PPT-Pollution in EUROPE

What is smog Smog is air pollution caused by sunlight acting on the gases from automobiles and factory exhaust Smog often hangs over cities in the United Kingdom London smog happens when water in the air mixes with smoke particles from a coal fire. Indoor Air Quality. Indoor Air Pollution. Indoor air contains higher concentrations of pollutants than outdoor air (up to 70x). Indoor air pollution usually is a greater threat to human health than outdoor air pollution.. Water Facts:. 70% of the Earth is covered by water but only 2% is drinkable, fresh water. One . litre. of wastewater pollutes about eight . litres. of freshwater. It’s estimated that there is 12,000 km. Water Facts:. ______ of the Earth is covered by water but only ________ is _____________________water. One . litre. of _______________ pollutes about ______ . litres. of freshwater. It’s estimated that there is _____________________ of freshwater worldwide. Pollution Control to save. the Earth. Environmental Pollution: . Definition – Causes, pollution effects and control measures of Air, Water, Soil, Marine, Noise, Thermal, Nuclear hazards. Solid waste management: causes, effects and control measures of urban and industrial wastes, pollution measures, case studies, Disaster management: floods, earthquake, cyclone and landslides.. By:Luna C. , Jessica L.M. , Lindey O.C , Jaquelinne R. . How can I get this information?. By researching about air pollution, reading newspapers and magazines (articles).. Driving Question. Why should we care about air pollution around the globe? How will we get the message out to others?. LT 7C: Describe the major outdoor and indoor air pollution problems, discuss the causes and effects of these problems and explain possible solutions to them..  . Outdoor Air Pollution. The presence of chemicals in the atmosphere in concentrations high enough to harm organisms, ecosystems, or human-made materials, or to alter the climate. Indicators & State . of . Environment Reporting . Johannes Schilling. Project Manager – Policy evaluation & EU ETS. Air and . Climate. Change . Programme. johannes.schilling@eea.europa.eu. By: Jackson Dyer, Edward Surles, . Carson Alverson, Isaac Godfrey, . Jack Bartlett, Jose Sanchez, and Noah Wagner . Pollution is the act of introducing harmful substances into the environment. This can affect the environment very harmfully like when different chemicals and different gasses interfere with nature. . Air pollution . -.  Harmful gases and tiny particles (like carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and . sulphur. dioxide) when released into the air pollute the air. The smoke released from burning fuel, from factories and not to forget the motor cars are the major sources of air pollution. . “Comparing the air of cities to the air of deserts and arid lands is like comparing waters that are befouled and turbid to waters that are fine and pure. In the city, because of the height of its buildings, the narrowness of its streets, and all that pours forth from its inhabitants and their superfluities…the air becomes stagnant, turbid, thick, misty, and foggy…If there is no choice in this matter, for we have grown up in the cities and have become accustomed to them, you should…select from the cities one of open horizons…endeavor at least to dwell at the outskirts of the city…”. Objective- . -Identify the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources. -Create ways to conserve resources. Key Vocabulary. Fossil fuels. Renewable and Nonrenewable resources. Conservation. main activities and results. Alexey Gusev, MSC-E. 3. rd. Joint session WGE/SB . EMEP, 2017. Largest contribution . is from . Residential combustion . (~70%). Emissions of Residential combustion are . Habitat. Ecosystem. Wetland. Sediment. Food chain. Benthos/Benthic . Bioaccumulation. Pollution. What is pollution?. What does pollution look like? Smell like? Taste like?. What are examples of pollution near your school?. In developing countries, water pollution is caused mainly from dumping raw sewage into the water supply.. In developed countries, water pollution comes mainly from 3 sources. Municipal pollution. Industrial pollution.