Human Impact on the Environment



Human Impact on the Environment

Introduction

In this paper, we will be discussing the environmental issues surrounding the Canada. The threat to the ecosystem which we are discussing here relates to pollution, waste and deforestation in Canada. Since the onset of the industrial revolution, human activities have altered the atmospheric composition of the Earth, significantly impacting the terrestrial energy balance. The burning of fossil fuels has significantly increased the amount of particulate matter and concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs), most notably carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O), into the atmosphere.

These activities have altered the atmosphere all around the globe which led to inevitable Global Warming. Research says that because of the constant pollution in the air and gas imbalance, a methane layer surrounding the world has been damaged in the Antarctic and because of this; the earth is warming up more than it usually does. This warming of the earth leads to the melt down of many Ice Mountains and wild fires throughout the world. However the most affected area with the wild fires are California and Canada.

Map of Canada

Waste

Waste is known as trash, rubbish, garbage, refuse, junk, litter, and these are known as unwanted or useless materials. In some places of Canada, the waste is deposited, without more, in landfills, rivers, seas or any other place nearby. With industrialization and development, the amount and variety of waste generated has increased tremendously. For several decades, they have followed by simply eliminating the discharge system. This was done even with the increasing amount of toxic chemicals we produce. In the fifties and sixties of our century was checking the serious implications for hygiene and health of people and the significant negative environmental impacts that waste disposal system has.

It has been reported that the waste of chemicals and other hazardous material is being dump in the rivers near the Canada by many companies. Because of the, the water near these areas has become undrinkable and is causing many problems for the public living near those rivers. Furthermore, these chemicals are also dangerous to the people who are living near these polluted and wasted areas of the Canada. Because of this problem, the people are getting regularly ill in a notable manner.

However, currently the government of Canada is focusing to deal with one matter at a time, and the most crucial problem that the country of Canada is facing is the deforestation and wild fires. According to many government officials, the problems of pollution and wastages in Canada will be dealt with full focus and power, once the hazardous wild fires are reduced and controlled to an acceptable level.

Pollution

Pollution can be defined as the phenomenon during which the waste material contaminates the environment. The fact that the causes of pollution and ways to prevent or reduce environmental pollution are quite an important part in the study of ecology, however, it is not all under investigation. With the advent of the industrial revolution in Canada, the negative ...