Read the following passage.
Types of Pollution
A: Pollution is something harmful substances are added to the environment. Polluted water or garbage in the water bodies is a type of pollution. . It adds germs and viruses. There are these kinds of pollution: water pollution, air pollution, noise pollution, soil pollution and thermal pollution. As pollution grows, ways to combat it have grown. Solar energy and wind energy give people clean ways to power their homes. When people use these alternative forms of energy, they put less carbon dioxide into the environment.
B: Air can be polluted by many things. Examples include poisonous gases, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and very small particulates. Smoke and harmful gases released by fires, industries, and thermal power plants cause air pollution. Using coal and wood as fuels for fire cause a lot of air pollution. Petroleum produces less pollution per ton, but it causes a lot of pollution since a lot of it is burned globally. Air pollution may cause health problems such as asthma or other breathing problems. Air pollution causes global warming and acid rain. This makes it difficult for some living things to survive.
C: Water pollution is the presence of harmful materials in water, such as sewage, dissolved metal, waste from farms, factories and crude oil spilled from oil tankers. The three main substances that pollute water are nitrates from fertilizers, sewage, and detergents. Activities such as bathing and washing clothes near lakes, ponds or rivers add nutrients like nitrate and phosphate into the water bodies.
D: Noise pollution also known as sound pollution is harmful to the brain and hearing of all animals and humans. This includes the sound of vehicles, loud speakers, airplanes, jets, train horns, etc. Noise pollution can cause ear problems or even permanent deafness, especially to older people. The schools which are beside the roads suffer from noise pollution. Students cannot concentrate in their studies. Peoples admitted in hospitals which are near to the main roads also suffer. It also causes brain related problems.
E: Not given in any of the above paragraphs
Decide which paragraph, A to D, has the information given in each statement below. Select E if the information is not given in any of the paragraphs.
Noise pollution is largely a modern-day menace and may have existed for centuries. 2.
Water bodies get polluted due to the discharge of some highly toxic wastes. 3.
Sound pollution can badly affect the brain. 4.
Types of pollution. 5.
Problems in breathing generally occur due to this type of pollution. 6.
Spillage of oil during transportation causes water pollution. 7.
Recent examples of another kind of pollution discovered by environmentalists. 8.
Acid rain is the reason behind deforestation. 9.