<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.com/xsl/rss2html.xsl" type="text/xsl" media="screen"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.com/scripts/wpcss/wiki/greenpower/skin/islander/rss" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Green Planet - Recently Updated Pages</title><link>http://greenpower.wetpaint.com/pageSearch/updated</link><description>Recently Updated Pages on http://greenpower.wetpaint.com</description><language>en-us</language><webMaster>info@wetpaint.com</webMaster><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:59:55 CDT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:59:55 CDT</lastBuildDate><generator>wetpaint.com</generator><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>Green Planet</title><url>http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/g4lKF57QXUGv1teJgSNKJw18323</url><link>http://greenpower.wetpaint.com</link></image><item><title>Well Anyway</title><link>http://greenpower.wetpaint.com/page/Well+Anyway</link><author>Narendran95</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://greenpower.wetpaint.com/page/Well+Anyway</guid><comments>nah</comments><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:59:55 CDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[See, ok now you know why CAN happen if we don&#39;t act so you must do something atleast !<br><br>BUT, just to get you warmed up, let&#39;s exercise your hands!<br><br> <hr size="1"><br/>]]></description></item><item><title>Home</title><link>http://greenpower.wetpaint.com/page/Home</link><author>ganapati</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://greenpower.wetpaint.com/page/Home</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:04:32 CDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<h3>  Welcome to Green Planet Organization. </h3>We have joined the 95%/56 Coolies to save our world. 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join us in GPO by clicking the apply to be a writer button on the right side of the website screen.<br><br><div align="center">The Best thing is it&#39;s absolutely </div>  <h3 align="center">! FREE !</h3>  <div align="center"><font face="Courier">And you can help us by sitting right at your home in front of the computer... </font></div>  <div align="center"><font face="Courier">Remember, this is to save the earth and YOURSELF !!</font></div><hr size="1"><br/>]]></description></item><item><title>Water pollution</title><link>http://greenpower.wetpaint.com/page/Water+pollution</link><author>Narendran95</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://greenpower.wetpaint.com/page/Water+pollution</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:27:06 CDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://www.saskschools.ca/~turgeon/jpgs/waterpollution.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><br><b>Water pollution</b> is a large set of adverse effects upon water bodies such as <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Lake"><font color="#0000ff">lakes</font></a>, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="River"><font color="#0000ff">rivers</font></a>, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Ocean"><font color="#0000ff">oceans</font></a>, and <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundwater" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Groundwater"><font color="#0000ff">groundwater</font></a> caused by human activities. Although natural phenomena such as <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Volcano"><font color="#0000ff">volcanoes</font></a>, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algae_bloom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Algae bloom"><font color="#0000ff">algae blooms</font></a>, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Storm"><font color="#0000ff">storms</font></a>, and <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Earthquake"><font color="#0000ff">earthquakes</font></a> also cause major changes in <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_quality" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Water quality"><font color="#0000ff">water quality</font></a> and the ecological status of water, these are not deemed to be pollution. Water pollution has many causes and characteristics. Increases in <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutrient" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Nutrient"><font color="#0000ff">nutrient</font></a> loading may lead to <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutrophication" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Eutrophication"><font color="#0000ff">eutrophication</font></a>. Organic wastes such as <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Sewage"><font color="#0000ff">sewage</font></a> impose high <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Oxygen"><font color="#0000ff">oxygen</font></a> demands on the receiving water leading to oxygen depletion with potentially severe impacts on the whole eco-system. Industries discharge a variety of pollutants in their <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wastewater" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Wastewater"><font color="#0000ff">wastewater</font></a> including <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metals" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Heavy metals"><font color="#0000ff">heavy metals</font></a>, organic toxins, oils, nutrients, and solids. Discharges can also have thermal effects, especially those from power stations, and these too reduce the available oxygen. <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Silt"><font color="#0000ff">Silt</font></a>-bearing runoff from many activities including <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Construction"><font color="#0000ff">construction</font></a> sites, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Deforestation"><font color="#0000ff">deforestation</font></a> and <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Agriculture"><font color="#0000ff">agriculture</font></a> can inhibit the penetration of sunlight through the water column, restricting <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Photosynthesis"><font color="#0000ff">photosynthesis</font></a> and causing blanketing of the lake or river bed, in turn damaging <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecology" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Ecology"><font color="#0000ff">ecological</font></a> systems.