Pollution, a current environmental problem

Welcome to another post on my blog. In today's post, I am sharing a current environmental problem that we are facing, Pollution.

Pollution is toxic materials into the environment; these harmful materials are called pollutants. Pollutants can be natural things, such as volcanic ash. Pollution can be also created by human activity, such as factories or trash. Pollutants damage the quality of air, water, and land. Pollution may muddy landscapes, poison soils and waterways, or kill plants and animals.

Light pollution | Wikipedia
ISS-35, a satellite view of Paris, France at night
Attribution: NASA / Public Domain
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There are many types of pollution; Air, Water, Soil, Light, Noise, Radioactive, Ocean/Marine, Plastic, Thermal, Visual and more; these causes affect our environment in many ways.

Noise Pollution
Credit: https://www.hatkosoundbarrier.com/

One of the deadliest types of pollution is Air Pollution. Air pollution killed approximately seven million people globally every year. According to WHO data, 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants. Like air pollution, indoor pollution is another deadly type of pollution which causes diseases and deaths. Smoke from cooking fires causes 3.8 million premature deaths each year, mostly from low and middle-class countries.



Plastic pollution, is pollution which is a concern all around the world, is a type of pollution of plastic objects like plastic bottles, bags, microbeads and more, in the Earth's environment that affects wildlife, their habitat and humans. Plastic pollution threatens ocean health, food safety and quality, human health, coastal tourism, and contributes to climate change.

There are many ways we can make a difference to end or stop plastic pollution.

1. Use the 3 R's (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle). 
2. Refuse - Refuse plastic straws. 
3. Remove - Pick up trash in the neighbourhood and when visiting parks and beaches.
4. Use reused or reusable bags and pouches.
5. Try to shop less in bulks.
6. Not leave any waste on the street, nature or on the beach...
7. Sort your plastic waste as possible.
8. Avoid the use of plastic disposable material.
9. Avoid plastic packaging.
10. Do not buy water in plastic bottles.
11. Avoid plastic microbeads in personal care products.
12. Avoid microplastics.
13. Be careful with paint.

References:

• https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/pollution/
• https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/pollution
• https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/15-current-environmental-problems.php
• https://www.who.int/health-topics/air-pollution
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_pollution
• https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-briefs/marine-plastics
• https://www.earthday.org/what-you-can-do-to-end-plastic-pollution/
• https://www.glo-be.be/en/articles/14-tips-prevent-plastic-pollution