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WORRYING ECOLOGICAL CHANGES WITHIN THIS CENTURY

Added on: 3rd Nov 2016

 

NANOTECHNOLOGY

Nanotechnology

Even though most technology technicians worship

nanotechnology and focus almost exclusively on its

advantages, there are equally as many experts who

warn about the future effects of Nano pollution

and Nano toxicology.

 

 

MINING

Mining

Many scientists agree that the potential environmental

impact of mining could be disastrous. Today, many of

these environmental effects are minimized as a result of

well-designed and well-regulated mining operations.

Although this is the case, there are many abandoned

sites around the world that continue to adversely

affect the environment.

 

 

LIGHT POLLUTION

Light Pollution

The most common effect of light pollution is that it alters

and interferes with the timing of necessary biological

activities. For nocturnal animals that begin their activities

at sundown, our artificial lights at night seriously constrain

their lives, exposing them to predators and reducing the

time they have to find food, shelter, or mates.

 

 

LAND USE

Land Use

According to many scientists and experts future changes

in climate and land use are likely to have a very important

impact on the natural resources and infrastructure of the

Western world. They will also alter the pattern and impact of

natural hazards such as landslides, rise in sea level

and droughts in ways beyond those known from the

historic record.

 

 

LAND DEGRADATION

Land Degradation

Land degradation is a process in which the value of the

biophysical environment is affected by a combination of

human-induced processes acting on the land.

Unfortunately, this usually comes with land pollution.

 

 

INTENSIVE FARMING

Intensive farming

Intensive farming is characterized by high inputs of

labour and capital into agricultural production of either

crops or animals. This phenomenon is common in

countries that depend on their land to feed huge

populations. The biggest disadvantage, however, is

that the chemicals that go into intensive farming

in the form of fertilizers and pesticides harm the

environment by polluting and poisoning soil and water.

 

 

GENETIC ENGINEERING

Genetic Engineering

Genetic engineering is the deliberate, controlled manipulation

of the genes in an organism with the intent of making that

organism better in some way. This is usually done

independently of the natural reproductive process. The

result is a so-called genetically modified organism (GMO).

To date, most of the effort in genetic engineering has been

focused on agriculture. However, some caution that these

modified crops could have an adverse effect on some

animals and non-targeted insects.

 

 

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Energy Efficiency

For some thirty years there have been discussions

and debates among researchers and others in

academia, government, non-profits and private industry

regarding the so-called energy efficiency problem and its

effects on the environment. Even though there are supposed

to be many energy-efficiency technologies to solve

this issue, none of them have been adopted.

 


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