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What positive ideas do you have now afther this work?
-Ashley Bermúdez:
some of the ideas i have are: not to use products that pollute, to become a vegetarian so as not to contribute to animal abuse in the producction of meats.

-Nathaly Mela:
we must take care of our planet, stop littering the streets, avoid cutting down trees, we must all collaborate so that our planet can be clean
-Roderick Nuñez:
Some of the ideas that I could mention would be to look for other sources of energy that don’t affect the environment, such as wind energy or solar energy; at the same time, do not throw rubbish in the streets, inculcate people to recycle and reuse as much as possible.

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Was it difficuld for you to understand it?
-Ashley Bermúdez:
-in this case it is the opposite since this issue is discussed daily about how the planet is being affected due to pollution and as we know we must take action to help our planet and not run out of resources to survive.
-Nathaly Mela:
the difficult thing to understand is how people destroy our own planet without thinking about the future of the new generations
-Roderick Nuñez:
In my case it wasn’t difficult at all because this is something that we see every day everywhere and despite that, many times we ignore these problems, we must be aware that this problem is not something that can be taken easy.

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Fossil fuels. We know them today is a key culprit behind the climate crisis, but oil, coal, and natural gas have another dirty side effect: chemicals that show up in the air we breathe and the water we drink.

The carbon dioxide driving the climate crisis isn't the only pollutant billowing from power plant smokestacks around the world.

Lead. Sulfur dioxide. Ozone. You name it.

Exposure to these pollutants puts entire communities at greater risk of lung cancer and other respiratory diseases - and can be particularly damaging to both pregnant women and very young children.

The threats come in many ways. Coal power plants spew chemicals like mercury, sulfur dioxide, and lead into the air. These pollutants that can then spread thousands of miles.

But the threat to the communities closest to the plants themselves is much more immediate: a recent study revealed the vast majority of existing US coal power plants are contaminating nearby groundwater with carcinogenic pollutants.

"In all, nine out of every 10 coal plants [in the US] with reportable data have tainted nearby groundwater with at least one coal ash pollutant, with a majority having unsafe levels of at least four different toxins," The Guardian reported in March of this year.

"A stew of pollutants emanate from coal ash, including cadmium, cobalt, chromium, and lead, as well as arsenic and lithium. These toxins are linked to a range of health conditions, including cancers, kidney damage, and developmental problems."

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What's happening below the ground level isn't any better.

The process of extracting natural gas - known as "fracking" - involves pumping dangerous chemicals like benzene directly into the earth. These chemicals, which are often kept secret from the public, can and do seep into drinking water, putting communities at risk of countless health problems from cancer to neurological disorders in children.

Pregnant women exposed to these chemicals have their babies exposed to during critical stages of development. The result can be children born prematurely or undergrown.

Out of the womb, growing kids remain vulnerable, spending more time playing outdoors and getting exposed to more pollution. The most critical time for brain development for children happens through the first six years of their lives - and studies show the impact of pollution can last the rest of their lives with increased risk for lower development and IQ scores, cognitive delays, and even the autism spectrum disorder.

As adults, they may face an increased risk of chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease. Mines, refineries, and pipelines are also typically built near low-income communities, whose residents suffer the greatest risks for heart disease, stroke, and asthma.

And of course, leaks spills and explosions happen all the time, and when they do those chemicals go right into the earth, poisoning the environment including the water we drink.

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The point is this: It's clear that the impacts of the climate crisis could have unique, serious, and potentially alarming repercussions for public health all over the world - and in turn, the very future of our planet.

The good news is that there's plenty we can do to both reduce our contribution to environmental pollution and future climate change while protecting health and well-being all over the world.

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Fossil fuels. We know them today is a key culprit behind the climate crisis, but oil, coal, and natural gas have another dirty side effect: chemicals that show up in the air we breathe and the water we drink. The carbon dioxide driving the climate crisis isn't the only pollutant billowing from power plant smokestacks around the world.

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-Por: ALEX FERNÁNDEZ MUERZA

jueves 10 abril de 2014
https://www.consumer.es/medio-ambiente/los-problemas-ambientales-que-deberian-preocuparnos.html
-Por:Mar, P.O. (2020, march 18). Ayuda en Acción,

Conoce cuáles son los tipos de contaminación ambiental. Retrieved from https://ayudaenaccion.org/ong/blog/sostenibilidad/tipos-contaminacion-ambiental/.

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Why do you consider that this is an important topic to discuss and research about?
-Ashley Bermúdez:
I think that the topic of pollution is very important to discuss since it is something that we are experiencing today due to the actions of man and climate change and we must become aware of our actions and how it affects the environment.

-Nathaly Mela:
Pollution is a serious problem as it can affect our health and worst of all is that we ourselves are responsible for polluting the planet.
If we want to save the planet we must stop littering the streets, rivers and seas, stop the pollution of the soil, water and air, if we continue polluting the air we breathe that will affect the health of the entire planet, we must stop logging trees, they are the lungs of the planet, thanks to them oxygen can reach our lungs, the planet is our home and we must take care of it.
-Roderick Nuñez:
I consider this issue of utmost importance because if we don’t take care of our planet that will bring very serious consequences for everyone, both animals, plants and humans.

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the lack of collective awareness about this problem will only make things worse for the planet we live on and that is the paradox, that we are not able to take care of the place that life leaves us.

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Some ways to help our planet, recycling, reusing and reducing.

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Some ways to help our planet, recycling, reusing and reducing.

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How To Recycle & Take Care of the Environment *FUN* Science for Kids

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1. Climate change
2. Contamination
3. Deforestation
4. Soil degradation
5. Energy
6. Lack of water
7. Extinction of species and loss of biodiversity.

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Pollution as we know is one of the most common and relevant problems since it affects our environment and this could lead to the destruction of our planet earth.

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1-Presentation
2-Index
3-Introduction
4-7Content
8-10 Personal reflections
11-conclusion
12-Bibliography.

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Panama Bilingual Academy for the Future.

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Panama Bilingual Academy for the Future.

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English
group #4 10°D
-Ashley Bermúdez
-Nathaly Mela
-Roderick Nuñez.
Teacher:
Deyanira Campoverde.
Topic:
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION