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Heavy Metals

Soil Pollution: A Dirty Issue

Soil pollution goes much deeper then the trash seen on the side of a road. There are many contributors to this form of pollution and the effects trickle down to other resources. Whatever gets put into the soil must go somewhere and decomposition creates a new form of contamination. There are certain [...]

Stirring up Contaminated Waters

When air, water and soil pollution end up at the bottom of a river, they usually stay relatively put unless stirred up. This is done on small scale whenever a large boat anchor puts down in a harbor without mooring. This may also be done when constructing docks or platforms for extraction or [...]

Factory Farmed Meat

Most North Americans are now familiar with the term “factory-farmed meat.” Though somewhat rhetorical in its use, it is an accurate way to describe the process that has become “conventional” ranching and animal husbandry. There are, of course, many concerns from a humane treatment standpoint, but the pollution concerns from such operations are [...]

Guide to Water Pollution

Water pollution is any chemical, physical or biological change in the quality of water that has a harmful effect on any living thing, such as animals or people that either drinks the water or uses the water or lives in the water. Water pollution is responsible for many serious illnesses and can cause harmful [...]

Causes of Water Pollution

Water pollution is a serious problem that affects everyone. Over 40% of the rivers and 46% of the lakes in America are too polluted to fish in, swim in, or maintain marine life. There are many causes of water pollution. Water pollution come from two different types of sources. A point source [...]