Water and air pollution

Water and air pollution AIR AND WATER POLLUTION RESREACH ESSAYIf there are two things that are essential to humans and other living creatures, its clean water and air, butwith pollution of these natural resources on the rise it's become increasingly important to find ways to cutdown on man-made pollutants in the environment. Find out more about air and water pollution.What is Air Pollution? Air pollution is actually the addition of any harmful substances to the atmosphere,which causes the damaging of the environment, human health and the quality of life. With thedevelopment in industry, came along the increase in air pollution, which occurs inside homes, schools,offices even in the countryside. Consequently there has been an increase in the death rates resultingfrom various diseases caused by air pollution varying from breathing problem to lung cancer. Air pollutiondoes not only affect people but it also damages the whole ecological system in which plants and animalsare harmed as well.Air pollution has reac hed such a critical stage where it affects the earth's atmosphereas it lets in more harmful radiation from the sun. Consequently, our polluted atmosphere is becoming abetter insulator, thus, preventing heat from escaping back into space. That is why there is a global rise intemperature which scientists refer to as " global warming".It keeps us alive but at the same time, it can also be harmful. We breathe air everyday. Air provides uswith oxygen that is essential for living. Nitrogen, water vapor, and inert gases comprise air along withoxygen. Emission of substances that contaminate air results to pollution. Air pollution is both natural andhuman-based. Natural air pollution is caused by phenomenon such as volcanic eruption, wind erosion,decomposition and radioactive materials. Volcanic eruptions send sulfur dioxide, tons of...