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This document discusses the causes and types of environmental pollution. It identifies the main types of pollution as water, air, land, and noise pollution. For each type, it outlines the causes and sources of that particular pollution, as well as the effects. The key causes of pollution discussed are municipal, industrial, and agricultural waste for water pollution; carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and sulfur oxides emissions for air pollution; construction, agriculture, and domestic and industrial waste for land pollution; and transportation, construction, and industrial activities for noise pollution. Climate change effects from carbon dioxide such as global warming and the greenhouse effect are also summarized.

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Environmental Pollution 2

This document discusses the causes and types of environmental pollution. It identifies the main types of pollution as water, air, land, and noise pollution. For each type, it outlines the causes and sources of that particular pollution, as well as the effects. The key causes of pollution discussed are municipal, industrial, and agricultural waste for water pollution; carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and sulfur oxides emissions for air pollution; construction, agriculture, and domestic and industrial waste for land pollution; and transportation, construction, and industrial activities for noise pollution. Climate change effects from carbon dioxide such as global warming and the greenhouse effect are also summarized.

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CAUSES OF ENVIRONMENT

POLLUTION
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
 Environmental Pollution can be defined as any undesirable
change in physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of any
component of the environment i.e. air, water, soil which can cause
harmful effects on various forms of life or property.

 Pollution: The term pollution can be defined as influence of any


substance causing nuisance, harmful effects, and uneasiness to
the organisms

 Pollutant:- Any substance causing Nuisance or harmful effects or


uneasiness to the organisms, then that particular substance may
be called as the pollutant.
TYPES OF POLLUTION
 WATER POLLUTION

 AIR POLLUTION

 LAND POLLUTION

 NOISE POLLUTION
WATER POLLUTION

Water Pollution can be defined as alteration in
physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of
water through natural or human activities and
making it unsuitable for its designated use.

 Fresh Water present on the earth surface is put to


many uses. It is used for drinking, domestic and
municipal uses, agricultural, irrigation,
industries, navigatio n, recreation. The used
water becomes contaminated and is called waste
water.
SOURCES OF WATER POLLUTION
 Most of Water Pollution is man made It may also occur
naturally by addition of soil particles through erosion animal
wastes and leaching of minerals from rocks

 The sources of water pollution can be classified as


 Municipal Waste Water
 Industrial Waste
 Inorganic Pollutants
 Organic Pollutants
 Agricultural Wastes
 Marine Pollution
 Thermal pollution
AIR POLLUTION
 Air pollution is the introduction of
chemicals, particulate matter, or biological
materials that cause harm or discomfort to humans
or other living organisms, or cause damage to the
natural environment or built environment, into the
atmosphere.

 A substance in the air that can cause harm to


humans and the environment is known as an air
pollutant.
CAUSES OF AIR POLLUTION
 Carbon dioxide-this happens because of
Deforestation and fossil fuel burning.

 Sulfur dioxide –Due to the burning of


sulfur containing compounds of fossil fuels.

 Sulfur oxides- very dangerous to humans at a


high concentration. Sulfur in the
atmosphere is responsible for acid rain.
CONSEQUENCES OF AIR POLLUTION


CO2 is a good transmitter of sunlight, but it also
partially restricts infrared radiation going back
from the earth into space, which produces the so-
called greenhouse effect that prevents a drastic
cooling of the Earth during the night.

 CO2 in atmosphere --> GLOBAL WARMING


LAND POLLUTION
 Land pollution is the demolition of Earth's land
surfaces often caused by human activities and
their misuse of land resources. It occurs when
waste is not disposed properly.

 Urbanization and industrialization are major


causes of land pollution.
CAUSES OF LAND POLLUTION

 Four Main causes of land pollution:

 Construction
 Agriculture

 Domestic waste

 Industrial Waste
NOISE POLLUTION
 Noise pollution is excessive, displeasing
human, animal, or machine-created environmental
noise that disrupts the activity or balance of human
or animal life.

 Sound becomes undesirable when it disturbs the


normal activities such as working, sleeping, and
during conversations.

 World Health Organization stated that “Noise must


be recognized as a major threat to human well-
being”
SOURCES OF NOISE POLLUTION
 Transportation systems are the main source of noise
pollution in urban areas.

 Construction of buildings, highways, and streets cause a


lot of noise, due to the usage of air compressors,
bulldozers, loaders, dump trucks, and pavement breakers.

 Industrial noise also adds to the already unfavorable


state of noise pollution.

 Loud speakers, plumbing, boilers, generators, air


conditioners, fans, and vacuum cleaners add to the existing
noise pollution.
EFFECTS OF NOISE POLLUTION
 According to the USEPA, there are direct links between
noise and health. Also, noise pollution adversely affects
the lives of millions of people.

 Noise pollution can damage physiological


and psychological health.

 High blood pressure, stress related illness, sleep


disruption, hearing loss, and productivity loss are the
problems related to noise pollution.

 It can also cause memory loss, severe depression, and panic


attacks.
WAYS TO STOP POLLUTION
 We believe that it is the responsible thing to do to
increase recycling.

 It is just like doing laundry and separating blacks


and colors.

 The residents of the country should also try and do


their part and put in at least one day of litter picking
up.
GLOBAL WARMING AND THE
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GLOBAL
WARMING AND THE GREENHOUSE
EFFECT
Global warming refers to a rise in the
temperature of the surface of the earth.

The Greenhouse Effect is a process by which


thermal radiation from a planetary surface is
absorbed by atmospheric greenhouse gases,
and is re-radiated in all directions.
SOME PROOF OF GLOBAL WARMING
PORTAGE GLACIER ALASKA PORTAGE GLACIER ALASKA
NOW….
THEN….
COLORADO RIVER, AS OF COLORADO RIVER, AS OF
JUNE 2002 DECEMBER 2003
THANK
YOU

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