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Table Of Contents Introduction How pollution affects the environment Ways to reduce pollution Summary Bibliography

POLLUTION Pollution is the introduction of a contaminant into the environment. It is created mostly by human actions, but can also be a result of natural disasters. Pollution has a detrimental effect on any living organism in an environment, making it virtually impossible to sustain life according greenstudentu.com

How pollution affects the environment Pollution affects the environment in many different ways . It has different effects on man ,plants ,animals ,buildings . For man it can effect the breathing disease can spread .For Plants Leaves find it difficult to manufacture food in polluted air . For animals Oil spills in the seas and oceans result in birds and animals .for buildings Air pollution discolors and corrodes buildings and statues .

Ways to reduce pollution Recycle Garbage Plants trees Wash your clothes in cold water Check Conserve energy (turning off lights) your house for radon Choose not to smoke in your home But energy efficient appliances Choose more products which reusable packaging

SUMMARY OF POLLUTION Pollution takes a huge toil on our environment and our living , however what people don’t understand is pollution comes from our way of living . Some facts about our living is U.S. vehicle emissions contribute 45% to global warming . The average adult consumes 3,000 gallons of polluted air every day . This is what affects our breathing and also the reason Every year 335,000 Americans die of lung cancer .

BIBLIOGRAPHY http://www.greenstudentu.com/encyclopedia/pollution