Pollution Control

Biography

Biography: Abie Cythia Besem

Abstract

Africa is one of the continents in the world that is blessed with biodiversity.It houses a lot of wildlife and other natural resources. Almost 85% ofthe population in Africa depends on the natural resources like plants, water,and animals for feeding, shelter, medicine and as well an income to help cater and educate their families. But sadly many of these activities have resulted to serious environmental pollutions due to lack of recycling facilities. Cameroon is also one of the countries in Africa heavily affected by land, air and water pollution. Water pollution results when houses and industrial wastes are been dumped into the river. Also when erosion occurs agricultural waste like fertilizers are carried by rain into nearby streams and rivers thereby polluting the water supply and causing the water to become poisonous for human consumption and a dead trap for the Aquatics inhabitants(fishes and reptiles).Land pollution is caused by continuous improper disposal of household waste on a piece of land, which can pose serious health problems to the surrounding population. Air pollution is caused when high quantities of poisonous gases and substance from industries or automobiles are being emitted into the atmosphere which can results to hazardous health issues such as respiratory infections and diseases .Awareness is one of the key ways to preventing pollution, educating children, students, and the communities at large is a giant step in fi ght pollution in an area. For knowing is believing, and believing is practicing. We can only prevent the danger we know of from happening. Let’s create pollution Awareness.