There are number of pollutants responsible for deteriorating quality of water. Some of the pollutants responsible for water pollution are mentioned below: a) Pathogenic pollution: – Pathogenic pollution is pollution of a system by disease causing organisms called pathogens. Marine and freshwater systems can become polluted by polluted runoff or untreated sewage released into the
What do you understand by Counter Urbanisation? Urban growth or urbanisation refers to the growth in urban population in an area over the period of time. Whereas counter urbanisation is said to occur when an urban area starts losing its population or when there is decrease in the population of an urban area. In other
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Example The Environmental Impact Statement present below highlighted the points to be mentioned in an EIS. This EIS was written for a power plant in Ireland. EIS Report Summary Endesa Ireland Limited proposed to construct a 450 MW natural gas fired Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power plant at Tarbert,County Kerry,
Gross National Product GNP – It stands for Gross National Product. It is a projected value of the total worth of production and services, by citizens of a country, on its land or on foreign land, generally calculated over the course on one year. Gross National Product measures the value of goods and services that the country’s
How to define Urban Growth Urban growth is defined as the rate at which the population of an urban area increases. This result from urbanization which is the movement of people from rural areas to urban areas. Urban growth may lead to a rise in the economic development of a country. Urban growth is also