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his blog focuses
on pollution in urban areas in its many forms- land, air and water just to name
a few. Urban pollution is a phenomenon that cities across the world encounter. In
this blog we focus on urban pollution in our capital city Port of Spain.
The picture below shows the irresponsible dumping of debris onto the roadside of Port of Spain. This
is a classic example of land pollution. Not a very attractive sight for a city which
is frequented by tourist and locals and which is the site of many international
and governmental activities. Furthermore this type of debris would gradually
make its way into the neighboring river and cause blockages thereby resulting
in flooding. The debris can also act as a habitat for disease borne pests such
as rats and cockroaches, which are very unhealthy for residents of the city.
Evidently Port of Spain needs more stringent laws with regard to disposal of waste matter and more frequent sanitation.
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