STUDY ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION OF MY VILLAGE
Environment
pollution is the highest nuance to the human race on this planet today. It
means adding impurities to the environment. The environment consists of earth,
water, air, plants and animals. If we pollute them, then the existence of man
and nature will be hampered. Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into
the natural environment. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or
energy, such as noise, heat and light. Pollutants, the components of pollution,
can be either foreign substances or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution
is often classed as point source and non-point source pollution. One of the
greatest problems that the world is facing today is that of environmental pollution,
increasing year by year and causing grave damage to earth.
Major pollutions and their
causes:
Land Pollution – Wastes
collated at Earth’s surface, garbage on roads, industrial debris, pesticides,
insecticides, etc. Unwanted wastes lying and being decomposed release harmful
gases and lead to pollution.
Water Pollution – Wastes
disposed of in rivers, oceans act as pollutant in water bodies. Raw sewage, oil
spills, chemical refuse, etc. create poisonous water and hence lead to water
pollution.
Air pollution – Burning of
fossil fuels, release of gases from vehicles release mono-oxide,
carbon-di-oxide, industrial pollution, nuclear radiations etc. lead to air
pollution.
Noise Pollution – Vehicle
horns, loud music, construction machinery sounds, and other human activities
create noise. This affects humans and animals, their natural vegetation and
create Noise Pollution.
Thermal Pollution –
Manufacturing activities lead to rise in the temperature of water and land.
This affects marine and plant life. Such activities lead to thermal pollution.
Developmental
activities such as construction, transportation and manufacturing not only depletes
the natural resources but also produces large amounts of wastes that lead to
air, water, soil. Untreated or improperly treated waste is a major cause of
pollution of rivers and environmental degradation causing ill health and loss
of crop productivity. Human activities directly or indirectly affect the
environment adversely. Automobiles emits oxides of nitrogen, sulphur, carbon
which pollute the atmosphere. Domestic sewage and run off from the agricultural
fields laden with pesticides and fertilizers pollutes water bodies.
This
study is to find out the environmental pollution and its adverse effects faced
by a local village. This study was conducted through questionnaire and
interviews. The study enlighten me that pollution is causing great sufferings
to the people i chose. The response of the questionnaire showed that 80% people
of the people are affected by all types of pollution in one way or another.
Main problem pointed out by the people are burning of plastic wastes. Some also
mentioned the health problems caused by the pollution. 75% of the people are
affected by water pollution and 30% in t so not have enough fresh water for their
household purpose. Interesting fact is that people who uses their own well
suffers pollution caused by improper septic tanks. Old household may be having
pits instead of septic tank which causes trouble for them and the neighbors.
Most of the people agree that they throw plastic waste outside to the soil and
they complain about soil pollution themselves.
The
interview was also very informative about their problems. They didn't fail to
complain about the sound pollution caused by the public festivals and
announcements. The loud speakers cause a great level of disturbance to the
people. Another group testimony that the farmers are using fertilizers and
pesticide which is causing them regular pollution and health problems. The
people using ponds and rivers as their water source complain about the waste
dumped into the water bodies. The farmers knew about bio fertilizers but they
are not willing to use it because of it slow results. Also people agreed that
even though all these are their troubles it is not practical to avoid plastic.
The remedies for these
pollution causing problems are,
- Do
not throw industrial, farm or other waste and sewage into rivers.
- Boil
water before drinking.
- Recycling
of waste
- City
water should be treated properly.
- Dead
bodies should not be thrown in water bodies.
- Trees
should be planted along the rivers.
- Awareness
should be created among the people.
- Sewage
treatment before dumping wastes.
- Spraying
of pesticides must be reduced.
- Using
of compost instead of fertilizers.
- Reduce
combustion of fuels as the fumes result in acid rain when combined with
rain that pollute the soil.
- Reduce
use of plastic.
- Do
not litter.
- Use
dustbin
We
are aware with the different types of pollutants and their impact on our
environment. These pollutants affect humans, animals, plants and atmosphere.
Their effects are indeed many and wide-ranging. The excessive levels of
pollutants cause a lot of damage to human and animal health. For example air
pollution reduces the lung functioning, cause irritation of mouth, throat, eyes
and nose, asthma, respiratory symptoms like coughing and wheezing. We are
observing a regular increment in the temperature and express the concern for
global warming. But is that enough to stop the pollution? Are we providing a
fresh and clean atmosphere to our future generation? Answer is ‘NO’. The
problem of pollution is not the single instance; it is the group collaboration
of instances. One person cannot stop it
but it can pass to another one and trying to prevent at the best level. If we
cannot stop it completely at least we can try to cut pollution down to a size
the environment can handle.
Reference
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