Pollution
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Description
A comprehensive definition of pollution is not easy to find. Within the context of this wiki, it may be said to be anything that is added to air, water or the earth which has any negative influence on its properties. Pollution may be natural or, more commonly, man-made.
Detailed description
(Give as much scientific detail as possible here.) [Memory jogger, not necessarily in the right order, nor exhaustive]
Air
Ozone depletion Climate change Troposphere (VOC, NOx) Toxic gases/vapours Atmospheric residence time Mercury Radioactive
Water
Aquatic/marine life Potable Surface water Ground water Heavy metals BOD5 COD5
Earth
Landfills Chemical landfills Pesticides Vegetation
