Into the Depths of the Amazon
Pollution
Pollution is a real threat to the Amazon. It threatens the people, the animals, and the life blood of the forest itself.
The People
People cause the most pollution in the Amazon. They account for most of the pollution via industrial means. Recent industrial expansion into the Amazon has caused vital destruction of the plants, animals, and environment. Corporations have setup ranching facilities where once forests grew. In order to get rid of trees, slash and burn techniques had to been used. Corporations have also setup textile mills, mines, and factories which contribute to the environment destruction by leaking hazardous materials into the rivers, tributaries, and make-shift landfills.
The indigenous people of the Amazon is also the victims. There homes are being invaded and their lives are being destroyed due to factory emmisions and other pollutants. The pollutants are hazardous to their health and destructive to their minds for many of these pollutants can be carcinogenic and mentally harming.
The Animals
The animals are greatly affected by the pollution caused by various sources. Animals
species unknown to humans are becoming extinct because they live in delicate balance with
the envornment. When the environment is altered, even in miniscule amounts, animals
species cannot survive.
The animals have shown dramatic response to pollutants. Traces of certain pollutants, such as one fertilizers that are beginning to be used on slash and burn farms, are beginning to show up in animals cells.
The Forest
The Forest is the only thing that is saving the Amazon. The forest produces oxygen and cleanses the air of carbon dioxide that is produced by factories and other carbon dioxide producing facilities. The forest suffers from many pollutants. Certain pollutants, such as ones used in textile mills, are able to destroy vegetation. Near textile mills, vegetation is limited and hardly even weeds are able to grow.