Environmental pollution is the introduction of physical, chemical or biological agents into air, water or soil at levels that impair ecological function, degrade resources or threaten human and animal health. It arises from anthropogenic sources such as industrial discharge, agricultural chemicals, solid and plastic…
Environmental pollution is the introduction of physical, chemical or biological agents into air, water or soil at levels that impair ecological function, degrade resources or threaten human and animal health. It arises from anthropogenic sources such as industrial discharge, agricultural chemicals, solid and plastic waste, fossil-fuel combustion and oil extraction, as well as from natural processes, and is categorised by the medium affected and the nature of the pollutant. Pollutant behaviour depends on emission, transport, partitioning and persistence, with heavy metals, organic compounds, nutrients and pathogens accumulating in sediments, water bodies and biological tissue along food chains. Assessment relies on water- and soil-quality monitoring, biological indicators such as phytoplankton community structure and diversity indices, tissue residue analysis, and ecological and human-health risk evaluation, while mitigation ranges from waste management and bioremediation to regulatory control. Research grouped here addresses these dimensions: wetland and surface-water quality, phytoplankton communities as diversity-based indicators, pesticide-pollution bioremediation, environmental impacts of polyethylene and municipal solid waste disposal, organic pollutants in fish muscle, and distribution of lead, cadmium and chromium in dumpsite soils. The peer-reviewed literature in this area spans pollution sources, environmental monitoring, ecological risk and waste-management strategies across aquatic and terrestrial systems.
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The 12 articles above have been cited 58 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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