<br>Pollutants in water include a wide spectrum of <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Chemical"><font color="#0000ff">chemicals</font></a>, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathogen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Pathogen"><font color="#0000ff">pathogens</font></a>, and physical chemistry or sensory changes. Many of the chemical substances are <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Toxic"><font color="#0000ff">toxic</font></a>. Pathogens can obviously produce <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterborne_diseases" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Waterborne diseases"><font color="#0000ff">waterborne diseases</font></a> in either human or animal hosts. Alteration of water&#39;s physical chemistry include acidity, conductivity, temperature, and eutrophication. <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutrophication" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Eutrophication"><font color="#0000ff">Eutrophication</font></a> is the <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertilisation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Fertilisation"><font color="#0000ff">fertilisation</font></a> of <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Surface_water&action=edit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Surface water"><font color="#0000ff">surface water</font></a> by <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutrients" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Nutrients"><font color="#0000ff">nutrients</font></a> that were previously <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarce" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Scarce"><font color="#0000ff">scarce</font></a>. Even many of the municipal water supplies in developed countries can present health risks. Water pollution is a major problem in the global context. It has been suggested that it is the leading worldwide cause of deaths and diseases<a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_pollution#_note-death" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title=""><font color="#800080">[1]</font></a><a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_pollution#_note-death2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title=""><font color="#800080">[2]</font></a>, and that it accounts for the deaths of more than 14,000 people daily<a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_pollution#_note-death2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title=""><font color="#800080">[2]</font></a>.<hr size="1"><br/>]]></description></item><item><title>Air Pollution</title><link>http://greenpower.wetpaint.com/page/Air+Pollution</link><author>Narendran95</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://greenpower.wetpaint.com/page/Air+Pollution</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:23:43 CDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://www.pestaola.gr/images/air-pollution-systems.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> <b>Air Pollution</b> is a <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Chemical"><font color="#0000ff">chemical</font></a>, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Physics"><font color="#0000ff">physical</font></a> (e.g. <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particulate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Particulate"><font color="#0000ff">particulate</font></a> matter), or <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_material" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Biological material"><font color="#0000ff">biological</font></a> agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_atmosphere" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Earth's atmosphere"><font color="#0000ff">atmosphere</font></a>. The atmosphere is a complex, dynamic natural gaseous system that is essential to support life on planet Earth. <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratosphere" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Stratosphere"><font color="#0000ff">Stratospheric</font></a> <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_depletion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Ozone depletion"><font color="#0000ff">ozone depletion</font></a> due to air pollution has long been recognized as a threat to human health as well as to the Earth&#39;s <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Ecosystems"><font color="#0000ff">ecosystems</font></a>. Worldwide air pollution is responsible for large numbers of deaths and cases of <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_disease" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Respiratory disease"><font color="#0000ff">respiratory disease</font></a>. Enforced air quality standards, like the <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Air_Act" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Clean Air Act"><font color="#0000ff">Clean Air Act</font></a> in the United States, have reduced the presence of some pollutants. While <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_stationary_source" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Major stationary source"><font color="#0000ff">major stationary sources</font></a> are often identified with air pollution, the greatest <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_42_Compilation_of_Air_Pollutant_Emission_Factors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="AP 42 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors"><font color="#0000ff">source of emissions</font></a> is actually made up by mobile sources, mainly the <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Automobile"><font color="#0000ff">automobiles</font></a>. Gases such as <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Carbon dioxide"><font color="#0000ff">carbon dioxide</font></a>, which contribute to <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Global warming"><font color="#0000ff">global warming</font></a>, have recently gained recognition as pollutants by some scientists. Others recognize the gas as being essential to life, and therefore incapable of being classed as a pollutant.<br><div align="center"> </div><br><br><hr size="1"><br/>]]></description></item><item><title>Pollution</title><link>http://greenpower.wetpaint.com/page/Pollution</link><author>Narendran95</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://greenpower.wetpaint.com/page/Pollution</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:19:29 CDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<b>Pollution</b> is the introduction of substances or energy into the environment, resulting in deleterious effects of such a nature as to endanger human health, harm living resources and ecosystems, and impair or interfere with amenities and other legitimate uses of the environment.