The Consequences of Pollution
By. Rebecca, Jared, Aimee, Kennedy
While researching worldwide effects and severity of pollution, one particular spot that continually comes up is Chernobyl, Ukraine. In 1986, an accident occurred in Chernobyl that had created extreme nuclear contamination. One-tenth of Ukraine’s land was affected by radiation from the accident and approximately one million people have been exposed to unsafe levels of contamination. Ukraine also pollutes their water by pouring oil related pollutants into the black sea, so that not only the air, but their available drinking water is considered polluted. The water supply in some areas are up to 10 times the concentration that drinking water is supposed to be, in order to be considered safe.
Industrial innovation and hazardous developments continue to create distress around the globe. These types of accidents are inevitable if we, as a planet, continue to support unsafe projects, such as major pipelines, that have the potential to destroy an entire community.
Overall, it is important to realize potential environmental dangers and the consequences that come with them.
Picture citation: “Chernobyl Disaster.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 Nov. 2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster.
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