What are the most powerful causes of environmental pollution?

Written By ديانا الحموري on 2014/04/20

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">ArabiaWeather.com- The world has recently witnessed a significant increase in <strong>pollution</strong> rates of all kinds. Pollution has become a cause that kills millions of lives annually and threatens the lives of others, and a problem that haunts many countries.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The elimination of a problem requires studying and researching its causes, and to get rid of the pollution problem, it is necessary to know and study its causes, so what are the causes of environmental pollution?</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> - Earthquakes and volcanoes are one of the main causes of pollution. The occurrence of volcanoes pushes huge amounts of water vapor and ash-laden gases into the air.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The natural fires that occur in many forests are one of the natural factors that lead to the deterioration of the plant environment and the elimination of vegetation.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> - Storms, winds and hurricanes that arise as a result of the cold air wrapping around the hot air, forming the atmospheric depression (hurricanes), as opposite winds push it from west to east, and the hurricane moves at a speed ranging from 45 to 60 kilometers per hour.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> - Means of transportation and communication, which is the process of the largest source of air pollution and is estimated to be responsible for half the volume of pollution or more, and the internal combustion machinery is the major responsible because of the huge number of vehicles that run with engines and can be counted in the millions in some cities.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Industrial activity. Industrial facilities contribute significantly to air pollution due to their large numbers and multiplicity of types. Industrial pollution is the second largest cause of air pollution.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> One of the most important elements of air pollution in industrial areas is the smoke emitted from burning solid fuels (coal), liquid fuels, petroleum, gaseous fuels, and natural gas.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Radioactive contamination, which is one of the most dangerous types of pollution, as it cannot be seen, smelled, or felt, as it enters the body without warning or without evidence of its presence in the first place.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Chemical weapons, on which some countries and their armies are based, such as nerve gases, caustic gases, blood gases, suffocating, luminous and tear gases, are one of the causes of air pollution.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Particles, whether liquid or solid, of very complex materials, and they are among the most widespread air pollutants, and they are generated from multiple sources and usually represent the heaviest types of dust by weight. They are emitted from mechanical work, and they also include industrial dust, ash, and the like.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Finally, we must always remember that the high intensity of air pollution has serious effects on humans, animals and plants, and it also causes great material losses, especially in industrialized countries and major cities, and we must not forget that we can all contribute to saving the earth from pollution, even if by a simple act.</p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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