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15 March 2019

Why Is Environmental Remediation Important

By Christine Green


Human beings, plants and animals generally survive on the same environmental factors. For instance, they all need water for them to grow well. However, in most areas the surrounding has been polluted by various human activities. Soil and water are the major elements that are mostly polluted. This is very dangerous since the life of all creatures majorly depend on these two elements. It is, therefore, very crucial to understand the importance of carrying out environmental remediation.

There is remediation such as the soil cleanup which involves strategies that are used to purify and remove pollutants from it. It contains the underwater remediation and the two are affected by the same contaminators or pollutants or are affected by the same factors. Therefore, bearing it in mind that both soil and groundwater originate from the same source then they must be remediated at the same period.

Habitat destruction results once the land is destroyed and unfit for man due to holes and the ruggedness left on the land. It also becomes scary since some unstable stones and sand may start falling. These causes people to vacate the land and are sometimes left homeless. Noise pollution caused by blasting rocks with explosives and different companies when manufacturing products affect those near the area.

To reduce this pollution from the air, it is wise for the government to look for ways to reduce these industries and vehicles. For instance, by burning these wastes in a fume chamber where by the fumes released to the atmosphere are less hazardous to the environment.

Some are suffering greatly both financially and physically due to skin cancer which to some point it is not treatable. The poisonous gas has also led to extinct of various animals and plants. This negatively affects the wildlife. Contaminated water released from factories drains in water bodies. They lead to death of some water animals and plants. Some emit products that has oil in them thus when released into any water body they cover up the surface of the water.

In this case, the professionals working in this department work to ensure that the soil and water consumed by human beings is fit. They achieve this through deep research and carrying out different tests on the two elements of the surroundings. Various pollutants could end up contaminating the water sources. This certainly will have serious implications on human and animal health. It is the work of these experts to help prevent such accidents from happening.

It is important to note that this process is essential to the environment for the existence of the organisms that are present in it. Mostly, it is out of the negligence of people that results to contamination of the environment. It is wise for the government to put precautions to the contamination agents that are within the country locality.

To sum it up, every individual is responsible to make the environment suitable. This is crucial, not only for their sake, but also for the sake of other human beings and living creatures. Environmental therapy should be carried out to ensure that hazardous products are eliminated from the soil and water sources.




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