My topic is about pollution, which involves the main types of pollution such as water, soil, and air pollution. I think pollution is a topic that people are aware of its issues, yet most of them hardly take any action to prevent it, such as myself. Some people tend to pollute and yet they don't think they're doing a bad or wrong thing.
This topic involves the entire ecosystem, from microorganisms stop us humans, because pollution is a global issue that threatens everyone's life.
I still have some of the questions on my mind. For example, pollution rate is higher in the developing countries and yet anything is hardly even done to reduce the pollution there. Are there any ways to make those countries realize the danger their nations are posing. Also, how can we help them prevent pollution from happening there.
Monday, March 28, 2016
Works Cited
- Cao, Yi, and Huaping Gao. "Prevalence and Causes of Air Pollution and Lung Cancer in Xuanwei City and Fuyuan County, Yunnan Province, China." Skyline: Auraria Library Catalog. Frontiers of Medicine 6.2 (2012): 217-20. Web. 27 Mar. 2016.
- Chirila, Elisabeta, and Camelia Draghici. "Contamination of Soils by Waste Deposits." Skyline: Auraria Library Catalog. Springer Netherlands, 2008. Web. 27 Mar. 2016.
- "Clean Water and Healthy Forests: CLF Looks Upstream to Reduce Water Pollution." Skyline: Auraria Library Catalog. Conservation Matters, 2010. Web. 27 Mar. 2016.
- "Climate Change: Our Responsibility." Skyline: Auraria Library Catalog. Video Education America, 2008. Web. 27 Mar. 2016.
- Gibson, Josefine. "Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Health." Skyline: Auraria Library Catalog. ScienceDirect, June 2015. Web. 27 Mar. 2016.
- "Rena Recovery and Reactions." Skyline: Auraria Library Catalog. Oil Spill Intelligence. Web. 27 Mar. 2016.
- "Soil Contamination." Encyclopedia of Public Health 5 (n.d.): 1321-322. Skyline: Auraria Library Catalog. European Commission, Sept. 2013. Web. 27 Mar. 2016.
- "Water Pollution Effect on Population Health in an Industrial Northern Region." Skyline: Auraria Library Catalog. SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica, 6 Apr. 2010. Web. 27 Mar. 2016.
- Weis, Judith S. "Marine Pollution: What Everyone Needs to Know." Skyline: Auraria Library Catalog. Oxford University Press, 2015. Web. 27 Mar. 2016.
- Zhao, Xiaobing. "Is Global Warming Mainly Due to Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Emissions?" Skyline: Auraria Library Catalog. Taylor & Francis, 9 Aug. 2011. Web. 27 Mar. 2016.
Cluster Diagram 2
When I made the first cluster diagram for my topic, I mentioned that it is going to change the more I do research. I ended up omitting some of the key points from the first diagram such as global warming and industrial revolution because those are not my main topic, pollution. However, I think I might be able to use them as a supporting fact when I'll come up with my future argument.
I made this new diagram branch into three different main points because it might help me find a common factor between them, which might develop into an argument later in the future.
I made this new diagram branch into three different main points because it might help me find a common factor between them, which might develop into an argument later in the future.
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Narrating the Overall Process
When I started this blog, I had an interest in environmental science but I had no idea on what aspects of it that I might pursue. As I started researching, I began to have an interest in pollution. Later, I ended up researching the main types of pollution, which are air, soil, and water pollution.
I used Auraria Library as my main research source. However, this took a while to just find useful sources that support my topic. In each post, I included a url to the articles I found so when I come back later to them I won't have a hard time finding them again.
The most challenging part was when using Auraria Library because I couldn't find any useful articles easily, but I had to dig in deeper and try different search terms. I even used Prospector and WorldCat, but I still faced the same issue. Despite that, I still learned some new things regarding pollution and environmental science.
I used Auraria Library as my main research source. However, this took a while to just find useful sources that support my topic. In each post, I included a url to the articles I found so when I come back later to them I won't have a hard time finding them again.
The most challenging part was when using Auraria Library because I couldn't find any useful articles easily, but I had to dig in deeper and try different search terms. I even used Prospector and WorldCat, but I still faced the same issue. Despite that, I still learned some new things regarding pollution and environmental science.
