Before discussing the main types of pollution, we need to understand what is pollution. Pollution is the introduction of harmful substances, particularly a contaminant or toxin, which produces some kind of harmful impact on the environment or living organisms. Main type of pollution 1: Air pollution. read more
Six types of environmental pollution include land pollution, water pollution, air pollution, thermal pollution, light pollution and noise pollution. These forms of pollution affect the environment in different ways and with different levels of severity. read more
Air pollution can even be much simpler: for example, some four million people die every year from air pollution caused by improperly ventilated cookfires in sub-Saharan Africa. Major Types Of Environmental Pollution #2: Water Pollution. Water pollution is any type of contaminant released into the water supply. read more
Air Pollution. The addition of harmful chemicals, particulate matter, aerosols, toxic and hazardous gases, and organic material to the atmosphere, is known as air pollution. Automobile and industrial exhausts play an important role in increasing this type of pollution, and they cause severe air quality degradation. read more