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Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. | Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. | ||
Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat or light. | |||
Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution. | |||
Contents [hide] | Contents [hide] | ||
1 Ancient cultures | 1 Ancient cultures | ||
2 Urban pollution | 2 Urban pollution | ||
3 Forms of pollution | 3 Forms of pollution -- | ||
4 Pollutants | 4 Pollutants | ||
5 Cost of pollution | 5 Cost of pollution |
Revision as of 13:43, 30 May 2015
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.
Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat or light.
Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution.
Contents [hide]
1 Ancient cultures
2 Urban pollution
3 Forms of pollution --
4 Pollutants
5 Cost of pollution
6 Sources and causes
7 Effects
7.1 Human health
7.2 Environment
7.3 Environmental health information
8 Regulation and monitoring
9 Pollution control
9.1 Practices
9.2 Pollution control devices
10 Perspectives
11 Greenhouse gases and global warming
12 Most polluted places in the developing world
13 See also
14 References
15 External links
Subcategories
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Pages in category "Pollution"
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- George E. Brown Jr
- Going Green
- Google Earth Timelapse
- Green Politics 360
- Green Politics with GreenPolicy360
- Green Stories of the Day
- Green Stories of the Day - GreenPolicy360 Archive
- GreenPolicy360 Archive Highlights 2013
- GreenPolicy360 Archive Highlights 2014
- GreenPolicy360 Archive Highlights 2015
- GreenPolicy360 Archive Highlights 2016
- GreenPolicy360 Archive Highlights 2017
- GreenPolicy360 Archive Highlights 2018
- GreenPolicy360 Archive Highlights 2019
- GreenPolicy360 Archive Highlights 2020
- GreenPolicy360 Archive Highlights 2023
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