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.
Nirvana is a place of perfect peace and happiness, like heaven. In Hinduism and Buddhism, nirvana is the highest state that someone can attain, a state of enlightenment, meaning a person's individual desires and suffering go away.