Pollution in Washington DC

Pollution in Washington DC

Pollution is one of the major problems our environment is facing today Pollution is defined to be the changes in the environment that makes it detrimental for living things to live on it . Pollution is usually caused by harmful chemicals which alter the state and characteristics of an environment when it is not handled well (Biology-online

Washington DC , the capital of United States of America , is located in District of Columbia . Washington DC is now facing a problem that is clearly seen today in the place . Pollutions in

the city are a problem faced by Washington DC (African American Environmentalist Association [AAEA] , 2000

There are many types of pollution that are present in Washington DC today . Water and air are the most common pollution in the place . The combination of the said pollutions is very harmful to each and everyone in Washington DC (AAEA , 2000

Sources of the pollution

The pollution in Washington DC has many sources . One of the sources includes vehicle exhaust pollutants produced by thousands of cars everyday . Gasoline stations in Washington DC provide each and every car the power to produce pollutants in the air . A gasoline station in Washington DC serves about 300 ,000 vehicles which is only a part of the almost 3 million cars in the area . The pollution produce by all the vehicles comprises 70 percent of air pollution . Also , the storage tanks of the gasoline stations leak some pollutants to the water making it contaminated and unsafe...