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.

WAYS TO KEEP WAYS TO KEEP THE AIR CLEANTHE AIR CLEAN

Limit the use of Limit the use of vehicles vehicles

Use less Use less

energyenergy

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

NOISENOISE POLLUTIONPOLLUTION

- IS A LOUD CONSTANT SOUND THAT PRODUCES DISCOMFORT

AND ANNOYANCE

WAYS TO KEEP WAYS TO KEEP NOISE AT SAME NOISE AT SAME

LEVELSLEVELS

KEEP VOLUME OF KEEP VOLUME OF MUSIC PLAYERS MUSIC PLAYERS AT SAFE LEVELSAT SAFE LEVELS

Use self-generated Use self-generated

appliancesappliances

Avoid unnecessary Avoid unnecessary

noisesnoises

AVOID LISTENING AVOID LISTENING

THROUGH THROUGH

HEADPHONESHEADPHONES

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

SOURCES AND SOURCES AND HAZARDS OF HAZARDS OF

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.

-

 - 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

SOURCES AND SOURCES AND HAZARDS OF SOLID HAZARDS OF SOLID

WASTE WASTE POLLUTIONPOLLUTION

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

ashesashes- - Refer to Refer to residues residues from firefrom fire

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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