Environment Pollution

Earth is the only living and breathing planet in our solar system. The life of fauna and flora as well as the future of human race depends upon her wealth. However, rapid advancements in sciences, industry and unclear armaments have led considerable changes in the environment of this beautiful planet. Any abnormal change in chemical, physical and biological characteristics of environment is called pollution. The bio-sphere and the ecosystem are self-sustaining. Nature maintains a balance in land, water, air and all the living organisms in this world. Any imbalance therein causes a chain reaction leading to environment pollution. Today our environment is polluted in many ways. Among them, air pollution, water pollution, sound pollution are awfully threatening to the mankind Environment problem is a direct consequence of industrial progress. It is, therefore, more pronounced in large industrial belts. In these areas, the air gets polluted by the exhausts from automobiles and furnace, industrial soot, emission of smoke from factories etc. Decomposition of garbage and other refuse make the atmosphere heavy. Large scale accumulation of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide thus takes place in the air we breathe. Green forests purify air, but with random felling of trees, the percentage of these highly poisonous gases in the air increases. With development of industries, large amount of industrial and municipal wastes are discharged into rivers or lakes. Thus water gets polluted with toxic chemicals resulting in the death of marine lives. Emissions from refineries float on seas destroying marine lives and coastal vegetation wherever it strikes. Sound pollution, a part of our daily life affects our hearing, our nerves, our ability to work efficiently and general health. Soil pollution is also another important aspect. Factory waste, nuclear explosion, oil etc. pollute the soil and soil can’t grow crops. All these cause great damage to the health of living creatures. Steps must be taken to prevent environmental pollution for the greater welfare of mankind. Above all we must make peace with nature.