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Pollution

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Pollution

Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause


adverse change. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as
noise, heat or light. Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign
substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution is often classed as point
source or non point source pollution. In 2015, pollution killed 9 million people in the world.

Major forms of pollution include: Air pollution, light pollution, littering, noise pollution, plastic


pollution, soil contamination, radioactive contamination, thermal pollution, visual
pollution, water pollution

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