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Essay On Environment

Everything that surrounds us is referred to as our environment. It includes living non living natural or manmade things. Our natural environment includes trees bushes gardens rivers lakes air etc.

Essay On Environment

It would hardly require a second thought to conclude that this self made artificial environment of ours is a harmful creation. Not only we are breathing pollution but also doing considerable damage to nature in our expedition to grow materialistically further aggravating the situation. The more we move away from our natural environment the more we move away from health and longevity. In the following essays we will discuss in details the meaning and significance of environment and how it could be protected.

Environment is the surrounding to which living or non iving forms are exposed to keeping the human features to a minimum. The air we breathe the water we consume the eco system we live in. All constitute the environment. Clean environment is very much necessary for a healthy and prosperous society. The vegetation aquatic life all living species including humans are deeply affected by the condition of the environment they live in. Hence it is evident beyond doubt that a clean environment is very much necessary for a healthy eco system.

Damage to the environment by Human activities such as industrialization deforestation urbanization etc greatly adds to the environmental pollution.

A lot is being said and heard these days about the need for a clean environment and the steps

that must be taken for the reduction of environmental pollution and to give way to a clean and healthy eco-system.

andIncrease in industrial activity particularly mining industry adds to the environmental pollution. Mining industry results in the emission if RPM Respirable Particulate matter. Into the atmosphere RPM are the particulate matter present in the environment that can travel to our lungs as we breathe, affecting our respiratory system, also results in aggravation of diseases like asthma etc decreasing the efficiency of lungs.

Urbanization is inevitable as man explores new horizons to reside in cities leaving the primitive lifestyle the villages have to offer. The environment in which urban people live depends hugely on their habits and lifestyle. Urbanization leads to deforestation and reduction in natural resources most prominently water. An unchecked urbanization will have a disastrous effect on the environment resulting in the demise of many living species.

The expanse in population results in the urbanization and consequently deforestation. It also results in the depletion of the natural resources such as water and farm produces having an adverse effect on the environment. Due to the vast population same resources should cater to the more number of people resulting to a strain on natural resources.

Our insatiable desire to increase our wealth and make our life more comfortable in our day to day activity has lead to unnecessary and unplanned development of cities around us. Unplanned development leads to poor sanitary habits, air pollution because necessary steps for its prevention are not taken. Resulting in poor health of the society.

People most often litter waste in their surroundings which with the passage of time accumulates and transforms into garbage, resulting in environmental pollution. Littering is often the main cause for that foul smell you encounter while passing through a particular location. Accumulation of garbage results in deadly diseases such as malaria and cholera to name few. The harmful materials present in a garbage can found its way into water and soil polluting them and causing life threatening diseases.

  Maliha Javed

  Tuesday, 19 Nov 2019       765 Views