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Currently, environmental pollution is becoming increasingly popular and a serious problem that need to be solved as soon as possible not only in a country but also in over the world. There are many causes of environmental pollution.

The first reason is the development of society. Somebody perhaps does not like this reason but it is true. The more society develops the more kinds of industry increase and develop too. In order to satisfy the people’s needs, many factories and industrial parks are rapidly growing, especially in the developing countries in Asia. This also means that emissions from these factories and industrial parks is getting more and more days by days. China is a typical and Chinese government has to face with this problem. Besides, there is not only exhaust gas; some of factories are also discharging industrial garbage into rivers and the seas. An example for this case is in Japan where a big earthquake and tsunami was coming in 2011. That disaster destroyed almost the Fukushima nuclear power plant where a big amount of waste water was discharged into the ocean after that.

Next, the status of the population explosion in the world is another cause of environmental pollution. Demands for housing, foods and other basic necessities for human life are rising daily. To supply for these demands, the exploitation of natural energy and mineral resources is increasing with a larger scale days after days. However, natural resources are not unlimited as people’s thought and therefore the over-exploitation have been depleting these resources. Thus, it effects to the balance of the ecosystem and causes incalculable consequences. In a near future, these natural resources are maybe disappeared forever if people don’t have any plan for excavation and re-creation them.

Finally, the third one is the combination of two above reasons. The combination of development of society and population growth facilitates the acceleration of transportation. The number of motorbikes in the developing countries and the number of cars in the developed countries are increasing exponentially. Vehicle exhaust and engine noise are also the causes of environmental pollution too.

In conclusion, environmental pollution is one of many problems about environment. It is not a new problem but it never becomes an old one, especially in nowadays when the world is expanding, society is developing and people’s needs are increasing rapidly daily, the environmental pollution should be more and more concentrated.