Pollution. Over 1 billion people in the world are affected by pollution from food, air, or water. Since most of the media's attention focuses on global warming and climate change, this"shrugged off" environmental antagonist still holds much relevance today.
As more and more people are born everyday, demand rises for products and resources. With these demands, companies increase production rates, more cars get on the roads, sewage rises, and clean water sources decrease, causing people to use whatever they can get, even if it is unsanitary water. Garbage builds up, and sometimes has nowhere to go.
There are many different ways human health can be impacted by pollution, including artisanal gold mining (mercury emissions), contaminated surface and groundwater, and air pollution. In an article written by Timon Singh, which can be found at http://www.americainfra.com/news/pollution-impacts/, the severity of these issues is covered.
The antagonism of public health and urban pollution covered by Cox came about in the 1960s, but it is still a concern now. So, how do I know about pollution? Well, there are many ways people can learn that pollution exists, including the infamous global warming warnings showing cars and carbon emissions, but there are also different, less obvious ways pollution can be noticed. One image that stuck out in my mind was from the movie Slumdog Millionare, when the boy is in the sewage and the kids pick through garbage for personal resources.
So how can pollution be prevented? If you are interested in how your pollution can be decreased, visit this website:http://www.epa.gov/p2/.
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