A TEXT BOOK ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION : ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Nature or Environment is a greater wonder than any wonder in the world. Basis of existence of life on earth is their interaction with the environment. The reality is that human society has not yet been able to fully understand these complex patterns of biological nature but without taking them serious a kind of paranoia has afflicted to the entire human race running after progress. Man conveniently forgets how far we have drifted from nature even as we proudly proclaim that we have made progress in the journey if life. Environmental pollution is the biggest problem facing the modern world as a result of this approach to nature. There is no doubt that there is any place left on this earth that is not in the grip of pollution. Not only in the air rivers sea but also in the forests we are dumping wastes. Urbanization of society consumer lifestyle where everything is bought from the market lack of knowledge about the far-reaching effects of pollution there are many reasons behind this. One of the statement that “science has won man has lost” must be evaluated in this context. This book goes on to highlight the unfavourable conditions created by human approach to nature. In other words this book highlights what environmental pollution is! It can be understood how important the issue of environmental pollution in the situation where even the air we breathe is threatened with pollution.