Steem engagement challenge-S10/W5| The three significant reasons behind environmental pollution.

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Greetings friends,

Do you know that this saying; health is wealth, begins with our environment? How often do you tidy your environment Or do you ignore cleaning the environment? I can tell you that our long life span depends on our environment.

Environmental pollution is the contamination and undesirable alteration of the physical quality of an environment.

Pollution must be taken seriously as it hurts natural resources like water, air. We humans and animals cannot live without these elements.

•Industries

Industries have been polluting our environment since the beginning of time due to the increasing use of fossil fuels. In the industry, coals have been used to make the machines work faster and in this light causing air pollution.

Although pollutions caused by industries are mainly air pollution except for power generating industries which can cause water and soil pollution. The transportation of this energy can be harmful to the environment if for example there is a leakage through a pipeline transporting petrol, it will automatically destroy the soil or contaminate water too.

•Transportation

Pollution of the environment has become higher since men abandoned the animal power to travel. Humans have come a long way from horse carriages to cars, trains, motorcycles, and airplanes.

It is so appealing that transportation keeps increasing every day and no doubt, the higher the transportation, the higher the pollution.

•Agriculture

Agriculture is the main source of the contamination of soil and water. And this is caused by the use of pesticides, these pesticides are made from harmful chemical substances which help keep animals away from the crops. By trying to keep these animals away, more harm is done to the environment as well.

Furthermore, more and more Agriculture gets more intensive to feed the increasing world, and more environments get destroyed and polluted.

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Environmental pollution might not be prevented but can be reduced in some ways with our help.

Just like my place of work, there is a car wash around the area but this car wash has no water drainage. The whole water they wash outcomes directly to our environment and dirty the environment and also keeps us unhealthy by producing more mosquitoes.

The disposal of waste should be done appropriately and not littered everywhere on the street.

Bush burning also should be reduced to help in reducing the inflammation of solid substances.

Environmental pollution impacts living creatures through air pollution, water pollution, soil contamination, littering, etc...

•Air Pollution: Air pollution consist of solid particles and gases that are harmful to human health. People who breathe in these solid substances are prone to asthma or health damage. Animals and plants are also affected by this substance, some of the toxins settle on plants and in water that is consumed by animals.

•Water Pollution: Water is a necessity of life. Every living creature needs water to survive. It is so unfortunate that the rivers and lakes commonly used for recreation, are now contaminated by agricultural mining activities, and improper disposal of waste from industries. Most people drink water from lakes or rivers and this type of pollution can cause long-term health problems for humans.

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Yes, I have. In my environment, sanitation is done every Thursday from 6 am - 10 am, no one opens up their stores for sales until the environmental cleaning is over. I usually come out by 7 am to join in the cleaning because most times, when you don't join, you end up paying a certain amount of money. So to avoid that, everyone comes out to put their hands together and make it a success.

I wish to pass this message to everyone including myself;

Our environment is worth taking care of because our health is almost dependent on our environment. How dirty your environment is, explains how dirty you are and how clean and tidy your environment is, explains how clean and neat you are inside.

I would urge us to always dispose of our waste in the right place, and do it right even when we are not seen because your wrong disposal of waste could be harmful to someone's health or end the life of an animal.

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