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Types of Environment

Broadly speaking, the environment is of the following two types:

(i) Natural Environment: The components of natural environment are air, water, soil, radiation, land, forest, wild life, flora and fauna etc.

(ii) Man-made Environment: These include transportation, housing, agricultural implements and industries, dams, energy such as hydro, thermal and nuclear energy, industries etc.

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Source: Ahluwalia V. (ed.). Malhotra S. (ed.) Environmental Science. CRC Press,2007. — 368p.. 2007

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