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Pollution of major rivers like the Ganges and Yangtze is a significant environmental issue in Asia. The Ganges receives two million tons of waste daily, causing high rates of water-borne illness among those who rely on it. The Yangtze faces similar pollution problems from agricultural and industrial runoff. Flooding is also a major issue, with the monsoon seasons causing widespread damage across places like India and China each year by destroying homes and farmland. Rapid industrialization and population growth have additionally led to severe air pollution problems in densely populated nations such as India and China, resulting in increased respiratory illnesses and premature deaths. Governments are working to address these problems through initiatives like water treatment plants, restrictions on logging

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Environmental Issues Chart 2

Pollution of major rivers like the Ganges and Yangtze is a significant environmental issue in Asia. The Ganges receives two million tons of waste daily, causing high rates of water-borne illness among those who rely on it. The Yangtze faces similar pollution problems from agricultural and industrial runoff. Flooding is also a major issue, with the monsoon seasons causing widespread damage across places like India and China each year by destroying homes and farmland. Rapid industrialization and population growth have additionally led to severe air pollution problems in densely populated nations such as India and China, resulting in increased respiratory illnesses and premature deaths. Governments are working to address these problems through initiatives like water treatment plants, restrictions on logging

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Environmental Issues in Asia

Issue
Pollution
of
Ganges
River

Pollution
of
Yangtze
River

Causes
-Two million tons of
chemical, human, and
agricultural waste pours
into the river
-Million of gallons of
sewage are poured in
from cities.
-Ashes, human waste,
animal waste, and dead
bodies are placed in the
river.
-Billions of tons of
chemicals, and waste
from, agricultural,
industry, are poured into
the river
-Poisonous chemicals
from fertilizers and
arsenic are the leading
pollutants of the river

Flooding
in India

-Huge amounts of water


is used for farming and
June spreads heavy rains

Flooding
in China

-Monsoons cause floods


-Monsoons season is in
March
-loggers cut the trees
that contain flooding
-Farmers drained
wetlands that are used
for sponges during floods

Air
Pollution
in India

-Has very heavy air


pollution due to
enormous automobile
emissions and
development of industry
-Families cook over open
fire, which emit harmful
chemicals in the air
-Growth in industry, has
16 out of 20 of the
worlds most populated
cities, a lot of its energy
is from burning coal, and
they drive vehicles,

Air
Pollution
in China

Effects
-Is Highly polluted and has
dangerous bacteria
-80% of all illness and 1/3 of
people die due to dirty water
-Cholera, dysentery, typhoid,
and hepatitis are common
-Cities along the Ganges
have the highest rate of
water-born diseases

Solution?
-The 1985 Ganges Action
Plan to clean up water,
and the plan built many
sewage and water
treatment pants.

- Puts cities around the lake


at risk and many plant and
animal species are dying
-Nitrates from farms runoff
into the river, kill fish, create
algae in water, and cause
health problems for Chinese
people who eat the fish
-Hundreds of millions of
Chinese villagers do not safe
drinking water
-Water sweeps out land
-Airports close, power lines
fall, human and animals
drown, and water-born illness
spreads.
-Every monsoon usually
causes two or three floods
every year
-Homes and crops are buried,
along with lives dying when a
flood happens
-The Huang He river in China
has the record for the most
deaths due to flooding, in the
world
- The air pollution causes
high rates of respiratory
diseases and is the fifth
leading source of death in
India
-Scientists say that the smog
is so bad it can cause change
in weather patterns
-Causes death, heart and
respiratory conditions, and
causes acid rain

- Chinese governments
are building sanitary land
fills and water treatment
facilities

- Farmers use less water


and the country make big
moats and walls around it
-Re-plant trees and fill the
wetlands so they can be
used for sponges
-Use the tree to direct the
water to a moat that flows
to the wetlands

-Wants to make a solution


to the air pollution, but it
would affect Indias
economy and since
theyre poor, they need
the economy to not slow
down
-Environmental Protection
Bureau has the Beijing
Municipal, which caused a
45% of air pollution cut,
automobile traffic was
greatly reduced, and

which has an exhaust


which adds air pollution

many factories were


temporarily closed

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