2.Different types of pollution affect the environment

Pollution has been causing a great impact on the environment. Nowadays there are different types of pollution: air, soil, and water, noise, light and thermal. All these types are caused by men.

Soil pollution- It’s caused by the waste people throw to the floor, on the street, in gardens…

Water pollution- All the water, near the ponds, wells, rivers, sea is getting dirty… It’s caused by the drains and toxic waste thrown into the sea and rivers by factories and farmers.

Air pollution- There are different causes of air pollution: the smoke of the factories, the gas emissions, incineration, the use of sprays…

Noise pollution- all the sounds/ noise around us. It can be people talking, music, cars, disco, planes…

Light pollution- it’s caused by the waste of the electricity/ energy.

Thermal pollution- it’s caused by the hot water used in the power stations refineries and other industries that cause the heating of the natural waters.

All these types of pollution have been causing devastating effects in the environment and in the ecosystems.

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