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Pollution, in one sense, is the introduction of contaminants into an environment, of whatever predetermined or agreed upon proportions or frame of reference, that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms therein. [1] Pollution can be in the form of chemical substances, or energy such as noise, heat, or light. Pollutants can be naturally occurring substances or energies, but are considered contaminants when in excess of natural levels. Pollution is often categorized into point source and nonpoint source pollution. In another sense, pollution is a term for any substance introduced into an ecology that causes instability and breakdown of the life or reproductive forces of said system. A substance as common and generally healthy as water can become a "pollutant" at high enough concentrations, e.g. if a human were to drink excessive amounts, leading to a burden on physical systems, a breakdown of such systems, and potentially leading to death. Water has been used in just such a way in suicide attempts and successes. In an even broader application of the concept, excessive noise "pollution" and exposure is used in military exercises to induce imbalance in the subject's mental ecology, causing malfunction and psychosis. Pollution control is a term used in environmental management. It means the control of emissions and effluents into air, water or soil. Without pollution controls the undesirable waste products from human consumption, industrial production, agricultural activities, mining, transportation and other sources will accumulate or disperse and degrade the natural environment. In the hierarchy of controls, pollution prevention and waste minimization are more desirable than pollution control. The major forms of pollution are listed below along with the particular pollutants relevant to each of them
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1. Government Agency Warns of Naturally Occurring Asbestos as Pollutant
October 22, 2008
Government Agency Warns of Naturally Occurring Asbestos as Pollutant Officials with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recently published a study in the October 2008 issue of Chemical Science about naturally occurring asbestos (NOA), which is becoming more of a threat and an increasing pollutant within the environment.
According to researchers from the organization, naturally occurring asbestos is the name that describes "the silicate minerals serpentine and amphibole" that can form extremely thin crystals in patterns similar to that of cotton or silk, with ext... (read more)
Author: Peter Kent
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2. Moisturizers and Cosmetics Can Be Your Skin's Worst Pollutant
September 17, 2008
If an evil genius wished to harm the skin of women, he could not have devised a better tool than cosmetics. Rubbing more oils into the skin is the worst possible thing an acne sufferer can do.
Some cosmetic ingredients are so potent that they can induce a form of acne even in women who are not otherwise genetically acne-prone. In fact, one out of every three women can expect to be affected by the condition dermatologists are now calling acne cosmetica. It is no small problem. Acne cosmetica may be affecting 30 million women in this country. While no one in the beauty industry set out to i... (read more)
Author: Melanie Vasseur
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3. Looking for Green Toys In All the Wrong Place
August 15, 2008
Tag:china toys,Green Toys From:http://www.buy-china-toys.com/
The assignment sounded easy enough: Go around to area stores to find “green toys” and check them out, seeing if they were of good quality and fun to play with. Figuring that eco-friendly and “green” are popular trends now, (I think even dust is now being marketed as “organic, naturally occurring particle balls”), I guessed I’d be inundated with items proclaiming to be “good for the Earth” and “pollutant-free.” I even wondered how I’d be able to narrow it down in just one article, choosing only the best, most interesting I co... (read more)
Author: ut ut1
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4. Does Reverse Osmosis Remove Pharmaceuticals From Water Supply?
July 24, 2008
Pharmaceuticals in the water supply is becoming a major problem in the US and other countries. Pharmaceuticals can end up in the water supply through several methods and the result is a health risk for anyone who is not filtering their tap water with a good quality water filter.
Many people have a reverse osmosis type water filter and thus think they are safe from pharmaceuticals in the water. But does reverse osmosis remove pharmaceuticals from water? Or is some of this harmful pollutant still getting through? This article takes a look at what sort of pharmaceuticals are entering the wat... (read more)
Author: Andre Sylvester
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5. Dry Body Oil Spray
July 12, 2008
Properly caring for your skin can ensure that it vestige supple and healthy. There are many different tools you can use to keep your skin in best condition. A dry body oil spray should have the right vitamins for you to assert healthy skin. Vitamins A, D and E serve as antioxidants. Vitamin also fights environmental deface from pollution or UV rays, and can keep you from developing pollutant-related complications such as cancer. Vitamin A nutritious helps your eyesight. But, not so many people know that it is also essential for healthy skin. It gives a good lift to your immune system, which i... (read more)
Author: Juliet Cohen
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6. Natural skin care recipes for your beauty
June 27, 2008
Because of pollutant, weather changing, and even busy activity can decrease your beauty. Having a skin treatment may cost expensive, but it can cost cheaper if you know how to do and look around your surrounding. You can get a cheap skin treatment by having a natural skin care recipes from nature resources.
