Environmental Pollution Faced In Malaysia
Environmental pollution which faced in Malaysia have a long history and is becoming serious since the last decade due to the economic development and increased industrialisation activities. It leads to the degradation of quality of life by consuming food and water contaminated with chemical, biological and radioactive materials, either directly or indirectly.
Pollution is the introduction of a noxious waste emitted into the environment and caused instability and harm to the ecosystem which will dangerous to human and creature. Nowadays this becomes a common issue which happen every day in all over the world. The most common types of pollution are land, air and water pollution.
Land pollution is pollution of the Earth's natural land surface by industrial, commercial, domestic and agricultural activities. The main contributors are oil refineries, animal and human sewage, chemical released from industries, construction materials, rubbishes. The various forms of development in Malaysia have resulted in deforestation, soil erosion, and a raft of other problems of the natural environment which might cause the land pollution.
Agriculture still plays a very important role in the development of Malaysia though many artificial substances and synthetic pesticides are used in this sector. Such substances release contaminants that create an imbalance in the soil and also prevent natural growth of the plants cultivated on polluted land. For example, the Cameron Highland’s large scale farming has caused thousands of acres of forest land to be ploughed up and the habitat of thousands has been destroyed. Pesticides used in agriculture also plays a main role in the degradation of the environment which will pollute the Earth, making it useless as well as poisonous after all the nutrients have been sapped out from it. Besides, due to growing population and increasing consumption, Malaysia generates waste at 19,100 tons per day. In Kuala Lumpur waste generation is about 3,000 tons a day and forecasts shows that this will increase each year. The disposal of solid waste has been done almost solely through open landfills.