What Are the Causes of Environmental Pollution?

Environmental pollution is the introduction ofSoil Contamination occurs when chemicals are
contaminants into the environment that makesreleased by spill or underground leakage. Among
the environment unhealthy for habitation and onThe most significant soil contaminants are
the extreme, can harm the ecosystem. Thehydrocarbons, heavy metals, herbicides, pesticides
causes of pollution depend on the type of pollutionand chlorinated hydrocarbons.
under view.Radioactive contamination, resulting from 20th
Air pollution This is the release of pollutingcentury activities in atomic physics, such as
chemicals and particulates into the atmosphere.nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons
These pollutants makes it unhealthy to breathe inresearch, manufacture and deployment.
such air. Common air pollutants are sulfur dioxide,Noise pollution, which encompasses roadway
chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), carbon monoxide, andnoise, aircraft noise, industrial noise as well as
nitrogen oxides produced by industry and motorhigh-intensity sonar.
vehicles. When hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxidesLight pollution, includes light trespass,
react to sunlight, smog and photochemical ozoneover-illumination and astronomical interference.
are formed when nitrogen oxides andVisual pollution, which can refer to the presence
hydrocarbons react to sunlight.of overhead power lines, motorway billboards,
Water pollution When waste products andscarred landforms , open storage of trash or
potential contaminants are released into rivermunicipal solid waste.
drainage systems and other water bodies makingThermal pollution, is a temperature change in
the water unfit or compromising the quality of thenatural water bodies caused by human influence,
water for use by man or habitation of watersuch as use of water as coolant in a power plant.
fauna and flora, we have water pollution.