Causes of Pollution - Jorge R.

Causes

There are multiple forms of pollution such as air, land, and water pollution. Each of these forms of pollution has different causes and affects different parts of the world.

Causes of air pollution:

• Motor vehicles
• Household combustion
• Industrial facilities
• Forest fires

Causes of land pollution:

• Mining
• Landfills
• Nuclear waste
• Construction

Causes of ocean pollution:

• Oil
• Microplastics
• Radioactive waste
• Animal waste

Effects of pollution:

All these causes have negative effects on the world and lead to many types of issues such as:

• Air pollution
• Land pollution
• Ocean pollution
• Destruction of environments
• Damage to the atmosphere
• Lung disease
• Forest fires

All these effects can damage an environment and all the plants and animals within it.

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