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Pollution

Pollution means any contamination of air, soil, water and environment. Even loud noise and sound are part of pollution. Pollution can be categorized into land, water and air pollution. Harmful gases and tiny particles (like carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide) are polluting the air. The smoke released from burning fuel from factories and cars, are the major sources of air pollution. Air pollution is one of the major causes of that funny cough, asthma and burning eyes that you develop.
Ozone holeIn addition to this, our water gets polluted because of the dirty water from our house, that drains through the pipes into the rivers and oceans dirtying the water. At last, plastic and dirt causes land pollution. We need to prevent all kinds of pollution to protect the environment. Besides ourselves, many animal species are the victims of pollutions.

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Aging well starts in womb, as mom's choices affect whole life. - Research into the "developmental origins of adult disease" suggests that a mom's healthy living may help her child avoid problems such as cancer, heart disease, depression and diabetes not just in childhood, but 50 years from now.

Purity of federal 'organic' label is questioned. - Shortcomings in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's program mean that consumers, who at times pay twice as much for organic products, are not always getting what they expect: foods without pesticides and other chemicals, produced in a way that is gentle to the environment.

 

 

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Garbage is trown on street every day. We don't always recycle or re-use our stuff. Also because of this, land is polluted every day.
Water quality is declining because of water pollution.
Air pollution is caused by cars and factories as well.
Which do you consider the biggest pollution problem?
Land pollution
Water pollution
Air pollution
All kinds of pollution