Man's Effect On The Enviroment

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Man’s Effect on the Environment



Man has had many far-reaching effects on the environment over the years. Global
warming, pollution and the damage to the ozone layer are a few of the major things that can be
heard about in the news. Man has damaged the earth gradually over the years and this damage
cannot be reversed, we are now trying to stop any more damage being caused to the
environment. For example, hedgerows have been destroyed but now people have realized what
effects this is having on the environment the government are paying farmers to replant them
instead of fencing. Not all of man's effects on the environment are harmful some are beneficial.
Conservation work is going on across the country and this is helping to preserve the wildlife and
countryside that we have left. The expanding human population has placed a huge demand on
the food production of the country. The resources are limited but the population is increasing
quite rapidly so the problems are growing. The demand for food means that crops need to be
perfect so the use of fertilizers and herbicides is increasing too.
One of the problems in the countryside affecting the environment is the disposal of
effluent and other pollutants. The main type of waste that we have to dispose of is organic
effluent particularly from farms and sewage works. This is disposed of in several ways, the main
one being pumping it into the sea and rivers around the country. In more recent years sewage
recycling plants have been developed to reuse the water in the waste. Water treatment works are
used to treat the waste before it is pumped into the river or sea.
The disposal of the waste is accomplished in several ways. Direct removal into a stream
or lake is the most commonly used means of disposal. In parts of the world that are faced with
worsening shortages of water for both domestic and industrial use, authorities are reusing
appropriate...