Why there are 7 Different types of Pollution (Worst)
What is Pollution?
Pollution directly refers to environmental pollution. Pollution means the addition of any natural or artificial substance in natural sources like water, air, soil, etc.
The pollutants are spread at different levels.
The contamination of natural resources occurs through the abundance of any gas, or liquid, or even solid contents, respectively.
All kinds of pollution leave an adverse impact on the environmental balance, which leads to a negative result in both the human and animal world.
In this blog, we will discuss “what are the different types of pollutions?” and “how to control different types of pollution?”
What are the different types of Environmental Pollution?
Environmental pollutions are known to be the major types of pollutions.
There are primarily three types of environmental pollution,
1. Air Pollution
Air pollution happens due to the emission of harmful air pollutants.
The release of these harmful pollutants affects our planet and the entire living and non-living world.
According to John Walke, the director of " Clean Air Project," air pollution takes place due to excessive energy production and use.
The addition of burnt gases and chemicals pollute the air.
Air pollution influences lives and climate changes.
The primary reasons behind air pollution are the release of carbon dioxide and methane from factories.
The CFC (Chlorofluorocarbon) released from refrigerators creates ozone holes in the sphere level.
The harmful ultraviolet Sunray enters the earth directly through the ozone holes and increases the temperature of the earth.
When the climate gets warmer, it produces more smog.
The main sources of soot and smog are factories, engines, power plants, trucks, including all diesel-run vehicles, etc.
The combustion of fuels like coal or natural gas emits polluted air.
The greenhouse gases pollute the air to death.
Air pollution causes breathing trouble, allergic tendencies, asthma, lung issues, and many more fatal diseases.
The pollutant air particles can affect lung function and blood flow.
Air pollution leads to bronchitis and cardiac arrest to a great extent.
A few practical steps have been taken from NRDC Science Centre that has constantly been trying to lower the rate of air pollution with the help of the Clean Air Act.
The Clean Air Act has helped different parts of the United States to decrease the pollution level.
2. Water Pollution
The release of harmful elements into the water bodies like rivers, oceans, estuaries, streams, lakes, and ponds causes water pollution.
The chemicals and waste materials emitted from factories and power plants fall into rivers and lakes, causing extreme water exposure.
Water Pollution is detrimental to marine life, including the entire ecosystem.
Water pollution also refers to the release of radioactive rays and heat in the water.
Microorganisms, petroleum, oil can pollute the water bodies.
Domestic waste and toxic waste are significant reasons behind water pollution—leakage in the oil tanks in the mid-ocean causes fatal danger to marine lives.
Sediments and heat pollutions also affect natural water bodies.
Pesticides used in the land mix with lake/pond water and cause water pollution.
Phytoplankton and zooplanktons have to suffer the most from water pollution, but the detrimental effect is not only limited to the marine ecosystem.
Water pollution affects the entire ecosystem of the world.
As we all know that our earth is mostly water, so if that water gets contaminated, it will, indeed, influence nature and the animal world.
Water pollution leads to allergies, diarrhea, stomach issues, follicle problems, and many more.
The control of water pollution is in our hands.
The waste from factories and power plants mixes into the water.
The pollution rate is growing rapidly with technological and industrial advancements.
Oil, plastics, biochemical, pH are artificial substances.
We are not only causing a threat to marine lives but pushing the whole world to doom's day.
To prevent the pollution rate, we need to be more restrictive and concerned regarding the consequences of our activities.
3. Soil Pollution
Soil or earth gets polluted when chemicals, industrial and agricultural wastes get mixed into the land.
The primary chemical elements responsible for soil pollution are polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, petroleum hydrocarbons, lead, pesticides, and other chemicals.
Soil pollution is intricately connected with the progression of industrialization.
In the whole world, West Europe and North America are mostly known for polluted lands.
The increasing rate of plastic usage generates earth pollution.
Mining, acid rain, road debris, petrochemicals, drainage water, fuel dumping, sewage discharge, coal ash, excessive use of fertilizers pollute the soil—lead is one of the most dangerous metals responsible for land pollution.
Soil pollution affects the entire ecosystem.
Contamination in soil resists the growth of trees and threats the lives of underground living creatures.
Contaminated soil directly harms the human body through the inhalation process.
In several places, people use groundwater for their daily domestic usage.
Soil pollution poisons the groundwater with harmful substances.
Land pollution may cause congenital diseases and fatal health issues like leukemia, kidney problems, neuromuscular blockage, skin rashes, etc.
The three kinds of pollutions mentioned above are known as the main types of pollution that contaminate and damage the natural cycle.
What are the seven types of Pollution?
Altogether, the researchers have categorized pollutions into seven types,
1. Air Pollution
2. Water Pollution
3. Soil Pollution
4. Sound Pollution
5. Light Pollution
6. Thermal /Heat Pollution
7. Radioactive Pollution
How to Control Different types of Pollution?
All the pollutions mentioned above are caused by humans.
Loudspeakers and microphones cause noise pollution, excessive usage of electric lights may cause heat and light pollution, the power plants and thermal plants generate thermal pollution.
Cutting trees is also a major reason behind thermal pollution.
Nuclear power plants emit toxic chemicals and radioactive materials, causing radioactive pollution.
It is in our hands only to decrease the pollutions level through the reduction of industrial activities.
To Conclude,
In old ages, pollution meant only environmental pollution that happened by natural phenomena like a volcanic eruption or forest fire.
With the progression of civilization, the types of pollutions have also increased.
In today's modern world, plastic pollution is one of the most destructive kinds.
Humans need to be more human to control the pollution rate and save the world.
