The Different Types of Pollution

Abdallah Boodai, Abdallah Ali, Rashed Fahad, Osamah Abdallah,

Mohammed Al-Thuwaini, Shaker Hani 7A English/Science Project.
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural
environment that cause adverse change.
Pollution can take the form of any substance
(solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (such as
radioactivity, heat, sound, or light). Pollutants,
the components of pollution, can be either
foreign substances/energies or naturally
occurring contaminants. Although
environmental pollution can be caused by natural events, the word pollution
generally implies that the contaminants have an anthropogenic source, and
that source is created by human activities. And in 2015, pollution killed nine
million people worldwide!

Various definitions of pollution exist, which may or may not recognize

certain types, such as noise pollution or greenhouse gases The
United States EPA (Environmental Protection Administration) defines
pollution as "Any substances in water, soil, or air that degrade the
natural quality of the environment, offend the senses of sight, taste,
or smell, or cause a health hazard. And there are many different
types of pollution, such as: Air Pollution, Light Pollution, Noise Pollution,
Water Pollution, etc.

Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of

substances in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and
other living beings, or cause damage to
the climate or to materials. There are many
different types of air pollutants, such as gases
(including ammonia, carbon monoxide, sulfur
dioxide, nitrous oxides, methane, etc.) Air pollution
can cause diseases, allergies, and even death to humans; it can also
cause harm to other living organisms such as animals and food crops and
may damage the natural environment.

Light pollution is the presence of unwanted, inappropriate, or

excessive artificial lighting. In a descriptive sense, the term light
pollution refers to the effects of any poorly implemented lighting, during the
day or night. Light pollution can be
understood not only as a phenomenon
resulting from a specific source or kind of
pollution, but also as a contributor to the
wider, collective impact of various sources of
pollution. Although this type of pollution can
exist throughout the day, its effects are
magnified during the night with the contrast of darkness. It has been
estimated that 83 percent of the world's people live under light-polluted
skies and that 23 percent of the world's land area is affected by skyglow.

Noise pollution is the propagation of noise with ranging impacts on

the activity of human or animal life, most of them are harmful to a degree.
The source of outdoor noise worldwide is mainly caused by machines,
transport, and propagation systems. Poor urban planning may give rise to
noise disintegration or pollution, side-by-side industrial and residential
buildings can result in noise pollution in the residential areas. Some of the
main sources of noise in residential areas include music, transportation,
lawn care maintenance, construction electrical generators, wind turbines,
explosions, and people.

Water pollution is caused by the discharge of industrial wastewater

from commercial and industrial waste into surface waters;
discharges of untreated sewage and chemical
contaminants, such as chlorine, from treated sewage;
and releases of waste and contaminants into surface runoff flowing to
surface waters (including urban runoff and agricultural runoff, which may
contain chemical fertilizers and pesticides, as well as human feces from
open defecation).