Land Pollution: Meaning, Causes, Effects, Solution Introduction: Land is a very important resource. For one, it’s a factor of production and secondly, it’s the very surface that we live on. It’s difficult to imagine planet earth without land. We must, therefore, conserve this important resource. That’s why soil, which is the main component of…
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Is Nitrogen a Greenhouse Gas? The debate – Whether nitrogen a greenhouse gas? Nitrogen is a chemical element. Its chemical symbol is simply the letter N. The nitrogen in our atmosphere comes from both natural and human made sources. A key natural source of nitrogen is poultry manure, for example. However, burning fossil fuels…
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Is Carbon Monoxide a Greenhouse Gas? Carbon monoxide gas is made up of carbon monoxide molecules. These molecules are made of one oxygen atom and one carbon atom bonded together. As a result, the chemical formula for carbon monoxide is ‘CO’. This means one carbon atom (C) and one oxygen atom (O) bonded…
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Indoor Air Pollution: Meaning, Types, Causes, Impact, Solution Introduction: Environmental pollution is on the rise and this is a global issue now. This has become a serious situation in today`s world. While most of us are worried about the ‘outdoor’ air pollution impacting our health, we tend to ignore another major factor that harms us,…
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Importance of Forest Conservation Forest Conservation is of utmost importance for a large country like India. Management practices should also include the protection and conservation of forests. In India, an organized movement to save trees was started in 1972 which has now become famous as Chipko Movement. This movement has brought a countrywide general…
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Importance of Biodiversity in India The rich biodiversity of India has always played an important role for the benefit of human, animals and the environment. Biodiversity generally refers to the variation in the species (Species Diversity) . However, it is also includes Eco-system and Genetic variations. Such richness is attributed to the vast…
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Impact and Effect of Acid Rain The harmful impact and effect of Acid Rain have been briefly discussed below: Effects on human health: Humans are vulnerable to acid rain. Thousands of premature deaths are caused by sulphate laden air due to acid rain annually. Millions of people are drinking water with high lead levels. Lead (Pb)…
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How to Save Our Ecosystem? Ecosystem is a system in which living and non-living components interact. It can also be described as a community of organisms that live together along with the non -living things. Community can have different meanings depending on the context of a topic. Here, community is simply a group…
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How to Recycle E-waste? E-waste can be recycled by adopting the following measures: 1. Sell used gadgets: We usually throw away our electronic gadgets when they are totally not working. A better option is to sell your old gadgets to electronic stores. 2. Repair and Reuse electronic items: If your old gadget is repairable and…
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How to Prevent Thermal Pollution? Thermal Pollution has predominantly drawn the concern of several environmentalists and steps are being taken to control it. The release of excess heat to the atmosphere is the primary cause of thermal pollution. Almost every industry needs the energy to run its machines. However, the excess heat energy…
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