Pollution Articles

This interesting article addresses some of the key issues regarding land pollution. A careful reading of this material could make a big difference in how you think about pollution issues.

There can be no doubt that the Nintendo Wii Gaming Console has taken the world by storm. Along with the awesome fun however, comes a dark side - BATTERIES. Those Wii remotes are great and a wonderful invention, but lets face it, you are going to burn through some batteries.

As a single individual, you can make an impact on curbing the environmental pollution with the purchases that you make. The items that you do or don't purchase can create change in your local area and on a much larger scope, also.

Although the general public is not yet aware of it, cell phones are the cause of much pollution in our atmosphere. Every eighteen to twenty four months, the average American gets a new cell phone which averages out over a lifetime to thirty four phones as the average age for getting your first cell phone is eighteen. That number is staggering and the age for beginning cell phone users is getting younger and younger.

Much of air pollution comes from humans introducing into the air, chemicals, particles, or even biological matter that causes harm to living organisms. Found in the air are many foreign substances that can impair the health of humans, other animals, and plants, and we call these substances air pollutants.

The United States produces millions of tons of waste every year. Nine out of every ten tons of plastic waste are not recycled. So where do those tons of discarded plastic go? Eventually most trashed plastic ends up in our oceans. Then add nurdles. Nurdles are small plastic pellets that are part of the manufacturing process. In 1992, approximately 60 billion pounds of these plastic pellets were being made annually. The American Chemistry Council, that represents the nations largest plastic and chemical manufacturers, reported an estimated production of 120 billion pounds in 2007. Nurdles are shipped by trains, trucks, and ships. Some of these tiny pellets escape on the wind and rain, floating down storm drains and rivers to the ocean. There the nurdles join other plastics, such as water bottles, gas and oil cans, and even kayaks on their way to the ocean. As the plastic floats along in the sun, it becomes brittle and begins to crack into small pieces and particles as fine as dust. Once in the ocean some plastic dust is deposited on our beaches. The remaining plastic moves to any one of five ocean gyres. A gyre is a rotational dead zone in the ocean. All debris flows into these gyres and is trapped there. The debris and the chemicals it brings with it are poisoning the water and causing the ocean temperature to rise, worsening the problem of global warming. Estimates are that the debris in the North Pacific Gyre covers an area twice the size of Texas and weighs three million tons, mostly plastic.

There are many things that you can do on your own property that may actually be putting your health at risk. You could also be adding to the pollution problem without realizing what is going on. What you have to do is to think about what you are putting into the ground around your own property so that you are not adding to ground water pollution. If you are drinking from your own well, you may be taking chances with your health if you are not careful.

One of the concerns being communicated to me today is about pollution, and the question is: Doesn't pollution inevitably find it's way into the product?

Lots of people are concerned about pollution. Especially product contamination. Should they be?

Faced with its thick smog and a possible embarrassment during the Olympics, after a lot of head-scratching, the City of Beijing had resorted to what some named the "Nigeria Solution:" Cars with license plates that end in an odd number were allowed to drive on odd days, cars with even numbers could drive on even days of the month.