WHAT ARE SOME ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN A

COMMUNITY?
1. AIR POLLUTION- IS THE CONTAMINATION OF
AIR WITH HARMFUL SUBSTANCES THAT CAUSE
DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ON LIFE AND HEALTH.
DISEASES THAT ARE CAUSED BY AIRBORNE
POLLUTANTS INCLUDE LUNG DISEASES, HEART
DISEASE, EYE AND THROAT IRRITATION, AND THE
WEAKENING OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM.
2. WATER POLLUTION- IS THE CONTAMINATION
OF WATER THAT CAUSES HARMFUL EFFECTS ON
LIFE AND HEALTH, SEWAGE, CHEMICALS,
RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND OTHER SUBSTANCES
MIXING WITH FRESH WATER, CAUSES
CONTAMINATION. POLLUTED WATER IS A GREAT
 SOURCE OF BACTERIA AND GERMS THAT CAUSE
MANY DISEASES LIKE HEPATITIS, INTESTINAL
DISORDERS, AND AMOEBIASIS. POLLUTED WATER
IS HARMFUL TO ALL LIVING ORGANISMS SUCH AS
PLANTS, FROGS, FISH, REPTILES, BIRDS, AND
SMALL OR LARGE MAMMALS.
3. NOISE POLLUTION- IS THE EXCESSIVE SOUND
THAT CAUSES HEARING LOSS, STRESS, FATIGUE,
IRRITABILITY, TENSION, HEADACHE, AND HIGH
BLOOD PRESSURE. NOISE POLLUTION ALSO
CAUSES ACCIDENTS BY PREVENTING PEOPLE TO
CONCENTRATE AND PERFORM.
4. LAND POLLUTION- IS THE DEGRADATION OF
THE EARTH’S SURFACE THROUGH THE MISUSE
OF ALL SOIL THROUGH POOR AGRICULTURAL
ACTIVITIES, MINING, INDUSTRIAL WASTE
DISPOSAL, AND INDISCRIMINATE DISPOSAL OF
URBAN WASTE.