tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86377352975377951972012-02-16T06:19:03.076-08:00a blog for cebu and for our mother earth...Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14143413905609309679noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637735297537795197.post-66750230374114012332009-06-21T06:25:00.001-07:002009-07-04T08:19:14.204-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kIAs9Py9x3c/Sj3xooJ9nrI/AAAAAAAAAAU/ym0CrntqskQ/s1600-h/smilling+earth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 118px; height: 118px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kIAs9Py9x3c/Sj3xooJ9nrI/AAAAAAAAAAU/ym0CrntqskQ/s320/smilling+earth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349697612662283954" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" ><b>Pollution</b> is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystem" title="Ecosystem">ecosystem</a> i.e. physical systems or living organisms .Pollution can take the form of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_substance" title="Chemical substance">chemical substances</a>, or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy" title="Energy">energy</a>, such as noise, heat, or light energy. Pollutants, the elements of pollution, can be foreign substances or energies, or naturally occurring; when naturally occurring, they are considered contaminants when they exceed natural levels. Pollution is often classed as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_source_pollution" title="Point source pollution">point source</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonpoint_source_pollution" title="Nonpoint source pollution">nonpoint source pollution</a>. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacksmith_Institute" title="Blacksmith Institute">Blacksmith Institute</a> issues annually a list of the world's worst polluted places. In the 2007 issues the ten top nominees are located in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="People's Republic of China">China</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambia" title="Zambia">Zambia</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">.<br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="mw-headline"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Forms of pollution</span></span> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The major forms of pollution are listed below along with the particular pollutants relevant to each of them:</span></p> <ul style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;"><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_pollution" title="Air pollution">Air pollution</a>, the release of chemicals and particulates into the atmosphere. Common gaseous air pollutants include <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_monoxide" title="Carbon monoxide">carbon monoxide</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur_dioxide" title="Sulfur dioxide">sulfur dioxide</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorofluorocarbon" title="Chlorofluorocarbon" class="mw-redirect">chlorofluorocarbons</a> (CFCs) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_oxide" title="Nitrogen oxide">nitrogen oxides</a> produced by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry" title="Industry">industry</a> and motor vehicles. Photochemical <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone" title="Ozone">ozone</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smog" title="Smog">smog</a> are created as nitrogen oxides and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrocarbon" title="Hydrocarbon">hydrocarbons</a> react to sunlight. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particulate_matter" title="Particulate matter" class="mw-redirect">Particulate matter</a>, or fine dust is characterized by their <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrometre" title="Micrometre">micrometre</a> size PM₁₀ to PM_2.5.</span></li></ul> <ul style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-family: arial;"><li style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_pollution" title="Water pollution">Water pollution</a>, by the release of waste products and contaminants into surface <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runoff" title="Runoff">runoff</a> into river drainage systems, leaching into <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundwater" title="Groundwater">groundwater</a>, liquid spills, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wastewater" title="Wastewater">wastewater</a> discharges, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutrophication" title="Eutrophication">eutrophication</a> and littering.</span></li><li style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_contamination" title="Soil contamination">Soil contamination</a> occurs when chemicals are released by spill or underground leakage. Among the most significant <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_contaminant" title="Soil contaminant" class="mw-redirect">soil contaminants</a> are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrocarbon" title="Hydrocarbon">hydrocarbons</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metals" title="Heavy metals" class="mw-redirect">heavy metals</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTBE" title="MTBE" class="mw-redirect">MTBE</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contaminant#cite_note-6"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbicides" title="Herbicides" class="mw-redirect">herbicides</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesticides" title="Pesticides" class="mw-redirect">pesticides</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorinated_hydrocarbons" title="Chlorinated hydrocarbons" class="mw-redirect">chlorinated hydrocarbons</a>.</span></li><li style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littering" title="Littering" class="mw-redirect">Littering</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_contamination" title="Radioactive contamination">Radioactive contamination</a>, resulting from 20th century activities in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_physics" title="Atomic physics">atomic physics</a>, such as nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons research, manufacture and deployment.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_pollution" title="Noise pollution">Noise pollution</a>, which encompasses <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadway_noise" title="Roadway noise">roadway noise</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_noise" title="Aircraft noise">aircraft noise</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_noise" title="Industrial noise">industrial noise</a> as well as high-intensity <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonar" title="Sonar">sonar</a>.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_pollution" title="Light pollution">Light pollution</a>, includes light trespass, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over-illumination" title="Over-illumination">over-illumination</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical" title="Astronomical" class="mw-redirect">astronomical</a> interference.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_pollution" title="Visual pollution">Visual pollution</a>, which can refer to the presence of overhead <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_power_transmission" title="Electric power transmission">power lines</a>, motorway <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_%28advertising%29" title="Billboard (advertising)" class="mw-redirect">billboards</a>, scarred <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landform" title="Landform">landforms</a> (as from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strip_mining" title="Strip mining" class="mw-redirect">strip mining</a>), open storage of trash or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_solid_waste" title="Municipal solid waste">municipal solid waste</a>.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_pollution" title="Thermal pollution">Thermal pollution</a>, is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperature" title="Temperature">temperature</a> change in natural water bodies caused by human influence, such as use of water as coolant in a power plant.</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">By: www.wikipedia.com</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8637735297537795197-6675023037411401233?l=savecebu.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14143413905609309679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637735297537795197.post-79239203144158099232009-06-21T01:41:00.000-07:002009-07-04T08:20:32.378-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kIAs9Py9x3c/Sj306AeIBqI/AAAAAAAAAAk/y2M86K-7kcg/s1600-h/Cebu+City+-+Magellan%27s+Cross.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kIAs9Py9x3c/Sj306AeIBqI/AAAAAAAAAAk/y2M86K-7kcg/s320/Cebu+City+-+Magellan%27s+Cross.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349701209781962402" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" > <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Before saving the whole world from pollution, let us first save our country and even our city. Philippines is one of the gifted country since it has many treasures. </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Philippines is known of its sea and land treasures.</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> Examples of this are </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">fishes</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">fruits</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> and </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">many more</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">. There are also beautiful places in the Philippines, such as </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">chocolate hills</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Mayon volcano</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> and </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">many more</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">. Cebu city is one of the urbanize city in Philippines and one of the polluted city in the Philippines. Many children are having sickness due to the pollution. It is us who is responsible for this problem. So its time for us to solve it, not tomorrow, but today...</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8637735297537795197-7923920314415809923?l=savecebu.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14143413905609309679noreply@blogger.com0