Pollution

Sources of visual pollution:

• Power lines
• Construction areas
• Billboards and advertising
• Neglected areas or objects such as polluted vacant fields or abandoned buildings

"Preventing Pollution In Our Seas"

Most of us only think of the land pollution & not the water If you were to scan the sea, you would find lots of rubbish. Especially PLASTIC!!! The question is "What are the causes of plastic pollution?" So I will talk about the sea's plastic pollution. To start with, I'll talk about how our fish take it. I'll go straight to the point. 700 000 kilograms of rubbish and plastics are just tipped into the deep waters of our sea. A regular plastic six-pack ring, for example, could last 450 years. This is because plastic takes so long to break down, especially at sea. The amount floating around in our oceans is constantly rising. Plastic Pollution is increasing the damage of sea life. Plastic bags are being mistaken for Jelly fish and food. This means that turtles and other animals eat the plastic bags, choke and die. Fishing Line, rope, plastic six-pack rings and Fishing Nets also get sea creatures tangled and choked to their death. Boats are using large nets in areas that shouldn't be fished in. For example, areas that contain turtles. People are also using long curtain nylon nets beneath the water, against the current. This means the fish get pulled by the current into the nets getting trapped. Now I will talk about the type of rubbish that is dumped into our sea. Sharps such as glass bottles or beer bottles are awful, especially if they are broken. Even if we swim in the sea, we could cut our feet on these sharp objects. It's not very nice. People are also finding large objects like drums (Large tins) That may have some dangerous liquid or objects inside. These tins are usually old and rusty. Scientists have proven that 86% yes that's 86 percent of ocean pollution is Plastic. If you think that it doesn't matter, then think again. Did you know the great barrier reef will be dead by 2050 from pollution and high sea temperature's? This is why we need to keep Australia clean.

The solution to noise pollution is,

1. To restrict vehicular horns upto a certain frequency, no high frequency horns must be sold in the markets. 2. Have large size banners or boards with no horn or limited horn symbols 3. Educate students, employees, drivers of all vehicles about the noise pollution in masses. 4. Start off huge rallies against noise pollution 5. Have sound detectors near offices, hospitals, educational institutions and residential areas. 6. Punish those who violate this rule by imposing fine. 7. Keep factories far from cities areas. 8. Proper city management of cities and towns should be done.
Some towns and cities actually have laws and limist as to the noise pollution that its citizens can make. Other places, like golf courses or nature reserves, are also considered to be "quieter" places with less noise pollution. There are some things that all people can do to help lower their own levels of noise pollution that they - and hopefully others around them - produce.

*Rake leaves by hand, don't use a noisy leaf blower.

*Trim bushes or shrubs by hand, don't use a noisy bush trimmer.

*Sound proof rooms that might have music conducted in them, like a room with a piano or if someone in the hosue plays drums or guitar or whatever. This can be done simply with curtains, window inserts, carpeting, and closing windows and doors.

*Don't blast music on the radio or computer or speakers. Be considerate of your own ears and those of other around you.

*Don't slam doors / car doors, close them eaily and with only as much force as needed. (People don't usually think of this, but imagine - how loud is it when you slam your car door? Pretty tolerable. But imagine thousands of people doing so. Now that can start to get loud.

*Turn off the TV or radio when you aren't actually fully listening to it.

*Train your dog not to bark so much.

*Don't yell. Have civil conversations. Call someone or go find them instead of yelling across the street for them, for example.

*Plant trees and bushes around you house. They help keep the air clean, absorb sound, give privacy, and add nice design and looks to a house.

*Do noisy things (dishes, hammering, ect.) over or on a rubber mat to reduce noise.

*Put carpets, rugs, mats, throw rugs, ect. in your house / mats outside.

*Put fabric window coverings instead of plastic or wooden shades / blinds.

*Don't rev up a motorcycle or car unless it is actually needed for the drive.

*Don't beep your carn horn "just because", make sure it is a legitamate reason.
We can control noise pollution by not listening songs in loudspeaker

Environmental pollution is the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat, or light. Pollutants, the elements of pollution, can be foreign substances or energies, or naturally occurring; when naturally occurring, they are considered contaminants when they exceed natural levels. Pollution is often classed as point source or non-point source pollution. The Blacksmith Institute issues an annual list of the world's worst polluted places. In the 2007 issues the ten top nominees are located in Azerbaijan, China, India, Peru, Russia, Ukraine, and Zambia.

Environmental Pollution is an international journal that focuses on papers that report results from original research on the distribution and ecological effects of pollutants in air, water and soil environments and new techniques for their study and measurement. Findings from re-examination and interpretation of existing data are also included.

The editors are focusing on papers that provide new insights into environmental processes and or the effects of pollutants.