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SUBJECT: FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH

Session 2023-2027

Submitted by:
Muhammad Muneeb Siddique 2023-CS-821

Supervised by:
Mam Sana Idrees
Assignment Topic:
“Major causes of environmental pollution”

Department of Computer Science


University of Engineering and Technology
Lahore Pakistan
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Introduction:
“Environmental pollution is defined as an unwarranted disposal of mass or energy into earth’s
natural resource pool such as water, land, or air that results in long- or short-term detriment to the
atmosphere and its ecological health to negatively impact the living beings and their life both
quantitatively and qualitatively.”
Major sources and causes:
The sources and causes of environmental pollution includes the following:
1. Industrial activities:
The industries all over the world that brought prosperity and affluence, made inroads in the
biosphere and disturbed the ecological balances by contaminating both air and water. The improper
disposal of industrial wastes are the sources of soil and water pollution. Chemical waste resulting
from industry can pollute lakes, rivers and seas and soil too as well as releasing fumes.
2. Dumping solid waste:
Household and commercial waste pollutes the environment when not disposed of properly.
3. Vehicles:
The smoke emitted by vehicles using petrol and diesel and the cooking coal also pollutes the
environment. The multiplication of vehicles, emitting black smoke that, being free and unfettered,
spreads out and mixes with the air we breathe. The harmful smoke of these vehicles causes air
pollution. Further, the sounds produced by these vehicles produces causes noise pollution.
4. Rapid urbanization and industrialization:
The urbanization and the rapid growth of industrialization are causing through environmental
pollution the greatest harm to the plant life, which in turn causing harm to the animal kingdom and
the human lives.
5. Population overgrowth:
Due to the increase in population, particularly in developing countries, there has been surge in
demand for basic food, occupation and shelter. The world has witnessed massive deforestation to
expand absorb the growing population and their demands.
6. Combustion of fossil fuels:
The combustion of fossil fuels pollutes the air, the soil and the water with noxious gases such as
CO2 and CO.
7. Agricultural waste:
Fertilizers and pesticides used in agriculture are key causes of environmental pollution.
Reference:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/environmental-
pollution
https://www.ipscarrara.edu.it/attachments/article/2267/What%20is%20Environmental%2
0Pollution.pdf

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