medical waste properly. This isn’t just a matter of our health but also the Earth and other organisms’ wellbeing.
LAND POLLUTION
Land Pollution is the downturn of the earth’s surfaces either below or at ground level. This is caused by waste materials that contaminate the soil and groundwater. It is caused by human activities like littering. Land contamination is caused when pollutants are randomly dumped on the land endangering the soil.
Land Pollution can impact human health based on how it enters the body and what it affects. It also has impacts to the ecosystem, a change in the metabolism and organisms. The organisms living on the seashore actually also experience these effects.
