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Can Heal the World
‘Environmental hazard’ is the state of Leena Francis Coutinho
events which has the potential to threaten
the surrounding natural environment and disturbances with its functioning. Industrial
adversely affect people’s health. units dump large quantity of ash on land, and
this results in rendering the land useless for
It is a paradox of our times that any development cultivation and causes diseases like cough,
is accompanied by environmental degradation. asthma etc. The radiations emitted or leaked
In his quest for wealth and comforts, man by the nuclear power plants and other nuclear
has ignored Nature’s law and thus disturbed installations result in contamination of the
a number of natural cycles resulting in environment causing diseases like skin cancer,
environmental pollution and health hazards. leukemia etc. It also induces mutations which
Pollution which literally means to make or change the genetic order and related diseases.
render unclean is an undesirable change Noise pollution is another serious threat to the
in the physical, chemical and biological environment. Endless noise produced by the
characteristics of the land, air or water that industrial units and automobiles in the cities
harmfully affects human and other life forms. and towns sickens us physically and mentally.
Noise damages the ear drum even permanently if
In the developmental process there are various it is continuous and of a high intensity. It produces
ways by which our environment gets polluted. fatigue, headache, tension and nausea.
Industrial development and its spread is one
of the major causes of pollution. Developing In order to reduce health hazards we need to
factories and industries in order to give better take action by encouraging programmes like the
facility to the people leads to deforestation Ganga action plan for cleaning the rivers. The
many times. Deforestation too leads to industrial units that are located on the banks
environmental degradation. All these affect of the rivers should be allowed to run only with
the three basic amenities of life air, water and individual or organized scientific safeguards
land. This has serious repercussions on health. and release only the treated water into the
Environmental pollution and health hazards rivers, which is not so in a majority of cases.
are hand in glove with each other. The domestic sewerage and the animal dung
instead of being dumped should be encouraged
Air pollution is caused by a number of gases and in a large way to be used in the bio-gas plants.
causes eye irritation, pulmonary congestion, This will ensure in controlling a number of
bronchial problems etc. the health hazards health hazards by providing a safe cooking fuel
are caused by water and land pollution due and manure for the crops. Another area which
to the many anthropogenic activities. Some should be given prominence is educating the
gases unable to find a way out of the surface younger generation. Such courses should be
of land escape from the wells and other such evolved which make an effort to take the younger
sources of water and cause dizziness, irritation ones close to the nature. Besides this, there is
and death. One gas thus released is carbon a vital need of creating awareness, among the
monoxide which has been a cause of a number masses which are by and large illiterate and
of deaths in Punjab and other northern states. unable to attend the schools and colleges.
The enormous number of insecticides and The electronic media has an important part
pesticides that are sprayed on the crops find to play in this regard. Programmes related to
their way into the human system and create such issues should be telecast in the regional
and local languages in a simple manner for
Each day the sun evaporates around one trillion tones of water.
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‘Environmental hazard’ is the state of Leena Francis Coutinho
events which has the potential to threaten
the surrounding natural environment and disturbances with its functioning. Industrial
adversely affect people’s health. units dump large quantity of ash on land, and
this results in rendering the land useless for
It is a paradox of our times that any development cultivation and causes diseases like cough,
is accompanied by environmental degradation. asthma etc. The radiations emitted or leaked
In his quest for wealth and comforts, man by the nuclear power plants and other nuclear
has ignored Nature’s law and thus disturbed installations result in contamination of the
a number of natural cycles resulting in environment causing diseases like skin cancer,
environmental pollution and health hazards. leukemia etc. It also induces mutations which
Pollution which literally means to make or change the genetic order and related diseases.
render unclean is an undesirable change Noise pollution is another serious threat to the
in the physical, chemical and biological environment. Endless noise produced by the
characteristics of the land, air or water that industrial units and automobiles in the cities
harmfully affects human and other life forms. and towns sickens us physically and mentally.
Noise damages the ear drum even permanently if
In the developmental process there are various it is continuous and of a high intensity. It produces
ways by which our environment gets polluted. fatigue, headache, tension and nausea.
Industrial development and its spread is one
of the major causes of pollution. Developing In order to reduce health hazards we need to
factories and industries in order to give better take action by encouraging programmes like the
facility to the people leads to deforestation Ganga action plan for cleaning the rivers. The
many times. Deforestation too leads to industrial units that are located on the banks
environmental degradation. All these affect of the rivers should be allowed to run only with
the three basic amenities of life air, water and individual or organized scientific safeguards
land. This has serious repercussions on health. and release only the treated water into the
Environmental pollution and health hazards rivers, which is not so in a majority of cases.
are hand in glove with each other. The domestic sewerage and the animal dung
instead of being dumped should be encouraged
Air pollution is caused by a number of gases and in a large way to be used in the bio-gas plants.
causes eye irritation, pulmonary congestion, This will ensure in controlling a number of
bronchial problems etc. the health hazards health hazards by providing a safe cooking fuel
are caused by water and land pollution due and manure for the crops. Another area which
to the many anthropogenic activities. Some should be given prominence is educating the
gases unable to find a way out of the surface younger generation. Such courses should be
of land escape from the wells and other such evolved which make an effort to take the younger
sources of water and cause dizziness, irritation ones close to the nature. Besides this, there is
and death. One gas thus released is carbon a vital need of creating awareness, among the
monoxide which has been a cause of a number masses which are by and large illiterate and
of deaths in Punjab and other northern states. unable to attend the schools and colleges.
The enormous number of insecticides and The electronic media has an important part
pesticides that are sprayed on the crops find to play in this regard. Programmes related to
their way into the human system and create such issues should be telecast in the regional
and local languages in a simple manner for
Each day the sun evaporates around one trillion tones of water.
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