Industrial and agricultural work involves the use of many different chemicals that can run-off into water and pollute it. 1  Metals and solvents from industrial work can pollute rivers and lakes.  Pesticides are used in farming to control weeds, insects and fungi.
Nirvana fallacy. The nirvana fallacy is the logical error of comparing actual things with unrealistic, idealized alternatives. It can also refer to the tendency to assume that there is a perfect solution to a particular problem. A closely related concept is the perfect solution fallacy.
The pathetic fallacy is a figure of speech in which the natural world (or some part of it) is treated as though it had human emotions. The phrase âweeping willowâ is an example of the pathetic fallacy, since it suggests that this tree is sad or dejected, which of course is not true â it just looks that way to our eyes.