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(RM Report) Impact of Pollution Control (Arvind)
(RM Report) Impact of Pollution Control (Arvind)
Summary
Introduction
Literature review
Impact of pollution on environment
Sources of pollution
Types of pollution
Research design/Methodology
Effect & solution on environment
Consequences of pollution on human
health.
Effect on global warming
Depletion of ozone layer
Sampling size
Control & prevention on pollution
Hypothesis Testing
Decomposition & biodegradable
Data Analysis/Interpretation
Limitation of Study
Conclusion
Reference
Questionnaire
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Summary
The Pollution Prevention Act focused industry, government,
and public attention on reducing the amount of pollution
through cost-effective changes in production, operation, and
raw materials use. Opportunities for source reduction are often
not realized because of existing regulations, and the industrial
resources required for compliance, focus on treatment and
disposal.
Source reduction is fundamentally different and more
desirable than waste management or pollution control. Source
reduction refers to practices that reduce hazardous substances
from being released into the environment prior to recycling,
treatment or disposal. The term includes equipment or
technology modifications, process or procedure modifications,
reformulation or redesign of products, substitution of raw
materials, and improvements in housekeeping, maintenance,
training, or inventory control.
The Committee wishes to
emphasize that our atmosphere connects all regions of the
globe, and pollution emissions within any country can affect
populations, ecosystems, and climate properties well beyond
national borders. Likewise, measures taken to decrease
emissions in any region can have benefits that are distributed
across the Northern Hemisphere.
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Introduction
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Pollutant Any substance which causes pollution is called a
pollutant. A Pollutant may thus include any chemical or geochemical
(dust, sediment, grit etc.) substance, biotic component or its
product, or physical factor (heat) that is released intentionally by
man into the environment in such a concentration that may have
adverse harmful or unpleasant effects.
Types of pollutant
1) Deposited matter. Smoke, tar, dust, etc.
4) Fluorides
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6) Agrochemicals. Biocides (like pesticides, herbicides, fungicides,
nematicides, bactericides, weedicides etc. and fertilizers.
Literature review
The current status of the research of report is been as on the
purpose of effect of pollution on the environment, human health
and as well as global warming. Which is directly effecting the
environment of earth and depletion of ozone layer which is being
becoming most harmful for the earth surrounding. The major issue
which is being measured on the daily basis, the graphical
measurement of increasing the pollution as in the multiple percent
of pollution in each year which is increasing a large number of
patient relate to human disease mainly in the respiratory system.
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NO,), Sulphur (SO,), carbon monoxide, halogens, (chlorine, bromine,
iodine) Acids droplets. Sulphuric acid, nitric acid etc. Fluorides
Metals. Mercury, lead, iron, zinc, nickel, tin, cadmium, chromium
etc.
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such as water and air. Indeed, without it, or if they were present on
different quantities, animals – including humans – and plants could
not survive. We can identify several types of pollution on Earth: air
pollution, water pollution and soil pollution.
Sources of pollution
source pollution is defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) as “any single identifiable source of pollution from
which pollutants are discharged Another way of classifying
pollution is by the sector of human activity that produces it. Before
we look at the various sectors, there is an important distinction to
be made about pollution sources. Sources of pollution can be
categorized as point or non-point sources.
Point sources are identifiable points or places that you can easily
locate. An example is a diesel truck that produces visible black
exhaust fumes from its tailpipe. Liquid waste released from a pipe
into a river.
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Types of pollution
1) Air pollution
2) Water pollution
3) Soil pollution
4) Noise pollution
5) Radioactive pollution
6) Light pollution
7) Thermal pollution
8) Visual pollution
Air pollution
is the contamination of the natural air by mixing it with
different pollutants such as harmful fumes and chemicals. This
contamination can be caused by gases emitted by vehicles or from
burning material or harmful fumes emitted as a byproduct of
industries. The higher the concentration of air pollutants, the harder
it to remove it effectively through natural cycles. The higher
concentrations also result in breathing problems for living things.
Some effects include increase in smog, higher rain acidity, crop
depletion from inadequate oxygen, and higher rates of asthma.
According to experts, global warming is one of the biggest side
effects of air pollution.
Water pollution
is the contamination of the water on Earth. It includes
contamination by pollutants such as chemical, bacterial or
particulate that reduces the purity of the water. Oil seepage as well
as littering is one of the most common forms of pollution. Water
pollution occurs in lakes, oceans, rivers and even underground
reservoirs. Water pollution is one of the most dangerous from of
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pollution as it decreases the amount of drinkable water that is
available. It can also reduce the amount of water that can be used
for irrigation as well as harm the wildlife that depend on the water.
