Pollution

Pollution is “too much of something at the wrong place” and environmental pollution is generally defined as the unfavourable alternations of our surrounding through the various actions of man himself. The undesirable and excessive substances that are released As, the by-products of man’s actions, can affect air, water and land and adversely affect the natural quality of our environment. Substances that are responsible for the alterations of the environment are called pollutants and the total chain actions as “environmental pollution”. Hence the man himself is the real cause of environmental pollution. Environmental pollution can be well understood if we study its sources and effects. There are pollutions of air, water, soil, noise and radioactive wastes. The study of each type will give the real picture.

Pollution is an undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a sequence of human activities. Pollution is one of the major problems of the modern world. Soil, water and air pollution have increased manifold. Now noise pollution has also increased. There are many causes of pollution. Industrialization is the major cause. Industrial waste steps to minimize pollution.