Topic > Pollution Prevention - 565

IntroductionPollution is the contamination of air, soil, or water caused by the discharge of harmful substances (EPA, 2014). This refers to unjustified volumes of waste containing very harmful toxins/poisons that are released into the environment affecting the air, water, soil and animals. Humans cause most of the pollution. Industrial plants that produce items we use in our daily lives also produce waste. With the population nearly doubling between 1800 and early 1900 and the introduction of the industrial age, pollution became a major problem. Industrial facilities that produce products that have the potential to cause harm to the environment and the public. This topic drives many industrial plants to look for ways to change the production and way in which many of the raw materials that produce these substances are used. Burning fossil fuels and gas-powered vehicles add to air quality. The burning of these fuels provides large amounts of air pollution. Air pollution, in particular, damages the Earth's atmosphere and harms animals and plants. Pollute...