Land pollution

Land pollution is pollution of the Earth’s natural land surface by industrial, commercial, domestic and agricultural activities.

What are the sources of land pollution?

Some of the main contributors to land pollution are:

• Chemical and nuclear plants
• Industrial factories
• Oil refineries
• Human sewage
• Oil and antifreeze leaking from cars
• Mining
• Littering
• Overcrowded landfills
• Deforestation
• Construction debris

Facts about Land Pollution

Here are a few facts about land pollution:

• Every year one American produces over 3285 pounds of hazardous waste
• Land pollution causes us to lose 24 billion tons of top soil every year
• Americans generate 30 billion foam cups, 220 million tires and 1.8 billion disposable diapers every year
• We throw away enough trash every day to fill 63,000 garbage trucks
• Every day Americans throw away 1 million bushels of litter out their car window
• Over 80% of items in landfills can be recycled, but they’re not

Water pollution

Water pollution is the introduction of chemical, biological and physical matter into large bodies of water that degrade the quality of life that lives in it and consumes it.

What are the sources of water pollution?

Some of the main contributors to water pollution are:

• Factories
• Refineries
• Waste treatment facilities
• Mining
• Pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers
• Human sewage
• Oil spills
• Failing septic systems
• Soap from washing your car
• Oil and antifreeze leaking from cars
• Household chemicals
• Animal waste

Facts about Water Pollution

Here are a few facts about water pollution:

• Over two-thirds of U.S. estuaries and bays are severely degraded because of nitrogen and phosphorous pollution
• Every year almost 25% of U.S. beaches are closed at least once because of water pollution
• Over 73 different kinds of pesticides have been found in the groundwater that we eventually use to drink
• 1.2 trillion gallons of sewage, stormwater and industrial waste are discharged into U.S. waters every year
• 40% of U.S. rivers are too polluted for aquatic life to survive
• Americans use over 2.2 billion pounds of pesticides every year, which eventually washes into our rivers and lakes

Air pollution

Air pollution is the accumulation of hazardous substances into the atmosphere that danger human life and other living matter.

What are the sources of air pollution?

Some of the main contributors to air pollution are:

• Automobile emissions
• Tobacco smoke
• Combustion of coal
• Acid rain
• Noise pollution from cars and construction
• Power plants
• Manufacturing buildings
• Large ships
• Paint fumes
• Aerosol sprays
• Wildfires
• Nuclear weapons

Facts about Air Pollution

Here are a few facts about air pollution:

• Almost 232 million different types of vehicles are driven by U.S. citizens every day, adding greenhouse gases into the air
• U.S. vehicle emissions contribute 45% to global warming
• The average adult consumes 3,000 gallons of polluted air every day
• Vehicle exhaust contributes to 60% of carbon monoxide emissions in the U.S. and up to 95% in large cities
• Every year 335,000 Americans die of lung cancer, which is a direct result of air pollution

What is pollution?

Pollution is when water, air or land becomes very dirty. Pollution can come in 4 different types effecting different types of areas in the world. Air pollution effects the air, water pollution effects the water and marine life, land pollution effects the land destroying life and the enviroment and there is also noise pollution that can effect our hearing.We all contribute to pollution in some way or another. Whether it be with a large amount or small amount we can still cause major damage to our health and the enviroment. Although we all contribute to help stop the increase of pollution. Very little people realize that pollution is very harmful because they don't think of the enviroment, themselves and other people and what it can do.Pollution is an important factor to our lives. It involves our society and all other animals. Pollution is gradually destroying our planet and is gradually killing ourselves too. Like air pollution, smog and acid rain is a killer to all of us. It destroys marine life, our own health and destroys historical monuments and statues.

Pollution

                               Every year in the U.S. factories release over 3 million tons of toxic chemicals into the land, air and water. This hazardous waste causes us to lose over 15 million acres of land every year, it leads to respiratory complications and other health problems and it makes our rivers and lakes too polluted for us to swim in and drink.
But factories are only part of the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused by industrial and commercial waste, agriculture practices, everyday human activities and most notably, modes of transportation. No matter where you go and what you do, there are remnants of pollution.