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Air Pollution Water Pollution Deforestation Desertification
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Air is 99.9% nitrogen, oxygen, water vapor and inert gases. Human activities can release substances into the air, some of which can cause problems for humans, plants, and animals. There are several main types of pollution: Smog acid rain the greenhouse effect "holes" in the ozone layer.
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When a pollutant, such as sulfuric acid combines with droplets of water in the air, the water (or snow) can become acidified.
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The Greenhouse Effect, also referred to as global warming, is believed to come from the build up of carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere.
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Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies such as lakes, rivers, oceans, and groundwater caused by human activities. It can be harmful to organisms and plants that live in these water bodies.
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The permanent destruction of native forests and woodlands. This does not include logging industrial forests such as pines and palm forest plantations Slash and Burn agriculture is the biggest agent
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Desertification is the process which turns productive into non- productive desert as a result of poor land-management. Desertification occurs mainly in semi-arid areas bordering on deserts.
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