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Pesticides are also a significant cause of pollution on our planet. Pesticides are responsible for pollution at land and also in water. Pollution due to this reason is increasing day by day as mostly all the farmers are using it in high intensity. So it is becoming the problem for our planet.

Traces of pesticides have been found in almost all the water bodies like lake, river, etc and it is confirmed by many recent studies. Pesticides also have adverse effect on soil quality. Most of the pesticides not only kill bacteria but also are harmful for other small organisms due to which soil quality gets weaken. This results in problem with preservation of water which can create big problem in time of drought.

So, farmers must use the pesticides of good quality and approved by the government agency. Even the pesticides go through many complex tests to determine whether the material is safe to use or not, sometimes mistakes may happen and some hazardous pesticides get green light. According to research, 98% of the pesticides reach destinations other than their target like air, water and soil.

Because of use of pesticides, population of honeybee is also decreasing, and we must not forget that many substances that we eat depend on honeybee pollination. So, to preserve honeybees we should decrease the use of pesticides.

So, using pesticides in large amount is not only bad for environment but also can also cause serious health problems. According to research around 3 million workers working in agriculture field all over the world get suffer from poison in pesticides.

There are some other options to kill pests that give same effect as that of pesticides and are less poisonous then pesticides. For example, maize yields used in northern Florida. So, government should motivate the farmers to use these types of substances to decrease pollution.

The term “pollution” is defined as the entry of contaminants into the atmosphere leading to volatility, disarray, destruction or distress to the physical system or living organisms. Pollution became a persistent issue after the World War II, when the upshot of atomic conflict and testing made evident the threat of radioactive fallout.

A waste material that pollutes air, water or soil is called a pollutant. The severity of a pollutant is determined by three factors: its chemical nature, the concentration and the persistence. Pollutants can be foreign substances or energies, or they may be naturally occurring. When they are naturally occurring, they are termed as contaminants especially when they exceed natural levels.

Pollution exists in all countries. The density differs. Every year, the factories in the United States release over 3 million tons of toxic chemicals into the land, air and water. This hazardous waste causes loss of over 15 million acres of land every year and more importantly leads to respiratory complications and other health problems making our rivers and lakes polluted for us to swim in and drink. But factories are not the only cause of pollution. Pollution is also caused by industrial and commercial waste, everyday human activities and transportation emissions. So while pollution is can be a result of natural disasters, a good portion of it is also caused by human actions. Pollution in India is growing rapidly. The reasons could be attributed to the increasing economic development and a rapidly growing population. The population has grown from 300 million people in 1947 to more than one billion people today putting a strain on the environment, infrastructure, and the country’s natural resources. On top of this, Industrial pollution, soil erosion, deforestation, rapid industrialization, urbanization, and land degradation are all aggravating our problems.

India ranks amongst the top ten worst climate polluters of the world. India holds the 7th position; nations like US and China hold the 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. The estimates from the World Health Organization indicates that about two million people die prematurely every year as a result of air pollution and many more suffer from breathing ailments, heart disease, lung infections and even cancer.

The impacts of pollution are indeed many and wide-ranging causing a lot of damage to human & animal health, plants & trees including tropical rain forests. The outcome of pollution on living organisms is manifold ranging from mild discomfort to serious diseases such as cancer, physical deformities and disabilities, psychological and behavioral disorders or missing limbs in frogs. The effects of pollution are quite often underestimated and more study

is needed to understand the connections between pollution and its consequence on all life forms.

Several countries have set standards in the form of concentration levels that are completely non existent to protect public health. Creating awareness amongst the masses regarding the adverse effect of pollution around the world is a big step to reduce the intensity of pollution. This awareness has to be created through various channels of the media – newspapers, Radio, TV etc. The nature of the issue is huge and requires attempt at all levels to stop global warming and protect the Ozone Layer lest it may have adverse impact on our future generations.

Useful resources : 

pollution.in

wastemanagement.in