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Pollution

What is it?

Which of these are pollution:

  • exhaust fumes from cars/lorries
  • bright lights shining at night
  • chimneys billowing out smoke
  • sewage waste flowing into rivers
  • car alarms going off
  • chemical sprays used on crops?

How many did you guess? In fact, all of them are - including lights shining in the night (light pollution) and car alarms going off (noise pollution). Anything that harms the environment is pollution.

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