understand pollution
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Causes, Effects, & Causes, Effects, & PreventionPrevention
Understand Understand Po l l u t i on :Po l l u t i on :
- Is the introduction - Is the introduction of contaminants in of contaminants in
the ecosystem.the ecosystem.
POLLUTIONPOLLUTION
- - CONTAMINATION CONTAMINATION
OF AIR WITH OF AIR WITH HARMFUL GASES.HARMFUL GASES.
AIR POLLUTIONAIR POLLUTION
Sources & Hea l th Sources & Hea l th Hazards o f A i r Hazards o f A i r
Po l lu t i onPo l lu t i on
Motor vehicle emission
- Produce great - Produce great amount of carbon amount of carbon monoxide, sulfur monoxide, sulfur
and nitrogen and nitrogen oxides, airborne oxides, airborne lead and other lead and other substances.substances.
Carbon Carbon monoxidemonoxide
- colorless, - colorless, tasteless, odorless tasteless, odorless but poisonous gas but poisonous gas released with the released with the incomplete incomplete burning of fossil burning of fossil fuels fuels
Nitrogen Nitrogen oxideoxide
- - Irritates the Irritates the respiratory respiratory system system
Acid RainAcid Rain- - Combination of Combination of sulfur oxides and sulfur oxides and water vapor in airwater vapor in air
particulates-- Small non-Small non-
gaseous gaseous particles that particles that are suspended are suspended in the air such in the air such as dust, dirt, as dust, dirt,
ash and smoke.ash and smoke.
SMOG- Combination of - Combination of smoke and fog smoke and fog
from motor from motor vehicles and vehicles and machines.machines.
- Traps the - Traps the circulation of cool circulation of cool air preventing air air preventing air
circulation.circulation.
INDOOR INDOOR AIR AIR
POLLUTIONPOLLUTION- Is caused by - Is caused by
second hand second hand tobacco smoke, tobacco smoke, burning wood, burning wood, aerosol sprays aerosol sprays and others with and others with
toxic fumes.toxic fumes.
Segregate, reuse, Segregate, reuse, recycle, and recycle, and reduce wastereduce waste
Don’t burn Don’t burn
wasteswastes
Such as aerosolsSuch as aerosols& cleaning agents& cleaning agents
Limit use of materials Limit use of materials
that emit toxic fumesthat emit toxic fumes
Cigarette smoke Cigarette smoke releases harmful releases harmful
chemicalschemicals
OBSERVE NO OBSERVE NO
SMOKING SMOKING
POLICYPOLICY
- Trees produce oxygen Trees produce oxygen - Absorb carbon dioxideAbsorb carbon dioxide
- Help clean the airHelp clean the air
TAKE CARE OF TAKE CARE OF
PLANTS AND PLANTS AND
PLANT MORE PLANT MORE
TREESTREES
USE EAR MUFFS WHEN USE EAR MUFFS WHEN AROUND LOUD NOISEAROUND LOUD NOISE
- use your fingers to cover - use your fingers to cover and protect your ears and protect your ears
- IS THE - IS THE CONTAMINATION CONTAMINATION
OF BODY OF OF BODY OF WATER WHICH WATER WHICH
CAUSES CAUSES NEGATIVE NEGATIVE
EFFECTS IN LIFE EFFECTS IN LIFE AND HEALTH.AND HEALTH.
WATER WATER POLLUTIONPOLLUTION
Industrial wastesIndustrial wastes
- Are chemicals that are dumped in
water which increases water concentration and takes time to be broken down.
Water run-off from land Water run-off from land & sewage & sewage
- Contaminates water fron the
improper dumping of the combined liquid wastes from factories, residences. Etc.
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- is the ecosystem response to the addition of artificial or natural substances, such as nitrates & phosphates, through fertilizers or sewage, to an aquatic system
Eutrophication
Thermal Thermal pollutionpollution
- Happens when industries use water as coolants of equipments and return to its natural environment with higher temperature.
- It leads to ecological imbalance which can lead death of water species.
Throw Throw wastes wastes properlyproperly
HEALTHY WAYS TO KEEP HEALTHY WAYS TO KEEP
THE WATER CLEANTHE WATER CLEAN
Report Report wastage of wastage of
water supplywater supply
- Refers to all discarded household, commercial
wastes, street sweepings, construction debris, & other non – hazardous / non – toxic solid waste
SOLID WASTE POLLUTIONSOLID WASTE POLLUTION
GarbageGarbage
- - Generated Generated from food from food preparation preparation and market and market
wasteswastes
rubbishrubbish
- - Includes Includes combustible combustible
and non-and non-combustible combustible materials materials
Street Street sweepingssweepings- - Include Include discarded discarded materials materials found in found in streets, streets,
sidewalk and sidewalk and vacant lots.vacant lots.
- - Composed Composed of scrap of scrap
lumber, pipes, lumber, pipes, metals and metals and
other other construction construction materials.materials.
Demolition/ construction Demolition/ construction wasteswastes
Special wastesSpecial wastes- - IncludeInclude hazardous hazardous
materials like materials like explosives, explosives, pathological pathological wastes, & wastes, & radioactive radioactive materials. materials.
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