Pollution, how much ever it is affecting us, it continues to be the most ignored concept in this modern world. Below are some facts about pollution which is hard to believe, and quite shocking:

• Pollution has turned out to be the biggest killer and has affected more than 100 million across the world.

• It has been understood that more than 1 billion people across the world do not have access to safe drinking water.

• 5000 is the number of people it is believed who die on a daily basis as a result of drinking unclean water.

• 14 billion pounds is the estimate of garbage being dumped into the ocean on an yearly basis. Of this plastic is a major constituent.

• Pollution continues to kill more than 100 million mammals and 1 million seabirds on an annual basis.

• The chances of contracting lung cancer is higher and it is believed to be by about 20% for people who live in high-density air pollution areas when in comparison to people living in less polluted areas.

• Though children contribute only 10% to the world’s pollution, it is a sad fact that 40% of them are prone to global diseases.

• An estimated 3 million kids who are under the age of 5 years are believed to die on a yearly basis due to environmental factors including pollution.

• Activities of recycling and composting alone is believed to have prevented 85 million tons of waste from being dumped in the year 2010.

• China leads the world in being the largest producer of carbon dioxide followed by the United State at number 2.

• Noise pollution happens to be the most neglected.

• Acidification of the ocean is the worst kind of pollution, and oceans are becoming acidic due to the fact that greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise due to uncontrolled fossil fuel consumption.