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   Light pollution

   Like other forms of pollution, such as air, water and noise pollution, light pollution causes damage to the environment. ... Disruption of ecosystems
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   Noise pollution

   Noise pollution can cause annoyance and aggression, hypertension, high stress levels, tinnitus, hearing loss, sleep disturbances, and other harmful effects. Furthermore, stress and hypertension are the leading causes to health problems, whereas tinnitus can lead to forgetfulness, severe depression and at times panic attacks.
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   Pollution

   Water pollution causes approximately 14,000 deaths per day, mostly due to contamination of drinking water by untreated sewage in developing countries. ... Disruption of the environment can also highlight the connection between areas of pollution that would normally be classified separately, such as those of water and air.
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   Platypus

   The Platypus does not appear to be in immediate danger of extinction thanks to conservation measures, but it could be impacted by habitat disruption caused by dams, irrigation, pollution, netting and trapping.
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   Biotransformation

   Petroleum oil is toxic for most life forms and episodic and chronic pollution of the environment by oil causes major ecological perturbations.
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   Global dimming

   Increased pollution causes more particulates and thereby creates clouds consisting of a greater number of smaller droplets (that is, the same amount of water is spread over more droplets).
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   Environment of China

   Water pollution is a source of health problems across the country, and air pollution causes up to 1,750,000 premature deaths each year.
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   Microbial biodegradation

   Episodic and chronic pollution of the environment by oil causes major ecological perturbations.
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   Ship pollution

   Sources and causes ... Discharges into coastal waters along with other sources of marine pollution have the potential to be toxic to marine plants, animals, and microorganisms causing alterations such as changes in growth, disruption of hormone cycles, birth defects, suppression of the immune system, and disorders resulting in cancer, tumors, and genetic abnormalities or even death.
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    Water pollution

    Water pollution has many causes and characteristics. ... Examples of sources in this category include discharges from a sewage treatment plant, a factory, or a city storm drain.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Light pollution,
• Noise pollution,
• Pollution,
• Platypus,
• Biotransformation,
• Global dimming,
• Environment of China,
• Microbial biodegradation,
• Ship pollution,
• Water pollution