Pollution Affects Ecosystems

Home " Ecosystem Change " Level 1 Context - Human well-being is highly dependent on ecosystems and the benefits they provide such as food and drinkable water. Over the past 50 years, however, humans have had a tremendous impact on their environment.

Find out what water pollution is. What makes the water dirty and poisonous, and how can water pollution affect humans, plants and aquatic animals

Find out what land pollution is. Land pollution, also part of environmental pollution has become a major problem since the industrial age.

An ecosystem is a self-contained, dynamic system made of a population of species in its physical environment. This concept is used to study the complex interactions between the organisms - plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi - that make up the community. There are many different ways in which the community of organisms interacts.

Pollution is the introduction of harmful contaminants into air, water or soil. These contaminants can have dire effects on entire ecosystems, making life more difficult for humans, plants and ...

Pollution effects are indeed many and wide-ranging. There is no doubt that excessive levels of pollution are causing a lot of damage to human & animal health, tropical rainforests, as well as the wider environment. All types of pollution - air, water and soil pollution - have an impact on the living environment.

Water covers 70% of the Earth's surface and makes up over 60% of the human body. Water pollution affects marine ecosystems, wildlife health, and human well-being. The answer to solving pollution is to make changes in our daily habits and pay more attention to the types of products we consume.

Atlanta is the capital city of the state of Georgia. It has a population of over 420 000 people making it one of the most populated cities in the U.S. In fact, the greater Atlanta metropolitan area with a population of just under 5 300 000 people is the 9th largest metropolitan area in the U.S.

Home " Ecosystem Change " Level 1 Context - Human well-being is highly dependent on ecosystems and the benefits they provide such as food and drinkable water. Over the past 50 years, however, humans have had a tremendous impact on their environment.

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