DEFINITION OF POLLUTION
When Harmful Substances Contaminate the
Environment, it is Called Pollution.
Pollution refers to the very bad condition of
environment in terms of quantity and quality .
TYPES OF POLLUTION
There are Five types of Pollution:
Air Pollution
Water Pollution
Noise Pollution
Land Pollution
Radio Active Pollution
AIR POLLUTION
What is Atmosphere
Atmosphere is the life blanket of Earth.
It is therefore essential that we know more about the
atmosphere and the ways in which it is Polluted.
Air is considered safe when it contains no harmful dust
and gases.
Causes of Air Pollution
Major sources of Air Pollution:
Industries.
Automobiles and Domestic fuels.
High Proportion of undesirable gases, such as
sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide.
Dust (e.g. cement dust, foundry dust and
windblown solid dust)
Mist.
Smoke.
Carbon black.
Aerosols.
Effects of Air Pollution
Air Pollution affects???
Human health.
Animals.
Plants.
The atmosphere as a whole.
Global warming.
Ozone depletion(Ozone hole).
Acid Rain.
Various respiratory illnesses.
How to Avoid Air Pollution
Yes, we can avoid pollution As Follows:
Use natural Gases, like LPG (Liquefied Petroleum
Gas) autos.
Do not Burst Crackers.
Use less Amount of Fuel for Vehicles.
Avoid using and use electric stoves (bio gas).
WATER POLLUTION
Any physical (temperature, oxygen), chemical
(mercury), or biological (disease, sewage) change to
water that adversely affects its use by alive beings.
Causes of Water Pollution
About 40% of Deaths
worldwide are caused by Water
Pollution.
Water Pollution is Caused by
organic and inorganic
industrial wastes and effluents
discharged into rivers.
Noise also causes anxiety
stress reaction and fright.
Water Pollution Pictures
Effects of Water
Pollution
Diseases like Cholera.
Malaria.
Typhoid (spread during
the rainy season).
Aquatic life gets
destroyed.
How to Avoid Water Pollution
Rivers should not be used for washing clothes or
bathing animals in.
Harvesting of Rainwater to meet water requirements.
Dams & embankments must be created.
The rivers must not be contaminated.
In rivers the dead bodies shouldn’t thrown.
NOISE POLLUTION
Noise can be simply defined as unwanted sound.
The sound is pleasant or not depends upon its
loudness, duration, rhythm and the mood of the
person.
Noise pollution not only results in irritation and
anger.
Noise Levels: Decibels (dB)
•Intensity
•Frequency
•Periods of exposure and
•Duration
Causes of Noise Pollution
Traffic Noise.
Aircraft Noise.
Noise from construction and civil engineering works.
Noise from the Industries.
Noise from other sources.
See what is this?
Picture shows: Noise Pollution
Effects of Noise Pollution
Hearing Loss.
High Blood Pressure.
Stress.
Sleep Disturbance.
Colour Blindness.
How to Avoid Noise Pollution
The Government should ensure the new machines that
Should be noise proof.
Airports must be away from residential area.
The Sound horn symbol is to be in School Roads.
Control noise at source by proper choice of equipment,
design modification, mounting and proper layout.
Isolation or use of baffles.
Use of ear protection devices.
LAND POLLUTION
•One fourth of area is covered by land.
•Land is a earth which is occupied by people for shelter,
occupation, etc...
Causes of Land Pollution
We can classify major sources in the following
Categories:
•Mining, Erosion and quarrying.
•Household Garbage.
•Urbanization and Concentration of Population.
•Municipal Solid Waste.
•Industrial Waste and Hazardous Waste.
•Uncontrolled Land Treatment.
•Burning open dumps and forest fires.
•Deforestation.
Effects of Land Pollution
•The Land Cannot use to build houses.
•Man cannot be farming.
•Ground water will gets Affected.
•Death of the animals that inhabit the land.
Prevention of Land Pollution
•More and more land should be brought under farming.
•Trees should be planted everywhere.
•Waste matter should be disposed immediately.
•Avoid drilling the Land for more underground water.
•Avoid using more fertilizers and Pesticides. 3R Principle:
•Integrated Solid Waste Management. Reduce
•Good agricultural practices. Reuse
•Remediation of polluted soils.
Recycle
•Prevention of erosion and silting.
•Containment of hazardous waste and waste water treatment using land
treatment techniques.
RADIO ACTIVE POLLUTION
Despite the Advantage of nuclear as a clean energy,
the big concern is the resulted from nuclear reaction,
which is a form of pollution called Radio activity.
Radiation (Laser-Rays) will from Radioactive
Pollution.
Causes of Radioactive Pollution
Nuclear power plants(Ex: Neyveli, Kalpakkam).
Nuclear Weapons(Ex: Missiles).
Disposal of Nuclear Waste.
Uranium Mining.
Effects of Radioactive Pollution
The Diseases include blood in cough.
Ulcer.
Swelling of bone joints.
Cancer.
Lung Cancer.
Skin Cancer.
Bone Cancer.
Eye Problems.
How to Prevent of Radioactive Pollution
Avoid Constructing Nuclear Power Plants.
Avoid Using Nuclear Weapon.
Have Proper Treatment for Nuclear Waste.
Avoid mining for Uranium to a minimal.
Adaptation by Felipe Rodríguez Torres
www.felipe-torres.tk