Here are some natural skin care recipes that can be applied for your skin treatment, anti wrinkle treatment, apple and honey face mask, avocado and banana scrub, carrot face mask, exfoliate for sensitive skin, glowing radiant skin treatment, tropical face mask, and others. For natural ... (read more)
Author: wina est
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7. Better Cheaper Non-woven Bags from MadeinChina.com
June 02, 2008
Non-woven bags are environmental friendly bags which are becoming noticed as the new great bag packaging alternatives. They contain no poisonous pollutant and can be recycled. We have a great list of non-woven bags on our website. To find business opportunities of it, www.madeinchina.com can help.
Non-Woven Bags Hot in 2008 With the enforcement of the world’s environment policies, people have to say goodbye to our conventional plastic bags in daily use. People may be shocked to face the fact at the first time because we do not know how to deal with the daily stuff without plastic bags. H... (read more)
Author: lei shu
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8. Better Cheaper Non-woven Bags from MadeinChina.com
June 02, 2008
Non-Woven Bags Hot in 2008 With the enforcement of the world’s environment policies, people have to say goodbye to our conventional plastic bags in daily use. People may be shocked to face the fact at the first time because we do not know how to deal with the daily stuff without plastic bags. However, we do not have to worry about it at all. New innovative bags are entering people’s life with more environmental technologies. These bags are called non-woven bags which contain no poisonous pollutant and can be recycled. These environmental friendly bags are becoming noticed as the new great bag... (read more)
Author: ji changyin
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9. Best Buy Non-woven Bags from Made in China.com
May 07, 2008
Non-woven bags are environmental friendly bags which are becoming noticed as the new great bag packaging alternatives. They contain no poisonous pollutant and can be recycled. We have a great list of non-woven bags on our website. To find business opportunities of it, www.madeinchina.com can help.
Non-Woven Bags Hot in 2008 With the enforcement of the world’s environment policies, people have to say goodbye to our conventional plastic bags in daily use. People may be shocked to face the fact at the first time because we do not know how to deal with the daily stuff without plastic bags.... (read more)
Author: lei shu
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10. Best Buy Non-woven Bags from Made in China.com
May 05, 2008
Non-Woven Bags Hot in 2008 With the enforcement of the world’s environment policies, people have to say goodbye to our conventional plastic bags in daily use. People may be shocked to face the fact at the first time because we do not know how to deal with the daily stuff without plastic bags. However, we do not have to worry about it at all. New innovative bags are entering people’s life with more environmental technologies. These bags are called non-woven bags which contain no poisonous pollutant and can be recycled. These environmental friendly bags are becoming noticed as the new great bag... (read more)
Author: ji changyin
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11. Stormwater Training for Construction Industry
March 16, 2008
Stormwater Training for Construction Industry Sediment and chemical pollutants from construction sites pose a major threat to the environment. If a construction site covers an area of one acre or more then the operators or owners are required by law to apply for and obtain permit coverage under the National Pollutant Discharge Eliminations System (BPDES). A violation of the construction general permit regulations can result in civil or criminal penalties and imprisonment too. Hence the need for a ‘Certified Compliance Inspector of Stormwater’ for stormwater management is mandatory f... (read more)
Author: Laurie Demers
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12. Water Powered Car
March 07, 2008
For more than 100 years, the car as we know it has been using oil derivates to function. Gasoline and diesel both have significant power levels when ignited, they were relatively easy to obtain and for a long time their prices have been low enough to be widely available.
However, they have one large disadvantage: the gases that result after their ignition are very pollutant and contribute to the global warming symptoms. For several years now, scientists have been trying to find alternatives to oil and oil derivates for greener, fuel-efficient cars. You could one day use water to fuel you... (read more)
Author: dennis james
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13. Global Warming Warning-The End As Jesus Saw It
January 23, 2008
When you receive the Seal you will recognize global warming for what it is: the sign of the end-times. This is the end of the world coming, and you will prepare yourself accordingly.
Temperatures are on the rise and have been especially climbing in the last 10 to 20 years. The main culprit is carbon dioxide, a pollutant being emitted in great amounts by countries like the United States.
