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Environmental Indicators that We Observe

Anthills show the quality of soil.

A substance, factor, change, living being or a system that quantifies and simplifies phenomena and helps in understanding complex realities, is called as indicator.

It tells us something about changes in a system. There are many types of indicators some of which are- Financial Indicators, Poverty Indicators, Health Indicators, Environmental Indicators, and Indicators of Sustainable Development.

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Ecosystem analysis: Understanding Complex Ecosystems

The biosphere has been composed of a number of highly complex ecosystems such as forests, grasslands, oceans, estuaries, deserts etc. These ecosystems have gone under threat over the years due to intensive human pressure of serious pollutions, habitats destructions, land, water bodies, wetlands and coastal zones reclamations and so on.

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Human Activities and Environment

Waste too is found in three states- solids, liquids and gases. Liquid wastes such as different types of chemicals, useless medicines, detergents, pesticides, oil, automobile wastes etc. spread on the soil surface and make it poisoned. Decomposition and burning of things on ground produce different gases that pollute the air.

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Impact of Human Activities on Environment

Growth of human population, fast but unplanned industrialization and irresponsible behavior to environment are causing imbalances in the local, regional, national and global environment. These are causing not only local but global problems in the environment.

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