The use of petroleum and the environmental pollution

The use of this fuel, that is made for human consumption, produces contaminants that are scattered in the environment; when they reach a high level of concentration, they become a hazard for public health. Proposing solutions for this problem requires to have a global vision of the human activities that produce these pollutants, as well as of the natural sources which form part of the problem. Only by getting acquainted with it, will generate the necessary changes. In this article, some of the causes that are generating these high levels of contamination are shown, and the alternatives for possible solutions are proposed. (Author)