Pollution Is The Top Most Problem Across The Planet Today

The environmental issue I am very concerned about is pollution. Pollution, we hear it every other day in our lives either at school, newspapers, or TV. So what is pollution? Pollution occurs when pollutants contaminate the natural surroundings; which brings about changes that affect our normal lifestyles adversely. Pollution is the top most problem across the planet today. Even no one knows what will the future be and how will it be if this continues. Increasing with every passing year and causing grave and irreparable damage to the atmosphere. The mechanization of society, the urbanization, introduction of motorized vehicles, and the explosion of the human population have caused an exponential growth in the increase of waste by-products.†¦show more content†¦It occurs due to many reasons. Excessive burning of fuel, which is a necessity of our daily lives for cooking, driving and other industrial activities; releases a huge amount of chemical substances in the air everyday; these pollute the air. What cause air pollution is smoke from chimneys, factories, vehicles or burning of wood basically occurs due to coal burning; this release sulphur dioxide into the air making it toxic. The effects of air pollution are evident too. Release of sulphur dioxide and hazardous gases into the air causes global warming and acid rain; which in turn have increased temperatures, erratic rains and droughts worldwide; making it tough for the animals to survive. We breathe in every polluted particle from the air; result is an increase in asthma and cancer in the lungs. Urban air pollution is set to become the biggest environmental cause of premature death in the coming decades, overtaking even such mass killers as poor sanitation and a lack of clean drinking water, according to a new report. Both developed and developing countries will be hit, and by 2050, there could be 3.6 million premature deaths a year from exposure to particulate matter. Air pollution is a primary prob lem in urban areas and for individuals who live near major roadways, since vehicles give off a high concentration of pollutants. As air pollution increases, researchers anticipate that the