“Pollution is the forerunner of perdition”.

(John Trapp)
To pollute means to contaminate or make something impure. Pollution spoils
the beauty and purity of things. Man has made tremendous progress. he has
invented wonderful gadgets to facilitate and ease his life. These amazing
devices have polluted his association with nature.

No doubt, whistling trains, speedy vehicles that race on the roads and
aeroplanes that cover miles of distances in the twinkling of an eye are an
advantage but they have polluted the atmosphere in which we breathe. Smoke
which emits from these running and flying toys pollutes the air which is a cause
of innumerable diseases of lungs and respiratory system.

We love to decorate our houses and make our life luxurious but this luxury is at
the cost of natural beauty. All the electronic devices give out such rays as are
hazardous to our health. We are living in a mechanical world – the world which
is explicitly friendly to us but implicitly harmful. They are our friends but, as a
matter of fact, they have made us a host of diseases.

There’s so much pollution in the air now that if it weren’t

for our lungs there’d no place to put it all. (Robert Orben)
The abundance of production is required to suffice the needs of the growing
population. Fertilizers, insecticides, pesticides and mechanized farming are quite
common and widespread. Sufficiency is the need of the hour, but all these
tactics have ruined purity and worth of natural things. Lands are cultivated and
they fail to produce the required quantity because of incessant cultivation. The
use of these substances for a long time has proved damaging.

Factories which produce hundreds of articles of daily use are letting out
poisonous fumes which contaminate the earth’s atmosphere and water. This
contaminated water is supplied to crops and hence, proves damaging to health.
Health is wealth which we are losing.
Excavation for various purposes has taken out minerals from the earth. This
earth is losing its strength and it is being polluted by man for construction of
houses, markets and offices. We are spoiling nature and pulling pollution in
various forms.

Ozone, a protective layer which strains harmful rays and preserves our
existence is being depleted by pollution. The need of the hour is to take
measures to control pollution in order to preserve the future of our succeeding
generations.

To conclude, we can say that pollution has become a social problem. The
government should take practical measures to cope with this mushrooming
menace. But the efforts of the government alone can not suffice to address this
issue. It calls forth public awareness and active participation of the individuals
as well.

The health effects of air pollution imperil human lives.

This fact is well-documented. (Eddie Bernice Johnson)