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Causes and Effects of pollution - Coggle Diagram
Causes and Effects of pollution
Air
Causes
The use of biomass fuels
The emitting of toxic gases from the factories
Effects
Depletion of the ozone layer
Has a widespread effect on human and animal health (can cause suffocation)
Water
Causes
Oil Spills
Marine dumping
Effects
Can affect human health (can result in a person getting poisoned)
The death of many fish, thus decreasing the amount of seafood we receive from nature.
Thermal
Causes
Soil Erosion
Deforestation
Effects
Decrease in Oxygen (O2) levels
Loss of Biodiversity
Noise
Causes
Traffic Jams (the excessive use of horns)
Construction sites
Effects
Increased possibility of getting a heart attack due to high blood pressure.
Can effect people's ability to focus and decreases the rate of memorizing.
Land
Causes
Deforestation
Soil Erosion
Effects
Groundwater Poisoning
Light
Causes
Caused by using outdoor lights when and where they are not necessary.
Poorly designed residential, commercial, and industrial outdoor lights also contribute significantly to light pollution.
Effects
Wasted light results in energy waste.
Nighttime lighting releases more than 12 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year.
Radioactive
Causes
Nuclear accidents from Nuclear Energy generation plants.
The use of Nuclear Weapons as weapons of Destruction.
Effects
Genetic Mutations
Soil Infertility