PPT-P O L L U T I O N Identifying and Understanding Air, Water, and Soil Pollution

Water Pollution Causes illness and death in humans and other species and disrupts ecosystems The chief source of water pollution are agricultural activities industrial facilities and mining but growth in population and resource use make it increasingly worse. ORGANIC AIR POLLUTANTS. Acrylonitrile. Benzene. Butadiene. Carbon disulfide. Carbon monoxide. 1,2-Dichloroethane. Dichloromethane. Formaldehyde. Polycycli aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Outdoor Air Pollution. Stationary and Mobile Sources of Air Pollution. Two Sources of Air Pollution. 1. . Stationary Sources:. have a relatively fixed location. Point Sources: . Fugitive Sources: . Area Sources:. 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. 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. . SMOG. London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is notorious for air pollution. In fact, the word smog was first used in 1905 to describe the air in London. Smog is air pollution caused by sunlight acting on gases from automobile and factory exhausts. It sometimes hangs over cities in the United Kingdom. . Green Budget Europe Event. Dr. Aonghus McNabola. School of Engineering. Trinity College Dublin. 15. th. Sept 2016. Diesel Emissions, Air Pollution & Climate Change. What do we mean by ‘air pollution’ ?. India-California Air Pollution Mitigation Programme; October: 21-23, 2013. Initiative for Mitigating Air Pollution from The Transportation Sector. A Brief History of Air Pollution. Roman Philosopher Seneca; AD 61 “As soon as had gottten out of the heavy air of Rome, and from the stink of chimneys-”. Dr Clare Beattie. Urban Air Quality Issues. Nitrogen dioxide – not achieving objectives. Particulate Matter (PM) – achieving objectives in Bristol. No threshold for health effects. All the health work relates to PM. = gases & particulate material added to the atmosphere. Can affect climate or harm people. Air pollution. = the release of pollutants. Outdoor (ambient) air pollution. = pollution outside. Has recently decreased due to government policy and improved technologies in developed countries. 2. ). 20.95% Oxygen (O. 2. ). 0-4% Water Vapor (H. 2. O). 0.93% Argon (Ar). 0.036% Carbon Dioxide (CO. 2. ). 0.002% Neon (Ne). 0.005%Helium (He). 0.002% Methane (CH. 4. ). 0.00005% Hydrogen (H). 0.00003% Nitrous Oxide (N. 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. Prof. Nino Künzli, MD, PhD. Deputy. -Director . Swiss. Tropical and . Public. . Health. . Institute. . Basel. Dean. of . the. . Swiss. . School. of . Public. . Health. (SSPH+) . Professor. Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances in the atmosphere that are harmful to the . health.  of . humans.  and other . living beings. .. Air pollution can cause diseases, allergies, and even death to humans; it can also cause harm to other living organisms such as animals and food crops, and  Air pollution can be caused by both human activities and natural phenomena..