Soil pollution
also known as land pollution is the contamination of
the soil or the land that prevents growth of natural life, which
includes land used for cultivating, wildlife as well as habitation.
Common causes of soil pollution include non-sustainable farming
practices, hazardous wastage and seepage into the soil, mining as
well as littering. Soil pollution can result in reduced growth of
agriculture as well as poisoning of the land and nearby water.
Noise pollution
is the loud noises that is created by human activity that disrupts the
standard of living in the affected area. Pollution can stem from
things such as traffic, railroads, concerts, loud music, airplanes,
fireworks etc. Any noise that disrupts the ability of a person to
perform can be termed as noise pollution. This can result in
temporary or permanent loss of hearing as well as disturbances to
wildlife.
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Radioactive pollution
Light pollution
Thermal pollution
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Earth. The earth has a natural thermal cycle, but excessive
temperatures can result in long term effects. The rising
temperatures can be a result of deforestation, power plants, high
carbon footprint, etc. While, slight changes in temperature is
common in nature, faster changes in the temperature can result in
loss of wildlife as well as reduction of water.
Visual pollution
Fighting pollution might seem like a daunting task for one person,
even doing a little bit often helps. Reduce water wastage or
consuming less light or even not littering can result in reducing
pollution massively.
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Research Design/ Methodology
Effect on environment
The polluting gases mentioned above have an interesting effect
on climate. Essentially, these gases form a veil around the planet
which holds heat in, increasing the overall temperature of the
planet. The rise in planetary temperature, or global warming, is not
immediately noticeable. However, even a rise of a few degrees’
Centigrade causes catastrophic changes in weather. This is
happening now.
Pollen has increased. It is ironic, but even with fewer trees in the
world; the increase of carbon dioxide emissions induces plants
such as ragweed and many trees to produce more pollen than
ever before. This has resulted in rampant allergies across the
world, affecting the health of billions of people.
One of the solutions to tamp out carbon monoxide emissions
from coal burning power plants was and still is to use radioactive
power plants. While this does cut down on gas emissions
significantly, there is radioactive waste which causes various
cancers to bloom in major cities and small towns all around while
destroying ecosystems entirely.
Global temperature has risen significantly over the years. The
protective atmosphere is further being polluted by methane gas
released from melting icecaps. This is causing rampant weather
issues around the planet.
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Solution of effect on environment
Gas emission pollution is being mitigated in a variety of ways with
car emission control, electric and hybrid vehicles and public
transportation systems. Not all major cities have successful
implementation and decent public transportation in place, but
the world is working on this issue constantly and we have
managed to reduce emissions profoundly over the last decade.
There is much catching up to do.
Wind power is coming into play. This may not seem like much at
first, but when you get about 100 feet off the ground, there is a
great deal of wind up there. By building wind turbines to harvest
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natural wind energy, electricity is produced. Wind turbine power
and solar power are both powerful forces against fossil fuel
power and radioactive power. The one problem here is power
companies. They want to stay with radioactive power plants
because they actually can’t be removed. It has become the
crusades of many individuals and small corporations to make the
switch and there are plenty of people following this as
populations cry out for help.
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shows the various effects of air pollution on the human body. Sulfur
dioxide is the most serious and widespread air pollutant. Its lower
concentration is a cause of spasms in the smooth muscle of
bronchioles and its higher concentration induces increased mucus
production.
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annual cost of plant damage caused by air pollution in USA alone has
been estimated to be in the range of 1 to 2 billion dollars. The most
dramatic early instances of plant damage were seen in the total
destruction of vegetation by sulfur dioxide in the areas surrounding
smelters.
On Atmosphere:
Some of the effects of air pollution on atmospheric conditions, such
as effect on ozone layer, greenhouse effect, etc., have already been
discussed. There is an increase in the carbon dioxide concentration
in the air due to increased combustion of fossil fuels. Carbon dioxide
absorbs heat strongly and the radiative cooling effect of the earth is
thus decreased.
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Effect on global warming
1.Global Warming Cause Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel
burning power plants: Our ever increasing addiction to electricity
from coal burning power plants releases enormous amounts of
carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. 40% of U.S. CO2 emissions
come from electricity production, and burning coal accounts for 93%
of emissions from the electric utility industry. Every day, more
electric gadgets flood the market, and without widespread
alternative energy sources, we are highly dependent on burning coal
for our personal and commercial electrical supply.
