Essays on Pollution

Pollution poses serious threats to the environment, agricultural crops and human health. Soil pollution is one of them. There is one contaminant having complex nature is Petroleum Hydrocarbons. The complex nature of this contaminant stops the natural degradation. Different methods are being used since long…

Plastics are an oil-based material that are with no doubt a very cheap and useful material, with a huge durability. This cause problems. The huge durability means that when it is in the nature, it won’t go away. Because it is so cheap and easy…

Introduction Approximately 400 million tonnes of plastic is produced globally per annum . Plastics have a significant role in the lives of human beings, from its uses in producing automobiles to household goods to packaging. Plastics, generically known as polymers, are macromolecules that consist of…

The environment in which we live has increasingly been inundated with several types of environmental toxicants which has the tendencies of causing injuries and metabolic stress to plants, animals and humans alike (Ita et al., 2018; ). Several industrial pollutants which includes crude petroleum and…

Nematodes are becoming popular bioindicators of pollution stress because of their ecological significance as well as the ease of culture and maintenance of large numbers of organisms in the laboratory (Boyd and Williams 2003, Boyd et al. 2010). Here, we highlight three species commonly used…

Cancer is known to be a multi-step process that involves different stages like initiation, promotion, progression and metastasis. Chemical carcinogens including Arsenic, Chromium, Lead, Mercury, Chloroform, PAH (Poly aromatic hydrocarbon, THM (Trihalomethanes) elements can change any of these processes to induce their carcinogenic effects. Approximately…

The environment in which we live has increasingly been inundated with several types of environmental toxicants which has the tendencies of causing injuries and metabolic stress to plants, animals and humans alike (Ita et al., 2018; ). Several industrial pollutants which includes crude petroleum and…

It’s happening all around us, we are all aware of us, we wish to do something about it and yet we fail to contribute even 1 percent. Pollution- it is a global phenomenon that is engulfing our natural resources day by day. It has deepened…

The main aspect of the book that I found particularly interesting was that it offered a new, fresh perspective about life and death. More specifically how oxygen triggered the evolution of life and death. The book talks about how oxygen is both a pollution, a…

I first experienced the effects of climate change when I visited the Great Barrier Reef. While it was an amazing sight, the growing effects of the coral bleaching on the once incredibly colourful coral was undeniable. I was excited to dive into the famous reef…