Pollution is defined within environmental science as an undesirable alteration in the physiochemical or biological characteristics of air, water, and soil caused by the addition of pollutants that harm living organisms. The theoretical framework categorizes these alterations into specific domains—air, water, land, noise, thermal, and light pollution—and identifies distinct causal mechanisms such as industrial emissions, radioactive waste discharge, agricultural runoff, combustion residues, and anthropogenic solid waste accumulation. This classification system establishes a taxonomic basis for understanding environmental degradation as a systemic issue resulting from energy or material inputs that compromise the quality of essential ecological media.
Pollution is defined within environmental science as an undesirable alteration in the physiochemical or biological characteristics of air, water, and soil caused by the addition of pollutants that ha…