What are the causes and effects of pollution?

Modern World suffers many headaches: Wars, famines, earthquakes, droughts, pollutions to name only a few. Pollution which is a cause to other problems has many   causes which seem unlikely to be beaten in the near future.

Human beings are the first to blame for pollution. It is their cars that emit the fumes that pollute the air. It is their factories that release the harmful elements in the atmosphere (lead, dioxin, toxin…..) It is human beings who throw rubbish, sewage, oil etc into the waters (rivers and seas). It is humans who cut down millions of trees which produce oxygen and medicine for us. It is us, people, who are responsible for wars that destroy life on land, air and sea and leave poisonous nuclear substances to kill living things for thousands of years to come.

This pollution is responsible for numerous lethal diseases and makes people vulnerable to others such as asthma, allergies, and all chest illnesses. It is also the cause of erosions, droughts, global warming, ozone layer hole, and the worst is yet to come.

To save what is left we have to act quickly, swiftly and altogether. A detailed research is necessary to establish what actions should be taken to properly fight and face pollution. However, education is the key to protecting our environment.

From my viewpoint, people have to be educated into the harmful effects of pollution at schools, through campaigns, and advertisement on the media to sensitise everyone and make them aware of the dangers of pollution .Also, encouragement should be used as well as punishment