In fact, the US has been the world's biggest polluter with CO2 for a while now. China has recently claimed the infamous title as being another great polluter with its rising industrial growth. ... (read more)
Author: Jason Witt
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14. Bureacratic Pollutant
December 20, 2007
Advancing technology has brought with it lots of nifty toys and tools but nothing comes for free. The trade-off is some of the worst environmental pollution in human history.
Likewise, the highly structured and organised system of government that helps our lives to run so smoothly and easily (bless the wheelie bins) has brought with it huge levels of bureaucracy. Death by 1000 lashes – of red tape.
Both environmental pollution and bureaucratic pollution have the same effect on their environments; they stifle diversity of species (or ideas), create a stagnant environment in whi... (read more)
Author: John Mason
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15. Seaweed to Slow Soaring Temps
December 09, 2007
When you receive the Seal you begin to care for the environment of the earth. Scientists are doing this too, looking at a new idea--absorbing the pollutant carbon dioxide with seaweed.
There is a global warming conference going on in Bali right now, the second weekend in December 2007, and some scientists there have unveiled their ideas that seaweed could help fight global warming.
Reforestation is essential to fighting global warming. But there is a new plan which may soon be considered just as essential. That plan is to use the seas as "carbon sinks" to absorb greenhouse g... (read more)
Author: Jason Witt
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16. Is Nuclear Power a Source of Green Energy
July 11, 2007
It is true that nuclear energy may be classed as sustainable, renewable and does not pollute the atmosphere while it is providing energy.
But:- Nuclear power stations produce radioactive waste which is a pollutant that can be harmful for centuries. Fairly small amounts can be stored relatively safely but over time the amounts will increase. Then what do we do with them? Does that qualify it to be Green Energy?
Storage is only relatively safe. Bury it and it could still be exposed by earthquakes, landslips, procured by terrorist organisations. Green Energy should be totally Green. ... (read more)
Author: Theodora Cochrane
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17. From Junk to Gem: Auto Parts Soon to Fuel World's First Emission-Free Recycling Machine
June 13, 2007
Soon your old and worn GMC condenser won’t be just another junk in somebody’s junkyard.
Gershow Recycling, one of the world's largest recyclers, has reportedly agreed to receive the world's first 100 percent emission- and pollutant-free green recycling machine for auto shredder residue (ASR). Global Resource will supply Gershow with its proprietary technology to reduce landfill waste by approximately 65%, recover extra metal for profit, and the process will generate virtually no emissions linked to global warming.
Global Resource Corp. (GBRC) has a patent pending process that all... (read more)
Author: Iver Penn
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18. Lead Can Be Dangerous
March 05, 2007
Lead has long been recognized as a harmful environmental pollutant. There are many ways in which humans are exposed to lead and most of the time we may not even be aware of it. Airborne lead enters the body when an individual breathes in lead particles or swallows some lead dust. Until recently, the most important airborne source of lead was automobile exhaust. Since 1975, there has been a 95 percent reduction in the use of lead in gasoline due to the Environmental Protection Agency's Phase-Down Program and the replacement of older cars with newer cars that require the use of unleaded gasoline... (read more)
Author: Carol Bond
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19. Gadgets To Help Save Our Environment - Towards A Greener, Cleaner Planet
February 19, 2007
Gadgets To Help Save Our Environment – Towards A Greener, Cleaner Planet
Transportation is a major contributor to pollution and the green house effect that is leading to global warming culminating in the melting of the polar ice caps and the heating of the environment as a whole. The fuel emissions from internal combustion vehicles are a major contributor to green house gases. An innovation called the ‘Scrubber’ is fitted on to the exhaust of polluting vehicles to reduce the pollutant emissions. The scrubber is nothing but a water filled container that is fitted on to the exhaust line of ... (read more)
Author: Anmol Taneja
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20. Home Sauna Advantages
January 17, 2007
There is nothing as relaxing and rejuvenating as a sauna bath at the end of a vigorous workout or when you are back home after a strenuous day at work and a more strenuous drive on traffic-jammed roads in a pollutant-laden atmosphere, feeling listless and completely worn out. Spending 45–60 minutes in the sauna can invigorate your body and spirit to such an extent that you feel you are ready to start your day all over again. Such are the magical benefits of a sauna bath.
But imagine having to hit the road once again immediately after your sauna experience at a health/gym spa. That would s... (read more)
Author: Catherine Martinez
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