Causes and Effects of Pollution Pollution is the introduction of a contaminant into the environment.

It is created mostly by human actions, but can also be a result of natural disasters. Pollution has a detrimental effect on any living organism in an environment, making it virtually impossible to sustain life. There are various sources of environmental pollution, such as vehicles, industries, pesticides, deforestation, and many more. These include air pollution by vehicles and industries, water pollution by industrial waste and residential sewage, soil pollution by dumping of garbage, radiation pollution by leakage from nuclear plants, noise pollution by vehicles in heavily populated areas, or by supersonic air jets and heavy engineering units. However, the most significant pollution, which is the seed of all other types of pollution, is mental pollution. Every verbal directive a physical action is essentially preceded by thoughts originating in the mind. A polluted mind conceives polluted thoughts, which were then translated into polluted and contaminated words and actions. Negative influences of tin; vices and in particular, sex lust, have led to an unprecedented rise in a global population. This is happening despite the availability of contraceptive methods. To sustain such a progressively multiplying population, more and more commodities are required. Besides essential commodities, the demands for non essential commodities are on the increase, that too merely to satisfy requirements of luxury of the populace. These cull for more and more industries which in turn increasingly contribute in the pollution of the atmosphere, to the ultimate detriment of humanity at huge Due to thought of hatred, jealousy, greed, ego anger, and intolerance. The life especially in megacities is plagued by exploitation, uncertainly, insecurity, worry, anxiety; phobia and stressful mind leading to psycho-somatic disease-, like high blood pressure, peptic ulcer, hyperacidity; etc Corruption, crime and terrorism are increasing globally at an alarming rate due to mental vices. The whole world appeals to the on the verge of war, riots due to intensified struggle between those have and those have not Nuclear bombs and missiles, biological weapons, chemical weapons me capable of destroying the humanity in the event of wars Sex bomb has already exploded into the form of AIDS virus

Depletion in the ozone layer, due to leakage of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) used in air-conditioners, refrigerators, and aerosol cans. causes' skin cancer and other related diseases, adversely affecting human and animal life though ultra-violet radiation Nitrous oxide and Sulphur dioxide present in industrial emissions are formed into nitric oxide and Sulphuric acid after interacting with the moisture and water vapour in the atmosphere. When these precipitate they cause acid rain. Marine and vegetable life is seriously affected by acid-rain. About 40,000 lakes in different parts of the world have become devoid of marine life because of this phenomenon. Similarly, thousands of square kilometres of forests have been adversely affected by acid rain. Green house effect due to rise in carbon dioxide content in the earth's atmosphere has contributed to me in global temperature. The increase in carbon dioxide is due to various reasons, the primary ones being the use of fossil fuel, widespread deforestation and an increase in world population. A long term effect of this is a gradual rise in sea level due to melting of polar ice-caps, thus rendering the habitations situated in the proximity of oceans uninhabitable. Atmospheric pollution, resulting from vehicular and industrial emissions, is a constant source of irritation to the eyes, and is primarily responsible for various eye ailments. In addition, the carbon monoxide present in such emissions, when absorbed in large quantities inactivates the haemoglobin in the blood, which is very vital for human health, resulting in serious complications. Excessive noise levels generated by vehicles, industries and machinery give rise to noise pollution, which creates severe mental tension, headaches, irritation and other related complications. Medical studies have revealed that due to Carbon monoxide, nitrous oxide and sulphurdioxide emitted into the atmosphere, an oily coating gradually develops in the lungs, and this can play havoc with human health Pesticides, fungicides and other artificial chemical fertilizers, are liberally used in (he production of grains, vegetables and other agricultural products. These are absorbed by the plants and are ultimately found in traces in the final edible products, which when ingested cause recurring stomach and digestive disorders. Chemical substances that escape into the atmosphere due to inadequate safely standards cause skin dryness and burning sensation to people. Hence, it is essential to (safeguard ourselves from environmental as well as mental pollution. Whereas, environmental pollution creates only physical health

problems, mental pollution is harmful to physical, mental, social and spiritual health of the individual, ultimately leading to degeneration of society. Source of reference

Pollution
http://www.greenstudentu.com/encyclopedia/pollution http://www.uccee.org/Global_Warming.html http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/globalwarming/pollution-overview/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution