Category Archives: Pollution

Sydney Cohen – Water contamination, by “substances which make the water unusable for drinking, cooking, cleaning, swimming, and other activities,” is termed water pollution.

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Matthew Mausner – When we speak about soil pollution, we’re referring to human-generated pollution finding its way into the earth which negatively affects the ecosystems down to the microscopic levels. This soil contamination is usually in the form of soil contaminants like artificially produced chemicals, concentrated fossil fuel byproducts, nuclear or other forms of toxic waste.

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Matthew Mausner – Ever since humans discovered fire, there have been human activities that impact air quality. When those burning activities reach a certain scale, and when the smoke and emissions stay in the air and atmosphere and cause negative impacts, we call it air pollution.

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Elisheva Malomet and Deborah Rose – Plastic packaging and bags, drinking bottles and straws, disposable plastic plates, forks, knives and spoons—these are designed and created to be thrown away and destroyed. Throwaway mentality has created a massive environmental problem on Earth from single-use plastics.

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Jerusalem’s ancient roots certainly had a spiritual context, but were also tied to access to some of the region’s most precious resource: water. […]

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