The Pollution desk

The places we live leave a mark.

Pollution is not only an environmental story. It is a story about the air we breathe, the water we share, and the communities asked to carry the cost of convenience.

Pollution Defined

Pollution occurs when pollutants contaminate the natural surroundings; which brings about changes that affect our normal lifestyles adversely.

​Pollutants are the key elements or components of pollution which are generally waste materials of different forms. Pollution disturbs our ecosystem and the balance in the environment. With modernization and development in our lives pollution has reached its peak; giving rise to global warming and human illness.​​

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(56) ‘Black carbon’ rated as second largest cause of global warming.
(56) ‘Black carbon’ rated as second largest cause of global warming.
Black carbon, a component of particulate matter, is especially dangerous to human health because of its...
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(55) People Have Made Enough Plastic To Cover Argentina, New Study Says.
(55) People Have Made Enough Plastic To Cover Argentina, New Study Says.
Scientists have conducted the world’s first tally of how much plastic we’ve made and where...
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(54) How plastic-eating bacteria actually work.
(54) How plastic-eating bacteria actually work.
Scientists recently discovered a strain of bacteria that can literally eat the plastic used to make bottles,...
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(53) A Chinese ban on rubbish imports is shaking up the global junk trade.
(53) A Chinese ban on rubbish imports is shaking up the global junk trade.
China’s recent crackdown on the import of plastic waste will result in millions of tons of displaced...
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(52) Five Facts that show how urgently we need to save our oceans.
(52) Five Facts that show how urgently we need to save our oceans.
1. 90% of the large fishes from our oceans have disappeared in the last 50 years. As overfishing,...
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(51) Egypt factory turns plastic into fibre, offering alternative to cotton.
(51) Egypt factory turns plastic into fibre, offering alternative to cotton.
An Egyptian factory uses recycled plastic bottles to produce polyester fiber as a cheaper alternative...
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(50) The Wasteshark drone eliminates public pollution from oceans.
(50) The Wasteshark drone eliminates public pollution from oceans.
The Danish company RanMarine Technology has developed an aquadrone that sucks up garbage from the water....
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(49) Plogging: The eco-friendly workout trend that’s sweeping the globe.
(49) Plogging: The eco-friendly workout trend that’s sweeping the globe.
A new international workout trend has made it possible to get in shape and care for the environment at...
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(48) U.N. report: 90% percent of plastic never recycled
(48) U.N. report: 90% percent of plastic never recycled
Just one example from the U.N. report: Each year, consumers world-wide use an estimated 5 trillion plastic...
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