<a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_pollution#_note-0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title=""><font color="#800080">[1]</font></a> The major forms of pollution include:<br><ul>  <li><a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_pollution" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Air pollution"><font color="#0000ff">Air pollution</font></a>, the release of chemicals and particulates into the atmosphere. Common examples include <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_monoxide" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Carbon monoxide"><font color="#0000ff">carbon monoxide</font></a>, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur_dioxide" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Sulfur dioxide"><font color="#0000ff">sulfur dioxide</font></a>, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorofluorocarbon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Chlorofluorocarbon"><font color="#0000ff">chlorofluorocarbons</font></a> (CFCs), and <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_oxide" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Nitrogen oxide"><font color="#0000ff">nitrogen oxides</font></a> produced by <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Industry"><font color="#0000ff">industry</font></a> and motor vehicles. Photochemical <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Ozone"><font color="#0000ff">ozone</font></a> and <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Smog"><font color="#0000ff">smog</font></a> are created as nitrogen oxides and <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrocarbon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Hydrocarbon"><font color="#0000ff">hydrocarbons</font></a> react to sunlight.   </li><li><a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_pollution" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Water pollution"><font color="#0000ff">Water pollution</font></a> via <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_runoff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Surface runoff"><font color="#0000ff">surface runoff</font></a> and leaching to <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundwater" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Groundwater"><font color="#0000ff">groundwater</font></a>.</li></ul><br>Motor vehicle emissions are one of the leading causes of air pollution.<a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_pollution#_note-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title=""><font color="#800080">[3]</font></a><a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_pollution#_note-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title=""><font color="#800080">[4]</font></a><a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_pollution#_note-4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title=""><font color="#800080">[5]</font></a> <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="China"><font color="#0000ff">China</font></a>, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="United States"><font color="#0000ff">United States</font></a>, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Russia"><font color="#0000ff">Russia</font></a>, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Mexico"><font color="#0000ff">Mexico</font></a>, and <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Japan"><font color="#0000ff">Japan</font></a> are the world leaders in air pollution emissions; however, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Canada"><font color="#0000ff">Canada</font></a> is the number two country, ranked per capita. Principal stationary pollution sources include chemical plants, coal-fired <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_plants" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Power plants"><font color="#0000ff">power plants</font></a>, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_refinery" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Oil refinery"><font color="#0000ff">oil refineries</font></a>,<a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_pollution#_note-5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title=""><font color="#800080">[6]</font></a> <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrochemical" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Petrochemical"><font color="#0000ff">petrochemical</font></a> plants, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_waste" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Nuclear waste"><font color="#0000ff">nuclear waste</font></a> disposal activity, incinerators, large livestock farms (dairy cows, pigs, poultry, etc.), <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyvinyl_chloride" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Polyvinyl chloride"><font color="#0000ff">PVC</font></a> factories, metals production factories, plastics factories, and other heavy industry.<br>Some of the more common <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Soil"><font color="#0000ff">soil</font></a> contaminants are <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorinated_hydrocarbon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Chlorinated hydrocarbon"><font color="#0000ff">chlorinated hydrocarbons</font></a> (CFH), <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metals" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Heavy metals"><font color="#0000ff">heavy metals</font></a> (such as <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Chromium"><font color="#0000ff">chromium</font></a>, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmium" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Cadmium"><font color="#0000ff">cadmium</font></a>--found in rechargeable <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel-cadmium_battery" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Nickel-cadmium battery"><font color="#0000ff">batteries</font></a>, and <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Lead"><font color="#0000ff">lead</font></a>--found in lead <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Paint"><font color="#0000ff">paint</font></a>, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_fuel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Aviation fuel"><font color="#0000ff">aviation fuel</font></a> and still in some countries, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Gasoline"><font color="#0000ff">gasoline</font></a>), <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTBE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="MTBE"><font color="#0000ff">MTBE</font></a>, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Zinc"><font color="#0000ff">zinc</font></a>, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Arsenic"><font color="#0000ff">arsenic</font></a> and <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzene" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Benzene"><font color="#0000ff">benzene</font></a>. Ordinary municipal <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfill" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Landfill"><font color="#0000ff">landfills</font></a> are the source of many chemical substances entering the soil environment (and often groundwater), emanating from the wide variety of refuse accepted, especially substances illegally discarded there, or from pre-1970 landfills that may have been subject to little control in the U.S. or EU.