Evaluations: Water Pollution
In this post, I'll try to discuss the similarities I found while researching water pollution. I think some of the sources that cause water, soil, and air pollution are similar. For example, industrial activities are one of the sources that cause contaminations to the water and air as their waste is often released into the water (as chemicals) and atmosphere (as smoke). Not only that, those chemicals often get into the soil and then enter the food chain, where it becomes harmful to the humans.
Some of the diseases that are caused by these pollutions are similar as well. For example, Lead (whether it comes from soil or water pollution) can cause damage to the central nervous system and kidney disease to humans. Just because these chemicals differ in the way that they enter the human body, their effect is still the same and they still pose a great threat to our health.
Some of the diseases that are caused by these pollutions are similar as well. For example, Lead (whether it comes from soil or water pollution) can cause damage to the central nervous system and kidney disease to humans. Just because these chemicals differ in the way that they enter the human body, their effect is still the same and they still pose a great threat to our health.
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Effect of Water Pollution
I found an article on Auraria Library that explains the effect of water pollution on human health. It mentions that children are the ones who are affected the most by the contaminated water. Approximately 3,575,000 people die from water-borne diseases each year. Some of these diseases are Typhoid, Cholera, Paratyphoid Fever, Dysentery, Jaundice, Amoebiasis, and Malaria.
This articles also explains how chemicals in water can have an effect on human health.
- Pesticides – It can damage the nervous system and cause cancer due to the carbonates and organophosphates that they contain.
- Lead – It can damage the central nervous system.
- Arsenic – It causes liver damage, skin cancer, and vascular diseases
- Petrochemicals – It can cause cancer even with very low exposure
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How to Reduce Water Pollution
In my post titled Pollution, I've talked briefly about the types of water pollution, such as point and nonpoint source pollution. I also mentioned the causes that contaminate the water, such as ocean dumping, sewage waste, nutrients, chemical waste, oil spills, and also plastics.
This time, I'll discuss the ways of how each pollutant can be cleaned up from the water. While searching on Auraria Library, I found an article that explains the ways to reduce water pollution. For example, using native plants and natural fertilizers help to reduce the contaminations that nutrients cause since native plants need less water and are more tolerant to dry conditions. The natural fertilizers help with the plant growth and also retain the soil moisture. I think this does not only help to reduce water pollution but soil pollution as well. In my previous posts, I mentioned that the use of phosphate-contained fertilizers contaminate the soil. Thus, having natural fertilizers will not only ensure that the plants grow up healthy, but also no nutrients can contaminate the water.
Also recycling and disposing of trash properly can ensure that no damage is caused to the sewage treatment process. This article also mentioned how oil spills can be removed from oceans and seas. For example skimming removes the oil layer from the surface of water. A chart was also provided in the article to show how effective each method of cleaning the oil is.
From the looks of it, it doesn't seem that these three methods are really effective in cleaning up the oil in water. I'm starting to wonder whether there are more effective and advanced ways to clean up the oil spills.
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This time, I'll discuss the ways of how each pollutant can be cleaned up from the water. While searching on Auraria Library, I found an article that explains the ways to reduce water pollution. For example, using native plants and natural fertilizers help to reduce the contaminations that nutrients cause since native plants need less water and are more tolerant to dry conditions. The natural fertilizers help with the plant growth and also retain the soil moisture. I think this does not only help to reduce water pollution but soil pollution as well. In my previous posts, I mentioned that the use of phosphate-contained fertilizers contaminate the soil. Thus, having natural fertilizers will not only ensure that the plants grow up healthy, but also no nutrients can contaminate the water.
Also recycling and disposing of trash properly can ensure that no damage is caused to the sewage treatment process. This article also mentioned how oil spills can be removed from oceans and seas. For example skimming removes the oil layer from the surface of water. A chart was also provided in the article to show how effective each method of cleaning the oil is.
From the looks of it, it doesn't seem that these three methods are really effective in cleaning up the oil in water. I'm starting to wonder whether there are more effective and advanced ways to clean up the oil spills.
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