To decrease pollution, one must understand how pollution is produced and how it affects the environment. Which statement will best assist in beginning to understand pollution?
A) The rate of pollution is directly related to population size.
B) The capacity of the environment to assimilate pollution is unlimited.
C) Industrial development can assist with the elimination of pollutants.
D) Movement of populations improves pollution.
Ans: A
Pollution is a rate function involving a quantity of pollutant introduced over a period of time. This rate is directly correlated with population size. The capacity of the environment to assimilate pollution is not unlimited; in fact, pollution of the environment occurs when pollutants overwhelm the capacity of the environment to assimilate them without being thrown out of balance. Industrial development increases the number of pollutants and environmental insults. If the population moves, both the nature and the intensity of an environmental problem can shift. Thus, one area may improve; another may become more polluted.
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