Industrialization

Pros of Industrialization

Cons of Industrialization

Pollution (library.thinkquest.org)

What is Pollution?

"Undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities" (wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn)

What are the types of Pollution?

Air

Planting incorrect trees

Transport systems

Excess gas/ vapour emission into the atmosphere.

Global Warming

Acid Rain

Saturation of chemical compounds.

Smog

Ozone Depletion

Factories

Water

Dumping waste products

Dumping toxic substances

Eutrophication

Release of pathogenic germs

Disturbance in aquatic life

Dumping radioactive substances

Land

Decomposition of solid waste.

Dumping of non-biodegradable materials.

Toxicification of chemicals into poisons.

Imbalance of chemical equilibrium to soil medium.

Noise

Road traffic

Air traffic

Rail traffic

Industrial noise

Incompatible Land Use (Wastage)

Thermal

Water used as a cooling agent in industrial facilities.

Powerplants creating electricity from the burning of fossil fuels.

Deforestation of the shoreline

Soil Erosion

Increase in overall global temperature significantly

Radioactive

Nuclear powerplants

Nuclear weapons

Disposal of nuclear waste

Uranium mining

Harmful radiation (Alpha, Beta, Gamma rays) are emitted

These rays penetrate into human skin and result in many harmful diseases, this effect is long-term and therefore has an impact on generations.

Is it ethical?

Pollution Control Needed

Awareness Needed

Carelessness

Unawareness/ Lack of understanding

"The development of industry on an extensive scale" (wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn).