Adamson University Languages Department
Human Acts that Causes Environmental Problems In Partial Fulfllment o the Requirements in English Communication 2
Presented by: Antonio, Ricardo ! "asmin, #$acinth # $acinth %! Li&rando, 'im&erl$ A!
Presented to: Pro! ariedith (! "arcia
arch 2), 2)*+
REFERENCES
Anda$a, C! ! -2))./! 0nderstanding the Earth %hrough En1ironmental cience! *+34*55! (iado, E! -2)*)/! Facts a&out Climate Change! anila tandard %oda$! Dela Cru6, 7!!8! -2)*)/! ost Filipinos 'no9 A&out Climate Change! (usiness irror! iller 7r!,"!%! -Fourteenth Edition/! En1ironmental cience! :.34;2.! http<==999!conser1e4energ$4uture!com=*+4current4en1ironmental4pro&lems!php
>ur en1ironment originall$ should &e ta?en cared &$ us, humans! %he relationship &et9een the t9o should &e gi1e and ta?e, 9e get something rom it and in return 9e ha1e to ta?e care o it! (ut no9ada$s, people onl$ ta?e something rom our en1ironment &ut ne1er too? care o it! (ecause o it, 9e are no9 9itnessing
disasters and calamities that a@ect our li1es! e canBt &lame our en1ironment or our su@erings or in the frst place, human acti1ities are the main reason in the destruction o our en1ironment! 8o9ada$s, 9e are eperiencing di@erent situations related in our en1ironment mainl$ caused &$ human acti1ities! %his destruction should &e stopped &eore itBs too late or us! In order to do this, frst, 9e need to fnd out ho9 and 9h$ is this happening then put a solution to end this pro&lem! According to the amous ph$sicist Al&ert Einstein, %he en1ironment is e1er$thing that isnBt me or in other 9ords, en1ironment is e1er$thing that is around us! En1ironment is more on others and $our relationship 9ith them! %he
earth
is
acing
a
se1ere
en1ironmental
crisis!
For
no9,
these
en1ironmental pro&lems ma?e us 1ulnera&le to disasters and tragedies and 9ill 9orse in the uture! %he ollo9ing are the list o maor en1ironmental pro&lems that people must gi1e attentionG
1. lobal !armin": "lo&al 9arming is the rising o earthsB surace temperature causing the melting o the polar ice caps, rising sea le1el and unnatural patterns o precipitation! #. Climate Chan"e: Climate change is the outcome o glo&al 9arming 9hich occurs due to high temperature o the atmosphere caused &$ the harmul gases o the industries and &urning o ossil uels! Climate change has 1arious harmul e@ects such as unpredicta&le 9eather, eisting ne9 diseases, and requent appearance o Hoods!
$. Pollution: u&stances that ma?e land, 9ater, air, etc!, dirt$ and not sae or suita&le to use -erriam4e&ster/! Pollution in air, soil and 9ater is not eas$ to clean and it ta?es millions o $ears o in order or it to clean! %. Public Health &ssues: %he current en1ironmental pro&lems pose a high o ris? to human and animal health! Loss o clean 9ater is the &iggest threat to the 9orldsB qualit$ o lie! Ri1ers carries along pollutants such as toins, chemicals and disease carr$ing organisms! A &ig actor in spreading the pollutants is the high temperature caused &$ glo&al 9arming! '. (ver)o)ulation: Increasing population aces the shortage o
the
resources coming rom our en1ironment! >1erpopulation is considered as one o the crucial current issue in our en1ironment! *. +oss o, -iodiversity: %he etinction o species and ha&itats are mainl$ caused &$ the human acti1it$! Eample is the destruction o coral rees in the 1arious oceans, 9hich supports the richness o marine lie! . (/one +ayer 0e)letion: %he o6one la$er has &ecome attri&uted to pollution caused &$ using o Chlorine and (romine ound in Chloro4Huoro car&ons -CFCBs/ %he toic gases that reach the upper atmosphere caused a hole in the o6one la$er! %his is also considered as one o the most important en1ironmental pro&lem! . Acid Rain: acid rain occurs &ecause o the certain pollutants in the atmosphere! Due to com&ustion o ossil uels or erupting 1olcanoes or an$thing 9hich releases sulur dioide and nitrogen oides in the atmosphere! Acid rain is an en1ironmental pro&lem that has a serious e@ect on human health, 9ildlie and aquatic species! %he Philippines is ran?ed as the 9orldBs second largest de1eloper o "eothermal Energ$! (ut ater all, sur1e$ had sho9ed that one in t9o Filipinos or +2 Percent has ?no9ledge a&out climate change 9hile remaining has little or almost none! %he issues in the En1ironment are caused &$ irresponsi&le human acti1ities!
