save environment from pollution and toxication

by mohit pareek
(mumbai, maharahstra, india)

river pollution

river pollution

Voices from a Changing Planet - Across the world, people are wrestling with the same question: how do we protect the world we live in without losing ourselves in politics, confusion, or blame? We're getting a fresh look at what's really going on in our air, our weather, and our daily choices because of these candid comments that combine frustration, hope, humor, and raw honesty.

Mohit starts us off here: Air, water and land are the most important things in our environment. We people are actually trying to take advantage of all these things and are harming our environment by polluting all the essential things for life, like air, water and land.

It is the responsibility of everyone to preserve these natural resources and refrain from harming them. It's our duty to protect our environment and it makes me angry when people don't care about these natural resources and try instead to exploit these resources.

Please understand our duties and come together to protect our environment. I am not against industrialism but the way they try to exploit our natural resources is bad. The people who intentionally harm our rivers for their own good need to be punished. Please come forward and take some steps against them.

Barry's Response - Thank you Mohit. It may sometimes be hard to tell which actions are deliberate sabotage on the environment. In fact, that would be rare.

The real key here would be education. Making sure owners know when neglect may occur and how to prevent environmental damage from happening.


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It sounds like a mythological quest to save the environment from pollution

The story starts with something simple: air moves. There's water flowing. The soil breathes. It's never still in the environment, and neither are the things we dump in it. It doesn't sit politely where we leave it. You can find it everywhere - in your lungs, your tomatoes, even places you've never heard of.

That's why meteorologists and air-quality scientists pay more attention to wind patterns than politicians do. Chimneys in one city can irritate throats three towns away. Waste dumped in a river can wash chemicals past farms, fisheries, and dreams of people who've never heard of the factory upstream. What's weird? It's not villains twirling moustaches that cause most damage - it's small mistakes, forgotten maintenance, and "I'll fix it later" moments.For thousands of years, people have told stories about stewardship. It's like tending a garden, according to the ancient Hebrews. Creation is something most people entrust, not own. Indigenous nations talk about kinship with the land and water. If you're reasonable, you might call it "protecting what you love and paid for." Others call it justice for the future. Teenagers say, “Ew, why is the river foamy like a bubble bath for trolls? ”

Risk reduction is what science calls it

Toxicologists mix chemistry, biology, meteorology, physics, and geology to ask:
- Pollution goes where?
- When it gets there, what happens?
- Who's first to get hurt?
- What can we do to stop it?

There are times when the answers sound comforting. There are times when they shock you. Sometimes, they challenge the mainstream climate narrative. Pollution signals are often hidden or exaggerated by natural variability in weather patterns. Even though emissions are lower than decades ago, wind shear and thermal inversions can trap them. Yes, water bodies sometimes heal faster than politicians admit, especially when local communities get involved, not distant bureaucracies.

This isn't a rebellion against science. This is a rebellion for science. Thinking outside the box. Asking uncomfortable questions. It's about recognizing that environmental problems are real, but solutions can be creative, local, and beautiful.

Here's an idea:

Let's do a "zero-waste dare" for a weekend instead of reading a government pamphlet. Teenagers suddenly compete to reduce emissions for bragging rights. You hear grandparents talking about river cleanups like they're planning a picnic. Because he knows his land, a farmer installs a cheap low-tech filter that stops runoff better than a million-dollar system.

On warm days, the air moves differently. Depending on turbulence, humidity, and solar radiation, pollutants rise, sink, or spread. The best way to protect the environment is to understand the weather. Sometimes you have to remember that the industrial revolution wasn't all bad - it lifted billions out of poverty - but it also introduced problems that require adult skills. "Saving the environment from pollution and toxication" isn't a war; it's an ongoing, messy, hopeful negotiation between humans and the world.

Here's a practical, meteorology-friendly solution:
  • Learn how your city's pollution moves by watching local wind forecasts.
  • Call out industries that don't use up-to-date controls.
  • Pick one thing you can do this week, not ten things you'll forget.
  • Take a look around. Find out how emissions disperse after they leave a tailpipe.
  • Maintain pressure on leaders, but also recognize your own power.
There's no need for perfect heroes in the world. People who try, even if they're imperfect, are needed.

You're in the right place

...if you've ever felt anger, hope, confusion, or even a stubborn teenage urge to "fix everything because adults won't." It's not over yet. This is the first chapter.

What frustrates you most about pollution, and what gives you hope? Comment below and let's keep this conversation going.

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by: Zen

It is very necessary to save our environment from pollution and toxication. We are the main reason to cause such problems to the environment. So we have to be more conscious about the seriousness of the issue. Save our environment and thus make sure our existence on the earth.

