Today’s pollution is integrally related to economic production,

modern technology, life-styles, the sizes of human and animal

populations, and a host of other factors. It is unlikely to yield

except to broad macrotransitions that have multiple social

benefits.

Contamination can occur in the air, water, mining.

Wáter pollution

Water pollution affects plants and organisms living in these bodies of

water. In almost all cases the effect is damaging not only to individual

species and populations, but also to the natural biological communities.

Air contamination.

Carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, is the main pollutant that is

warming Earth. Though living things emit carbon dioxide when they

breathe, carbon dioxide is widely considered to be a pollutant when

associated with cars, planes, power plants, and other human activities

that involve the burning of fossil fuels such as gasoline and natural gas.

Mining pollution

includes erosion, formation of sinkholes, loss of biodiversity, and

contamination of soil, groundwater and surface water by chemicals

from mining processes. In some cases, additional forest logging is done

in the vicinity of mines to increase the available room for the storage

of the created debris and soil.

Noise pollution

Outdoor noise is summarized by the word environmental noise. Poor

urban planning may give rise to noise pollution, since side-by-side

industrial and residential buildings can result in noise pollution in the

residential areas.