Environmental pollution is one of the major problems the world faces today. It is an issue that troubles the government and society all around the globe in terms of economically, physically and our daily lives. Besides that the contamination of the environment is also being linked to some of the diseases that are around currently. Yet, most people do not know about such problems. This signifies that environmental pollution is becoming an increasingly worse problem that needs to be taken care of as soon as possible, not only for the good of the environment but also for those who live in it.
There are several types of environmental pollution for instant, the noise, heat, light, water and chemical substances are getting polluted days by days. However the three major pollutions which worldly recognized are the water, air and land pollution. The release of chemicals (organic and inorganic) and particles from industries and factories causes the water, air and land pollution. The surface runoff, liquid spills, waste water discharge and leakage into groundwater are the main sources for water pollution. Illegal dumping of waste into the rivers, seas and other water system also add to the seriousness of water pollution. Toxins, chemicals, industrial waste and oil spill are all major sources to land pollution. Not to neglect the waste (domestic waste and industrial waste) produces by ‘us’ (humans) which are not properly disposed and causes the open dumping and over populated landfills also contribute to soil pollution.
Indeed many factors are present for why environmental pollution has become such a large issue in the world. This is because such drastic changes due to the environmental pollutions such as depletion of ozone layer, global warming and climate change are happening in the world nowadays. Not to mention the continue increase of extinction in exotic flora and fauna in the rainforest and other parts of the world. Problems like acids rains due to air pollution which corrodes the infrastructure and pose great loses in economic terms and resources (natural or manpower) to the affected countries. Others like diseases due to contamination also reported by various researchers globally. Furthermore pollution of the environment can go as far as to cause an ice age or even the complete melting of the polar ice caps, which would flood many coastal areas around the world. Both of these instances will have apocalyptic consequences if they were to occur, but scientists have reason to believe that both are possible if pollution continues to grow and does not receive any attention
However, if everyone were to address the issue it would definitely help both the environment and all life forms as there are many activities that can be done by both the common citizen to the governments of the world, which could severally improve the world’s environmental problem. Green earth projects and others efforts should be supported by everyone which would at least help to improve the situation nowadays.
Overall, this shows how serious it has become when it comes to the contamination of the environment, a possible end to the world all because of the lack of consideration of the environment and activities by humans themselves. Therefore more creative efforts should be implemented to reduce the environmental pollutions. By helping the earth in stopping the pollution in this way, one is not only helping the environment but, also himself.
By : Chew A.W.
