Possible Solutions to Pollution- Not an Expert Opinion!
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Air pollution has had many far reaching effects on the environment, and that needs to be curbed. As we all know the governments, scientists and environmentalists of different countries are researching on a variety of methods that could help in reducing pollution.
There are two ways of controlling pollution. One is at the input level, which empahsizes on preventing the problem well before it occurs, or atleast try to limit the effects of the pollution that is produced. Five major input control methods exist. People have to try to restrict population growth, use less energy, improve energy efficiency, reduce waste, and move to non-polluting renewable forms of energy production, like the the wind and water.
Also, automobile-produced pollution can be decreased with highly beneficial results. This would mean regular check ups of the pollution levels in our vehicles. The output control, the opposite method, helps in fixing the problem that is already caused by air pollution. This usually means cleaning up an area that has been damaged by pollution.Input controls are usually more effective than output controls. Output controls tend to be more expensive, making them infamous among the tax payers and polluting industries. The present air pollution control efforts are mostly not effective. In the first world countries, industries are able to change to methods that can decrease air pollution.
In the United States, for example, air pollution control laws have been successful in stopping air pollution levels from rising. However, in developing countries and the under developed countries, even though pollution is tried to be strictly regulated, much more still needs to be done.
I know Iam not an expert on such issues but I sure did notice that we tend to give a cold shoulder to a lot of them, as we think they dont immediately affect us. But all of us are capable of doing our bit to look forward to more fresh air for us in future.