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levels of methane released into the atmosphere is increasing.
Another source of methane is methane clathrate, a compound
containing large amounts of methane trapped in the crystal
structure of ice. As methane escapes from the Arctic seabed, the
rate of global warming will increase significantly.
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6. Global Warming Effect: Rise in sea levels worldwide: Scientists
predict an increase in sea levels worldwide due to the melting of two
massive ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland, especially on
the East coast of the U.S. However, many nations around the world
will experience the effects of rising sea levels, which could displace
millions of people. One nation, the Maldives, is already looking for a
new home, thanks to rising sea levels.
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10. Global Warming Effect Disappearance of coral reefs: that in a
worst case, coral populations will collapse by 2100 due to increased
temperatures and ocean acidification and its effects. The ‘bleaching’
of corals from small but prolonged rises in sea temperature is a
severe danger for ocean ecosystems, and many other species in the
oceans rely on coral reefs for their survival.
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fires. Manufactures thought the chemicals were inert and not
harmful to the environment.
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Methyl bromide (CH3Br) It is a very effective pesticide that is used
to fumigate soils and in many crops. Given its content in Br damages
the ozone layer and has an ozone depletion potential of 0.6. In many
countries dates have been set around 2000, from which it will be
banned.
Sampling size
Control & Prevention on pollution
1.Combustible solid wastes should be burnt in incinerators. This
method does not solve the problem in a real sense because in this,
solid waste is being converted into gaseous wastes causing air
pollution. Unless it is properly controlled, incineration may cause
more nuisance.
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3. Non-combustible solid waste materials like ash, rubbish, tins, glass
pieces if not recoverable for usual purposes should be disposed of
by landfill method in low-lying areas.
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11. Waste management is based on principle of ‘3Rs’ i.e. Reduce,
Recycle and Reuse. Used boxes, bags, plastics and bottles should be
reused whenever possible.
Hypothesis Testing
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management municipal waste or industry waste, because of the
similar toxic and chemical characteristics to that of biological and
chemical weapons. Understanding how the decomposition and
treatment of these wastes are actually done, we clarify the issues of
the hazardous waste management and discuss on the possibility to
develop the new degradation and treatment method for biological
and chemical weapons.
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aluminum cans, synthetic fibers, glass objects, iron products and
silver foils are non-biodegradable pollutants.
Data Analysis/Interpretation
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NUMBER OF POLLUTED CITIES
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Table showing the amount of Pollutant generated due to
Bio-Mass burning across various States of India
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Limitation of Study
Due to time and cost constraints we could not deploy a primary
source for data collection. We were not in a position to deploy
primary pollution data collection by deploying near ground level
monitoring system that are typically used in advanced countries
for such Pollution studies.
They help accur ately capture the level pollution contri buted
maximum by plastic, garbage etc.
we had to live with a very small data size rendering the data
unusable for any kind of analysis.
Since the Analysis & Mode ls were built specifically for all state
level of pollution.
Since the Models were built on rather small data size (about a
year), the models need to be strengthened with data. Till then,
the Models are likely to work in a larger range, the variance is
likely to be higher.
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Conclusion
The only reason of these research report is to improve the
environment condition is being getting damage day-by-day with
hazardous, bio product and chemical waste which is being produced
in such harmful way. In current 21th century and our upcoming
generation has to face such thing if they have not taken a serious
action against such issue, and this is going to create a lots of trouble
and harmful damage to human health as well as environment of the
earth.
Since, the causes of pollution have some lots demerits which
can bring a dangerous and destruction consequences for our life.so,
the only reason of this report on seeing the pollution of surrounding
to take a prevention over pollution and create an eco-friendly
environment and stop using plastic bags and stop cutting down the
three and from now we will plant a one tree to protect us and our
coming generation and earth.
Reference
The source of this research is been prepared from book POLLUTION-
Opposing viewpoint, internet and survey in the local area of Kanpur
city which is one name from the list of most polluted city just
because this is the junkyard of old lather producing company and
they were collapse due to some reason. In current time the problem
related with the pollution and pollutant which is nowhere days
become a big problem.
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QUESTIONNAIRE
RESPONDENT
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PERSONAL PROFILE
[ ] Yes [ ] No
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Question
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OBJECTIVES
[ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Maybe
MEASUREMENT
[ ] Increases in
[ ] Decreases in
[ ] Both
[ ] Decomposition
[ ] All of above
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ENDORSE SATISFACTION
[ ] AMAZING
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