<br>Pollution can also be the consequence of a natural disaster. For example, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Hurricane"><font color="#0000ff">hurricanes</font></a> often involve water contamination from sewage, and <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrochemical" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Petrochemical"><font color="#0000ff">petrochemical</font></a> spills from ruptured <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Boat"><font color="#0000ff">boats</font></a> or <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Automobile"><font color="#0000ff">automobiles</font></a>. Larger scale and environmental damage is not uncommon when coastal <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_rigs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Oil rigs"><font color="#0000ff">oil rigs</font></a> or <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refinery" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Refinery"><font color="#0000ff">refineries</font></a> are involved. Some sources of pollution, such as <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Nuclear power"><font color="#0000ff">nuclear power</font></a> plants or <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_tanker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Oil tanker"><font color="#0000ff">oil tankers</font></a>, can produce widespread and potentially hazardous releases when accidents occur.<br>In the case of <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_pollution" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Noise pollution"><font color="#0000ff">noise pollution</font></a> the dominant source class is the <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Motor vehicle"><font color="#0000ff">motor vehicle</font></a>, producing about ninety percent of all unwanted noise worldwide.<br><a></a><br><h2>Effects on human health</h2>  Adverse <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_quality" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Air quality"><font color="#0000ff">air quality</font></a> can kill many organisms including humans. Ozone pollution can cause <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_disease" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Respiratory disease"><font color="#0000ff">respiratory disease</font></a>, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiovascular_disease" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Cardiovascular disease"><font color="#0000ff">cardiovascular disease</font></a>, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Throat"><font color="#0000ff">throat</font></a> inflammation, chest pain, and congestion. Water pollution causes approximately 14,000 deaths per day, mostly due to contamination of <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_water" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Drinking water"><font color="#0000ff">drinking water</font></a> by untreated <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Sewage"><font color="#0000ff">sewage</font></a> in <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developing_countries" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Developing countries"><font color="#0000ff">developing countries</font></a>. Oil spills can cause <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Skin"><font color="#0000ff">skin</font></a> irritations and rashes. Noise pollution induces <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Hearing loss"><font color="#0000ff">hearing loss</font></a>, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_blood_pressure" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="High blood pressure"><font color="#0000ff">high blood pressure</font></a>, <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_%28medicine%29" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Stress (medicine)"><font color="#0000ff">stress</font></a>, and <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_disturbance" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Sleep disturbance"><font color="#0000ff">sleep disturbance</font></a>.<br><a></a><br><h2>Effect on ecosystems</h2>  <ul>  <li><a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur_dioxide" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Sulfur dioxide"><font color="#0000ff">Sulfur dioxide</font></a> and oxides of nitrogen can cause <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_rain" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Acid rain"><font color="#0000ff">acid rain</font></a> which reduces the <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="PH"><font color="#0000ff">pH</font></a> value of soil.   </li><li>Soil can become infertile and unsuitable for plants. This will affect other <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Organism"><font color="#0000ff">organisms</font></a> in the <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_web" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Food web"><font color="#0000ff">food web</font></a>.   </li><li><a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Smog"><font color="#0000ff">Smog</font></a> and haze can reduce the amount of sunlight received by plants to carry out <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Photosynthesis"><font color="#0000ff">photosynthesis</font></a>.   </li><li><a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasive_species" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Invasive species"><font color="#0000ff">Invasive species</font></a> can out compete native species and reduce <a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Biodiversity"><font color="#0000ff">biodiversity</font></a>. Invasive plants can contribute debris and biomolecules (<a class="external" href="http://greenpower.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allelopathy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Allelopathy"><font color="#0000ff">allelopathy</font></a>) that can alter soil and chemical compositions of an environment, often reducing native species competitiveness. </li></ul><hr size="1"><br/>]]></description></item></channel></rss>