Pollution
Pollution is when water, air or land becomes very dirty. Pollution can come in 3 different types effecting different types of areas in the world. Air pollution affects the air, water pollution affects the water and marine life, land pollution affects the land destroying life and the environment. We all contribute to pollution in some way or another. Whether it is with a large amount or small amount we can still cause major damage to our health and the environment. Pollution is an important factor to our lives. It involves our society and all other animals. Pollution is gradually destroying our planet and is gradually killing ourselves too. Like air pollution, smog and acid rain is a killer to all of us. It destroys marine life, our own health and destroys historical monuments and statues.
Air pollution is a major health issue, peoples who are affected more die from chronic effects. Air pollution is a major problem affecting the entire world especially when we start burning forests which are the main source to oxygen (O2). Air pollution is very harmful it is destructive to living organs. The air is made of mainly of oxygen and nitrogen but it also contains tiny amounts of other gasses such as carbon dioxide, hydrogen and helium. Most of it is nitrogen. The air in many parts is not fit to breath.
Air pollution is cause because of the increasing amount of cars in Malaysia also has lent a hand in the pollution. Furthermore, excess poisonous gases and heat are emitted daily (you should know the rest). Open air burning, despite it being banned by law, has not been heeded by the people of Malaysia. Burning is also the only way right now to get rid of the excess rubbish. Smoke and heat is released. Furthermore, the government should launch the Air Quality Strategy. It sets out air quality targets for the main air pollutants, which each local authority has to work towards. 'Air Quality Management Areas' have to be declared if pollution is...
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