VISUAL POLLUTION

WHAT IS IT?

• Visual pollution impact one's ability to enjoy a vista or view.
• It is any unwanted sight that mentally or physically affects the community or creates any health hazards.
• Anything that you would call visually damaging to the nearby landscape.
• Sulfates, nitrates, organic carbon compounds and soil dust can be called visual pollution.

MEASURED

• Visual pollution can be measured by size of the object that is blocking or disturbing a vista or view.
• It can also be measured by the amount of gases, organic carbon compounds and soil dust that are in the air.
• One can measure visual pollution by the amount of objects contributing to visual pollution in one area.

EXAMPLES OF MEASUREMENTS

• Wind turbines can count as visual pollution, and it can be measured by size and amount of wind turbines.
• Measuring the amount of smoke in the air by percentage is another way of measuring visual pollution.
• The dimensions and size of billboards, building and signs are one way to measure visual pollution.

EFFECTS

• Visual pollution limits the ability to view distant objects.
• Visual pollution such as garbage or graffiti can cause serious accidents if a driver gets distracted by it.
• Effects are also marketing, by companies advertising their product or service.

OTHER PROBLEMS

• Dust and other chemicals in the air can cause resoiratory problems among humans and other species.
• Poor planning of buildings and transportation systems will give issues such as public safety as well as pollution.
• Haze is a problem as it will block the view, and in some cases being able to see long distances is important.

INDIVIDUAL, COMMUNITY, AND NATIONAL SOLUTIONS

• Individual solutions can be to set an example by good behavior, and getting education about the environment.
• Community solutions to the problem are to involve the citizens in city cleaning, and keeping it pollution free.
• A national solution is for the government to plan and make environmental policies.