From Barry - You're right - we're both the cause and the cure. The air doesn't just "go somewhere else." Pollutants hang around, mix, react with sunlight, and sometimes become brand-new troublemakers like ozone. We put everything into the atmosphere, even if we don't remember it.

What's the good news? The choices millions of people make genuinely change air quality. Smog levels have dropped in major cities because ordinary people changed their habits. Saving the environment isn't just noble - it's totally doable, one smart choice at a time.

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by: Anonymous

i think that we should take care of the environment because this affect us and it relate to us because how take care of the environment he is clean but how dont take care of the environment he is not a clean such if it was a man or a women or boy or girl or child.

From Barry - You're right: how we treat the environment reflects on us. What ends up in the air eventually ends up in our lungs, our soil, our food chain, and our kids. Clean actions lead to cleaner results.

Messier ones... not so much. You nailed the simplest truth of environmental science: caring creates cleanliness, and cleanliness creates well-being. There's nothing complicated about it - but it matters.

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eradicate pollution is responsibilty of every indivisual..
by: Anonymous

In my point of veiw its not only the responsibility of government infact its responsibility of every indivisual of any country...suppose if we eating some food then after eating we should through wraper in dustbin not to through any where or wherever u want...if u through in anywhere and then said its responsibility of government so remember always it lead ur country towards polluted environment...and others have chance to told that whole country is polluted and looking bad.

From Barry - That's a core principle of environmental management: pollution control starts before pollution happens. It's easy for meteorologists to forecast where a plume of emissions will go, but we'd rather avoid them in the first place. Tossing a wrapper right prevents windblown litter, keeps drainage systems clear, and stops plastics from breaking down into microparticles.

You can't blame government for trash in a ditch like you can blame the weather for wet laundry. Start at arm's length - literally!

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SAVE ENVIRONMENT FROM POLLUTION
by: sharanvir singh

DO NOT CUT TREES.PLANT MORE TREES AND EAT ONLY NATURE MADE THINGS(FOR EXAMPLE FRUITS VEGETABLES ETC).DO NOT WASTE WATER.CLOSE THE TAP AFTER WHEN YOU BRUSHED AND BATHING.

From Barry - I like your enthusiasm - and it's scientifically sound. There's more to trees than just decoration; they're atmospheric machinery. By evapotranspiration, they cool urban microclimates and filter pollutants like nitrogen dioxide and ozone.

Pumping, treating, and heating water are major energy sources, and energy demand drives emissions. In one rallying cry, you summarized several chapters of an environmental science textbook.

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save our waters
by: ruth ensminger

we the people of amercia needs to start saving our waters because a lot of people die from pollution. help the world. do not be dum not to save our country. this country and other countries need to work as one. we all need to stop polluting our air water. who ever wants this then do it.............. save the waters....

From Barry - Water is the forgotten cousin of air quality, but they're deeply connected. Pollutants settle out of the air and end up in watersheds. From smokestacks to rivers, acid rain, heavy metals, and nitrogen compounds travel.

You're right: countries have to work together, since water doesn't stop at borders and air doesn't either. It might be a little harsh to call people "dums," but sometimes tough love works.

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by: Anonymous

I do agree that it is our responsibility to protect our enviroment. I think alot of the enviromental subject is political. There are politicians out there like Al Gore to name a few who are trying to make big bucks off the the enviromental issue. I wish someone would tell us the truth. It is everyones responsibility to take care of the enviroment.

From Barry - Yes, environmental issues can become political, even when the atmosphere itself is refreshingly nonpartisan. The science behind air quality is straightforward and measurable - the chemistry, the physics, the health effects. There's a predictable behavior to plumes.

There are known health effects from pollutants. Elections don't matter to emissions inventories. Everyone has a role to play, and keeping the conversation honest helps keep the air clean.

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by: Anonymous

Government have a role in pollution controlling,If we take it as a problem that will be the end of the problem.

From Barry - Especially with big-picture rules like emission limits, fuel standards, and industrial controls, the government can help. You're hitting on something important: environmental problems shrink faster when people treat them as solvable, not overwhelming. When a community decides "we're fixing this," smog alerts drop, water clears, and air-quality graphs start bending. It's really possible to solve problems with a shared mindset.

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by: Molly

This seems to be a very general summary of the environmental problem. People are taking a stand everyday on the environment, but the problem will not be fixed until corporations, governments and the general population makes the environment a priority. It would be interesting to get a more detailed view of this issue.

From Barry - You're right - environmental issues deserve more than slogans. Chemistry, weather, geography, industry, and human behavior all play a part in air quality. Sunlight drives reactions, so ozone spikes on sunny days.

Inversions trap pollution close to the surface. It's possible for dust from one continent to cross an ocean. Corporations, governments, and individuals all affect different parts of the system - and none of them can do it alone. You've nailed a truth researchers repeat constantly: meaningful progress requires all three working together.

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