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Environmental Pollution

Environmental pollution has been a concern since ancient times, primarily caused by human activities, with significant issues arising from industrialization and urbanization. The awareness of pollution's harmful effects grew in the 20th century, particularly after the publication of Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring,' which highlighted the dangers of pesticides. Today, pollution remains a global threat, necessitating collective responsibility and action to protect the environment through various strategies such as carpooling, sustainable choices, and recycling.

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Environmental Pollution

Environmental pollution has been a concern since ancient times, primarily caused by human activities, with significant issues arising from industrialization and urbanization. The awareness of pollution's harmful effects grew in the 20th century, particularly after the publication of Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring,' which highlighted the dangers of pesticides. Today, pollution remains a global threat, necessitating collective responsibility and action to protect the environment through various strategies such as carpooling, sustainable choices, and recycling.

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Environmental Pollution

Air pollution is known to have started as early as 100 B.C.

Although environmental pollution can be caused by natural events such as forest fires and
active volcanoes, use of the word pollution generally implies that the contaminants have a source
created by human activities.

Cities of ancient times were often noxious places, fouled by human wastes and debris. Beginning
about 1000 CE, the use of coal for fuel caused considerable air pollution, and the conversion of coal
to coke for iron smelting beginning in the 17th century aggravated the problem.

In Europe, from the Middle Ages well into the early modern era, unsanitary urban conditions
favoured the outbreak of population-decimating epidemics of disease,
from plague to cholera and typhoid fever. Through the 19th century, water and air pollution and the
accumulation of solid wastes were largely problems of congested urban areas. But, with the rapid
spread of industrialization and the growth of the human population to unprecedented levels,
pollution became a universal problem.

By the middle of the 20th century, an awareness of the need to protect air, water, and
land environments from pollution had developed among the general public. In particular, the
publication in 1962 of Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring focused attention on environmental
damage caused by improper use of pesticides such as DDT and other persistent chemicals that
accumulate in the food chain and disrupt the natural balance of ecosystems on a wide scale.

Nowadays pollution has become very common due to cutting of trees, global warming, clearing land
for agriculture and constructing houses, building and many other facilities. In earlier there used to be
less wastage of water. They used to make all the water bodies clean. But now they started adding
harmful chemicals which kill all the aquatic animals.

Preventing pollution has become a major global threat and concern because its harmful effects are
really affecting our health and the future of the environment. Having in mind that we all are the
inhabitants of Earth, that means that each one of us has the responsibility to contribute to
preventing the pollution of this planet and make sure that its future is safe. Let’s not forget that "if
we heal the earth, we heal ourselves," which means that the environmental protection is our
responsibility and if we want to save the planet for our descendants then we need to take care of it.

Here are some ways to reduce it: -

1. USE THE CARPOOL.

2. GET YOUR CAR REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND DRIVE SAFELY.

3. CHOOSE AN ELECTRONIC OR HYBRID CAR.

4. MAKE SUSTAINABLE FOOD CHOICES

5. REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE.

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