Size and impact of Industrial Pollution
                     SIZE AND IMPACT OF 
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION
WHAT IS  INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION?
Industrial pollution is the pollution caused 
by the industry. Together with the industrial 
revolution, more factories and technologies 
were developed, which caused a lot of air, 
land, and water pollution on our planet. 
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INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION 
FACTS
Burning coal
Burning fossil fuels like oil, natural gas, and 
petroleum
Chemical solvents used in dyeing and tanning 
industries
Untreated gas and liquid waste being released 
into the environment
Improper disposal of radioactive material
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CAUSES OF INDUSTRIAL 
POLLUTION
LACK OF POLICIES TO 
CONTROL POLLUTION
Lack of effective policies and poor 
enforcement drive allowed many industries 
to bypass laws made by the pollution 
control board, which resulted in mass-scale 
pollution that affected the lives of many 
people.
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UNPLANNED INDUSTRIAL 
GROWTH
In most industrial townships, unplanned 
growth took place wherein those 
companies flouted rules and norms and 
polluted the environment with both air and 
water pollution.
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USE OF OUTDATED 
TECHNOLOGIES
Most industries still rely on old technologies 
to produce products that generate a large 
amount of waste. To avoid high costs and 
expenditure, many companies still make 
use of traditional technologies to produce 
high-end products.
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PRESENCE OF A LARGE 
NUMBER OF SMALL SCALE 
INDUSTRIES
Many small-scale industries and factories 
that don’t have enough capital and rely on 
government grants to run their day-to-day 
businesses often escape environmental 
regulations and release a large number of 
toxic gases into the atmosphere.
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INEFFICIENT WASTE 
DISPOSAL
Water pollution and soil pollution are often 
caused directly by inefficiency in the 
disposal of waste. Long-term exposure to 
polluted air and water causes chronic 
health problems, making the issue of 
industrial pollution a severe one. 
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LEACHING OF RESOURCES 
FROM OUR NATURAL 
WORLD
Raw materials are required in large 
quantities by industries in order to produce 
finished goods. This requires the extraction 
of minerals from beneath the earth.
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NATURAL RESOURCE USE
Raw materials are a must for industries, 
which often requires them to pull out 
underground elements. One of the most 
common forms of leaching from natural 
resources is fracking for oil.
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