PPT-What is Pollution?

Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability disorder harm or discomfort to the ecosystem Types of Pollution SoilLand Pollution The addition of herbicides and pesticides to the soil. Created by Capt. Walt Nadolny, SUNY Maritime College, . Department of Marine Transportation. Funded by a grant from The National Fish and Wildlife . Foundation. . We, as mariners are a significant source of the problem. newborns. . Rüedi. S*, . Proietti. Elena*. , . Gorlanova. O, Dick B, . Flück. C. , . Röösli. M, . Latzin . P, . M. . Frey B, Frey U. Prenatal air pollution exposure has adverse effects on the infant’s respiratory system. . 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. 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.. LAND & WATER POLLUTION. By . Dr. Frank Elwell. The Environment. THROUGHOUT HUMAN HISTORY, PEOPLE'S ACTIVITIES HAVE HAD AN ENORMOUS IMPACT ON THE PHYSICAL WORLD, AND NEW ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CREATED BY THE SOLUTIONS TO OLD ONES.. 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. . Dr. Sireen Alkhaldi/ Community Medicine. Water Situation . 85% of the world population lives in the driest half of the planet (United Nations, 2013). . 1 billion people do not have access to clean water and almost 2.5 billion do not have access to adequate sanitation.  . GLOBAL HEALTH:. Emergence of an Underappreciated Risk Factor. Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., . M.Sc. ., F.A.A.P.. Dean for Global Health. Professor. of . Preventive. Medicine and Pediatrics. Icahn. . School. 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. . By: Brooke Swan and Julia Macchi. Context. 3rd grade students learning science. The unit will be taught over the course of five consecutive school days.. The curriculum meets the framework and standards for the Connecticut State Department of Education for Science. . Objective- . -Identify the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources. -Create ways to conserve resources. Key Vocabulary. Fossil fuels. Renewable and Nonrenewable resources. Conservation. 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.