Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1. Short Term
2. Long Term
Environmental
issues
1. Short 2. Long
Term Term
1. Waste disposal 1.Public Health issue
2. Public health issue 2.Air pollution
3. Sound pollution 3.Water pollution
4. Natural disaster 4.urbanization &
Institutionalization
(Flood, drought, cyclone, 5.soil pollution
Soil waste) 6.artifacial fertilizer
7. Natural
disaster (earthquake)
8. Population
growth (gender issue)
9. Migration
10. Deforestation
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Waste Disposal: The over consumption of resources and creation of plastics are
creating a global crisis of waste disposal. Developed countries are notorious for
producing an excessive amount of waste or garbage and dumping their waste in the
oceans and, less developed countries. Nuclear waste disposal has tremendous
health hazards associated with it. Plastic, fast food, packaging and cheap electronic
wastes threaten the well being of humans. Waste disposal is one of urgent current
environmental problem.
Public health has improved markedly in Bangladesh over the past three decades.
Life expectancy at birth is approximately 70 years, just above the World Health
Organizations world average of 69 years. Maternal mortality, infant and child
mortality, and malnutrition rates have all declined substantially, and Bangladesh is
on track to achieve its Millennium Development Goals for maternal and child health.
Nevertheless, Bangladesh faces major health challenges. The national population is
projected to grow to between 200 to 225 million over the next four decades. While
fertility has declined, women have on average 2.3 children, and only about half use
modern and effective contraceptive methods.
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are widely prevalent. Pneumonia and other infections are major causes of
death among young children.
Sound pollution
Construction of buildings,
highways, and streets cause
a lot
of noise, due to the usage of
air compressors, bulldozers,
loaders, dump trucks, and
pavement breakers.
Industrial noise
3 also adds to
the already unfavorable
Loud speakers, plumbing,
boilers, generators, air
conditioners, fans, and
vacuum cleaners add to the
existing
noise pollution.
Air Pollution
Smog
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Industrial Air Pollution
Migration
About 15 million people in Bangladesh alone could be on the move by 2050 because
of climate change causing the worst migration in human history. There is no specific
definition for environmental migrants. But the working definition which is now
widely accepted across countries asserts that those who have been forced to leave
their traditional habitat temporarily or permanently because of marked
environmental disruption that jeopardize their existence and seriously affected the
quality of their life are identified as environmental migrants.
Deforestation: Our forests are natural sinks of carbon dioxide and produce fresh
oxygen as well as helps in regulating temperature and rainfall. At present forests
cover 30% of the land but every year tree cover is lost amounting to the country of
Panama due to growing population demand for more food, shelter and cloth.
Deforestation simply means clearing of green cover and make that land available
for residential, industrial or commercial purpose.
Water Pollution.
Water pollution creates serious health hazard for Bangladesh. The dumping of municipal wastes,
hospital wastes and toxic environmental discharges from mostly industries pollute both surface
and ground water sources. The most dangerous threat emanating from environmental degradation
is the arsenic contamination of ground water.
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Artificial fertilizer
Chemical fertilizers are primarily made from nonrenewable sources, including fossil
fuels.
They grow plants but do nothing to sustain the soil. The fillers do not promote life or soil
health, and even packages labeled complete do not include the decaying matter
necessary to improve soil structure. In fact, chemical fertilizers dont replace many trace
elements that are gradually depleted by repeated crop plantings, resulting in long-term
damage to the soil.
Because the nutrients are readily available, there is a danger of over fertilization. This not
only can kill plants but upset the entire ecosystem.
Chemical fertilizers tend to leach, or filter away from the plants, requiring additional
applications.
Long-term use of chemical fertilizer can change the soil pH, upset beneficial microbial
ecosystems, increase pests, and even contribute to the release of greenhouse gases.