Enviriomental Pollution

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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Environmental pollution is the problem in the actuality that affects all people in the world, elderly, youth and children, but although we are aware of problem we don't care.VISUAL POLLUTION: Visual pollution is the term given to unattractive and man-made visual elements of a vista, a landscape, or any other thing that a person does not feel comfortable to look at.Visual pollution is an aesthetic issue, referring to the impacts of pollution that impair one's ability to enjoy a vista or view. The term is used broadly to cover visibility, limits on the ability toview distant objects, as well as the more subjective issue of visual clutter. In other words, pollution is contamination of the environment as a result of human activities. The term pollution refersprimarily to the fouling of air, water, and land by wastes (see air pollution; water pollution; solid waste). In recent years it has come to signify a wider range of disruptions to environmental quality.Thus litter, billboards, and auto junkyards are said to constitute visual pollution; noise excessive enough to cause psychological or physical damage is considered noise pollution; and waste heat thatalters local climate or affects fish populations in rivers is designated thermal pollution. Its other reference is to "marketing advertisements".
NOISE POLLUTION: Noise pollution is excessive,displeasing human, animal, or machine-created environmental noise that disrupts the activity or balance of human or animal life. The word noise may be from the Latin word nauseas, which means disgust ordiscomfort. The source of most outdoor noise worldwide is mainly construction and transportation systems, including motor vehicle noise, aircraft noise, and rail noise. Poor urban planning may give riseto noise pollution, since side-by-side industrial and residential buildings can result in noise pollution in the residential area.
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