Pollution:The Destruction of our Environment
Introduction....................................................................................2Population Growth...........................................................................2Global Warming - The Greenhouse Effect............................................3The Depletion of the Ozone Layer.......................................................4Air Pollution.....................................................................................6Water Pollution.................................................................................7Groundwater Depletion.....................................................................7Chemical Risks.................................................................................8Environmental Racism......................................................................9Legislation.......................................................................................11BIBLIOGRAPHY...............................................................................15The human race has made more scientific progress within the l
But the number of political hot spots has been growing, as other lawsuits are under way in Flint, Mich. Global temperatures have increased 1 C (about 1. Smog can cause many serious health problems, such as asthma, bronchitis and other respiratory conditions. Groundwater DepletionGroundwater is rainwater that seeps through porous rocks and is stored beneath the ground. CFCs release chlorine into the atmosphere; eventually the chlorine breaks down the ozone into its component parts of oxygen. , a suburb of Philadelphia, traveled to Delaware to protest a shipment of waste to an incinerator in their town. The damage is already done besides; the latest atmospheric studies have suggested that global warming will increase the amount of ozone destroyed. The Depletion of the Ozone Layer The ozone layer is an allotropic form of oxygen, having three atoms to the molecule, found in the stratosphere (a layer in the upper atmosphere), which serves as shield to protect the earth from the sun's destructive ultraviolet rays. Many industrial produced chemicals can cause cancer, birth defects, genetic mutations, asthma, bronchitis and many other respiratory problems or even death. The EPA was responsible for the well-being of the environment of the country as defined by several specific acts of legislation. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was also formed in 1970; it was placed under the control of the Department of Labor instead of the EPA. Saltwater is now menacing the drinking water of many coastal areas along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. Global Warming - The Greenhouse EffectThe process of the greenhouse effect can be explained like this: like the glass panes in a greenhouse, certain gases in the earth's atmosphere allow the sun's radiation to heat the earth, but prevents the escape of infrared energy generated by the earth back out into space. Hunts Point residents have been charging that the poor and minority neighborhoods have become America's dumping ground.
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