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Compare and Contrast the impacts of industrial, domestic and agricultural pollution on freshwater resources in Britain “A pollutant is a substance which is present at concentrations which cause harm or exceed on environmental standard. ... In Mary Douglas’ celebrated phrase, pollution is “matter out of place”. ... Also, in many cases there are instances of pollution originating from one country and being experienced in another. ... For the purpose of this essay, I will be comparing and contrasting the impacts of industrial, domestic and agricultural pollution on fresh water resources in Britain. ... Ross – River Pollution Studies). Pollution of fresh water resources in Britain is not a recent problem. ... The pollution of rivers began at the time of the Industrial Revolution in the early nineteenth century. There were two factors that brought about the water pollution problem; first, the increase in population and secondly the emergence of towns and cities and the new factories that were being built at the time. To begin I will concentrate on agricultural pollution, which is a factor in the national environmental quality programme. Recent changes in agricultural production techniques have caused interest in agriculturally related pollution to escalate. ... Ross – River Pollution Studies). ... These increased amounts of agricultural pollution affecting fresh water resources in Britain over the past decade, has triggered governments in developing policies and measures to encourage farmers of “keeping matter in it’s place” ( Mary Douglas 1966- Environment and Planning 1998). Industrial pollution is also a major factor contributing to the decreasing water quality in Britain. The Royal Commission on Environmental pollution, has recently published a report documenting declining freshwater quality in England and Wales. |
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Title: Pollution
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