Tag: environmental pollution

Environmental Engineering, Water pollution

What are Water Pollutants? – Definition, Sources and Types

jefy jean

Water Pollutants kill more people every year than from all forms of violence including war, according to the UNDESA. Every day, 2 million tons of sewage, industrial, and agricultural waste reaches water bodies all over the world. With the growth of the human population, industrial and agricultural activities the hydrological cycle got disrupted. As a result, declining water quality has become a global issue of concern.

Environmental Engineering, Land pollution

Land pollution Effects on Human Health and Nature

Vinod Gopinath

Land pollution has disastrous effects, particularly on the survival of animals and humans, as well as in the quality of soil and water. Human activities have increasingly ruined and degraded land since the dawn of industrialization, producing diseases in humans and animals and limiting the capacity to support ecosystems and varied life forms.