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Pollution by =breakerr:iconbreakerr:

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________________________________________ __________PollutionHipócrates Rodriguez

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Introduction

Pollution, contamination of Earth’s environment with materials that interfere with human health, the quality of life, or the natural functioning of ecosystems (living organisms and their physical surroundings). Although some environmental pollution is a result of natural causes such as volcanic eruptions, most is caused by human activities.

There are two main categories of polluting materials, or pollutants. Biodegradable pollutants are materials, such as sewage, that rapidly decompose by natural processes. These pollutants become a problem when added to the environment faster than they can decompose (see Sewage Disposal). Nondegradable pollutants are materials that either do not decompose or decompose slowly in the natural environment. Once contamination occurs, it is difficult or impossible to remove these pollutants from the environment.

Nondegradable compounds such as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and radioactive materials can reach dangerous levels of accumulation as they are passed up the food chain into the bodies of progressively larger animals. For example, molecules of toxic compounds may collect on the surface of aquatic plants without doing much damage to the plants. A small fish that grazes on these plants accumulates a high concentration of the toxin. Larger fish or other carnivores that eat the small fish will accumulate even greater, and possibly life-threatening, concentrations of the compound. This process is known as bioaccumulation.

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Impacts of Pollution

Because humans are at the top of the food chain, they are particularly vulnerable to the effects of nondegradable pollutants. This was clearly illustrated in the 1950s and 1960s when residents living near Minamata Bay, Japan, developed nervous disorders, tremors, and paralysis in a mysterious epidemic. More than 400 people died before authorities discovered that a local industry had released mercury into Minamata Bay. This highly toxic element accumulated in the bodies of local fish and eventually in the bodies of people who consumed the fish. More recently research has revealed that many chemical pollutants, such as DDT and PCBs, mimic sex hormones and interfere with the human body’s reproductive and developmental functions. These substances are known as endocrine disrupters. See Occupational and Environmental Diseases.

__More old stuff done for ARTICIAN ( [link] )
__Note: I lost the all the PSDfiles from this artician images so dont demand to much from me :p

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*KhaoticStorM Sep 30, 2005, 7:27:40 AM
awesome breakerr, It almost seems like this is a scene of a old captured video. Very organic and i'm loving the 2D. The only problem i'm having with this is the bottom where the fire is, i think it looks a bit awkward. But that's just me. Good job!

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$zilla774 Sep 30, 2005, 7:31:32 AM
nice work mate.

only thing that bugs me is the masking on the front towers needs work. The stuff around the handrails and stuff has an obvious cutout mask. Other than this, its a great piece.

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~organic Sep 30, 2005, 7:46:39 AM
nice concept & great execution, a great work m8 ;)
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*limitlis Sep 30, 2005, 8:19:07 AM
hey. Well done. And a nice read to, thats great that you tie in facts to your art pieces.

Keep it up!

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~TrueDesertFox Sep 30, 2005, 9:07:04 AM
Very cool man! I like it! :D

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~affekt Sep 30, 2005, 9:47:21 AM
Seems really hastily pulled together. The colours aren't very appealing, and the way the towers are cut out is very crude, the pen tool would have been more effective for that.

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~Joedaddy Sep 30, 2005, 10:25:31 AM
well........ everything for the past month as been old work........

where's the NEW work?
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