Our natural resources are known to have some specific qualities of their own. These qualities are known as natural qualities. It is due to specific natural qualities that different natural resources have been useful to us and to the whole biosphere. But now, the condition has changed considerably. Most of our natural resources like air, water and soil have gone bad due to pollution of different types. What is pollution?
On the local and regional levels, air pollution creates various types of problems against living and non- living environment. In the living environment it causes different types of physical, physiological and mental diseases.
The Pollution of atmosphere leads to severe consequences on local, regional, national and international levels.
The Pollution of atmosphere leads to severe consequences on local, regional, national and international levels.
World Water Week Stockholm is celebrated every year from 23 to 28 Aug. every year. Due to pandemic covid-19 it is taking place from 24 to 28 Aug. this year with a theme- World Water Week at Home.
Modernization of Indian Agriculture and Its Environmental Impact With the advent of modernization in Indian agriculture, many changes were brought…
The process of recovering or reusing usable materials from discarded waste is called recycling. For example, about 15 per cent of Sulphuric acid is recycled in chemical manufacturing. In the early days, all the sulphur needed for the production of sulphuric acid was taken out of mines directly. But now, with the prevailing tendencies of recycling, sulphuric acid manufacturing industries are using sulphur from smelters, refineries, etc.
Species become endangered due to both natural and anthropogenic causes. Since man has no control over natural causes, we should consider anthropogenic causes only. Anthropological causes may be classified into two fundamental categories: Direct Causes and Indirect or underlying causes.
The processes of development through years have spurred on unplanned urbanization, extensive industrialization followed by different types of pollutions, construction of a series of mega dams, and large-scale application of Agro-chemicals.
Different activities may generate waste which may be solid or liquid. The quality of both solid and liquid wastes is increasing and if the wastes are disposed in an uncontrolled manner these may cause adverse impact on public health and environment. Hence these wastes need to be managed efficiently so as to safeguard public health and environment. In definitional terms, solid and liquid waste management is the collection, transportation, processing, recycling, treatment and disposal of waste materials.
