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  2. Pollution | Definition, History, Types, & Facts | Britannica

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    Pollution, addition of any substance or form of energy to the environment at a rate faster than it can be dispersed or stored in a harmless form. The major kinds of pollution are usually classified by environment and include air, water, and land pollution. Learn more about the history of pollution.

  3. Environmental pollution: concept, causes, types and effects

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    We explain what environmental pollution is, and explore its causes and effects. In addition, we discuss its characteristics and types. Environmental pollution degrades ecosystems and causes diseases in the population.

  4. Pollution - Wikipedia

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    Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. [1] Pollution can take the form of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (such as radioactivity, heat, sound, or light). Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring ...

  5. Environmental Pollution - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

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    Environmental pollution is unwarranted disposal of mass or energy into earths natural resource pool such as water, land, or air that results in long- or short-term detriment to the atmosphere and its ecological health to negatively impact the living beings and their life both quantitatively and qualitatively (Hussain, 1998).

  6. What Is Pollution? - WorldAtlas

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    Pollution is the act of introducing harmful substances to the environment. Learn about the history, causes, and effects of pollution as well as ways of controlling it.

  7. Environmental Pollution: Types, Causes, Consequences & More

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    What is Environmental Pollution? Environmental Pollution refers to the introduction of harmful materials into the environment. In other words, environmental pollution is the contamination of the physical and biological components of the environment to such an extent that normal environmental processes are adversely affected. Pollutants

  8. Pollution - Education | National Geographic Society

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    Pollution is the introduction of harmful materials into the environment. These harmful materials are called pollutants. Pollutants can be natural, such as volcanic ash. They can also be created by human activity, such as trash or runoff produced by factories. Pollutants damage the quality of air, water, and land.