E1entuall$, li1es o people are also a@ected or the appearance and high num&er o en1ironmental crisis! %he ollo9ing are the #uman Acti1ities that causes to en1ironmental pro&lemsG
1. !aste 0is)osal: %he improper usage o plastics is creating a glo&al crisis o the plastics disposal! Plastic, ast ood, pac?aging and cheap electronic 9astes is a threat to humans! aste disposal in considered as one o the urgent current pro&lem in the en1ironment! a. Plastics one o the maor components o toda$Bs gar&age! It comes in di@erent orms as ood 9rappers, &ags, &ottle containers, and e1en as diapers! %he frst plastics 9ere made rom plant materials cellulose! %hese 9ere easil$ deca$ed &$ microorganisms, and 9ere, thereore, &iodegrada&le! #. 0e,orestation: Forests are the natural sin?ers o car&on dioide and producers o resh o$gen and also regulates the temperature and rainall! (ut during these da$s, orests co1er :)J o the land and 9ill decrease due to deorestation! Deorestation is the clearing o green co1er or orest to ma?e the land &e residential, industrial or commercial purpose! $. Assessin" Ener"y Resources: (urning o the ossil uels is ound out to &e the reason o "lo&al 9arming! Depleted ossil uels posing a greater concern amidst glo&al demand or energ$ resources! %his issue a@ects the prices o ossil uels in the 9orld mar?et that a@ects man$ countries ust li?e the Philippines! %. 0ynamite Fishin": %his is the method o catching fsh using an eplosi1e de1ice that ?ills man$ fshes and creatures under the sea! %his method is an illegal practice that is mostl$ done &$ people 9ho &elie1e that this is the &est 9a$ o catching fsh!
'. Smo2e -elchin" 3ehicles: %his has &ecome a maor actor o air pollution! In the 9orld, huge num&er o 1ehicles emitting a smo?e a@ects not onl$ the cleanliness o the air &ut also to the health o humans! *. Producin" Ha/ardous 4astes: >1er ;) million tons o ha6ardous 9aste regulated &$ RCRA -the Resource Conser1ation and Reco1er$ Act/ 9as generated &$ more than 2),))) ha6ardous 9aste generators each $ear! #umans are the responsi&le or the 9orldsB en1ironmental issues! Due to di@erent irresponsi&le acti1ities made &$ people caused damage to the earth! hen people come to the time 9hen di@erent calamities are appearing around the 9orld and people canBt hide the damage 9e made! olutions ha1e made &$ di@erent go1ernments around the 9orld!
%he ollo9ing are some o the la9s, pre1entions
and solutions proposed and made to sol1e the en1ironment issues!
1. $ R5s 6Reduce7 Reuse7 Recycle8: %his has &ecome the &asic and simplest 9a$ or an indi1idual to contri&ute in sa1ing the en1ironment! From their o9n homes and places, people can use the : RBs! %he ollo9ing are some methods on ho9 to appl$ the reduce, reuse and rec$cleG (u$ing &e1erages in reflla&le glass containers! 0se reusa&le plastic &ags! 0se reusa&le &as?et or cloth &ag 9hen carr$ing groceries and other items! ell or donate items that are no longer to use! #. Com)ositin": (ur$ing o solid 9astes! It is another orm o rec$cling 9here nutrients decomposed are added to the soil and passed to plants to gro9!
!aste9ener"y9incinerator the machine that rec$cle some o the energ$ o the solid 9astes and use it or heating and producing electricit$!
$. Com)rehensive
Environmental
Res)onse7
Com)ensation7
and
+iability Act: In *5.), the 0!! Congress passed CERCLA or uperund Program! %he "oal o the Act is to identi$ sites, commonl$ called uperund
sites,
9here
ha6ardous
9astes
ha1e
contaminated
the
en1ironment and to clean on a priorit$ &asis! %he uperund Act 9hich is designed to ma?e the polluters pa$ or cleaning up a&andoned ha6ardous 9astes sites, and to reduce the num&er o illegal dumpsites around the 9orld! %. +ead Poisonin": Lead has &ecome a pollutant in air, 9ater, soil, plants and animals! Lead is a chemical element so it cannot &rea? do9n in the en1ironment! %his dangerous element can harm the ner1ous s$stem, especiall$ children! %he ollo9ing are some pre1entions and controls in using LeadG Phase out leaded gasoline 9orld9ide! (an use o lead in computer and % monitors! (an candles 9ith lead cores! ash resh ruits and 1egeta&les! Remo1e lead rom % sets and computer monitors &eore incineration •
•
or land disposal! Remo1e leaded paint and lead dust rom older houses and apartments!
"od al9a$s orgi1es, Creation ne1er orgi1es and he 9arned i 9e destro$ Creation, in the end it 9ill destro$ usK -Pope Francis, 2)*;/! #umans are the reason
or the earth to &e destro$ed, and also humans are the ones 9ho are a@ected! %here is no 9a$ getting out to the responsi&ilit$ o humanit$, 9hich is to ta?e good care o the en1ironment! #umans are the ones 9ho are responsi&le or all o the earthBs destruction and no one else to &lame! Each o us contri&utes to 9hether good or &ad things happening in our en1ironment! Finding the solution 9as eas$, &ut the implementation o it 9as not! E1en though some o the people, especiall$ poor canBt turn &ac? rom 9hat the$ do that harm the en1ironment or the$ need to do those things in orders to get mone$ and continue to li1e! an$ $ears came in fnding the solution o regaining 9hatBs lost in the en1ironment &ut also, man$ $ears 9ill come in order to do that! People ust ha1e to continue li1ing 9ithout or less threat to en1ironment and 9ait or the da$ that the 9orld ends!
