Oil Pollution: Meaning, Causes, Effects, Preventive and Control Measures Introduction Pollution of every kind is harmful to nature. Oil pollution in particular is a kind of water pollution, and a dangerous one at that. Oil does not dissolve in water and hence oil usually floats on the surface of water. Thus, oil pollution…
Read more
Noise Pollution: Sources, Consequences, and Remedies of Noise Pollution Noise Pollution Noise pollution (also noise disturbance, sound pollution) refers to the unwanted sound that can disrupt the human health and life. Noise pollution can be defined as excess noise in the atmosphere that is harmful to people or animals around. People suffer from…
Read more
Negative Effects of Noise Pollution on Human Health Once noise pollution becomes the norm, the areas surrounding a hub of noise pollution will often start to get noisier and noisier themselves. In this way, noise pollution spreads far and wide and it becomes harder and harder to find a place that is quiet.…
Read more
Marine Pollution: Meaning, Causes, Effects, Control Measures What is Marine Pollution? Marine pollution refers to the contamination or presence of pollutants in oceans and seas. The word ‘marine’ comes from the Latin word for ‘sea’ and it is related to similar words, such as ‘mariner’. Ocean pollution is become ever more of a problem…
Read more
Marine Ecosystem: It’s Meaning and Types Introduction: An ecosystem can be defined as a community or system of organisms, all living together. This community is marked out as distinctive because it has certain defining characteristics. But, what is a marine ecosystem? The word marine comes from the Latin word mare which means the sea.…
Read more
Major Sources of Water Pollution The major sources of Water Pollution are discussed below: Industrial wastes: The rejected goods or the wastage of the mills, factories and workshops fall into the lakes, rivers or seas and pollute that water. The rejected discharge of large industries such as proteins, fats, carbohydrates and such like organic matters…
Read more
Major Causes of Thermal Pollution Meaning of Thermal Pollution Thermal pollution can be defined as the degradation of the quality of water due to a process that causes any change from the ambient temperature. Any sudden change (increase or decrease) in the temperature of a water body, which is caused by human activities,…
Read more
Major Air Pollutants in India The prime air pollutants and the sources of major pollutants in India are as follows: Sulfur dioxide Sulfur dioxide has an unpleasant odor that is detectable at concentrations greater than about 1 ppm, although above 3 ppm (parts per million) the sense of smell is rapidly lost. Its…
Read more
List of 5 Major Greenhouse Gases and their Sources. What are greenhouse gases? Greenhouse gases are gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. Their dangerous presence in the atmosphere is largely due to human industrial activity. The greenhouse effect is the warming up of the earth’s atmosphere and its surface. This is also referred…
Read more
Light Pollution: Meaning, Causes, Effects, Solutions Around a century ago, people in large cities were still able to look up and see the stars at night. That is not the case now, due to the phenomenon of light pollution. What is light pollution? Light pollution is referred to as ‘pollution’ because it adversely…
Read more