PPT-AIR POLLUTION Air pollutants

gases amp 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. Who are we?. What do we do?. What is air pollution?. Discussion in groups. Pollution. The process of making the air, water or soil dirty. . Pollutants. A substance that makes the air, water or soil dirty.. 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.. ‘. Pollution is. energy . or . matter . released . into . the environment . with. the. potential . to cause . adverse changes . to . an . ecosystem’. They . are usually released by . human activities . 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.. Indicators & State . of . Environment Reporting . Johannes Schilling. Project Manager – Policy evaluation & EU ETS. Air and . Climate. Change . Programme. johannes.schilling@eea.europa.eu. Marti Blad, Ph.D., P.E. .. Yavapai Apache Nation. 2. What is the Difference?. 3. What we will learn. Pollutants move and spread in air. Up and down (vertical). Away and outward (horizontal). Dispersion vs Diffusion. P O L L U T I O N Identifying and Understanding Air, Water, and Soil Pollution Air Pollution Atmosphere need to know: Air is more dense at sea level 75-80% of air mass found in troposphere Atmosphere contains 78% N, 21%O, and 1% trace gases like, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, argon, water vapor, and carbon dioxide. Also soot, and dust. Prof. Rajesh . Bhagat. . Asst. Professor, . CED, YCCE. , . Nagpur. B. . E. (Civil . Engg. .) M. Tech. (. Enviro. . . Engg. .). GCOE. , Amravati VNIT, Nagpur. Assistant Professor. Department of Civil Engineering. SAL Institute of Technology & Engineering Research. Content . . Definition, Composition of atmospheric air, Classification and sources of air pollutants. Effects of air pollution on human, plant and material, Air pollution control methods, equipment and safety.. There is no place on Earth that isn’t affected by air pollution…. Air pollution. : presence of chemicals in the atmosphere in concentrations high enough to harm organisms, ecosystems, human-made materials or to alter climate. Aim of the session. To understand there are many air pollutants, which have multiple sources and the impacts. Lesson objectives. To name air pollutants and their sources . To describe how to improve air quality locally. Subject Code: 18CV732. Name of the Faculty: Dr Vyshali. K S School of Engineering and Management, Bangalore-560109. Classification of Pollutants. Natural contaminants: e.g., natural fog, pollen grains, bacteria and products of volcanic eruption. 1. Air Pollution. Air Pollution and Weather. Air pollution and weather are linked in two ways. One way concerns the influence that weather conditions have on the . dilution. and . dispersal. of air pollutants. . The presence . of chemicals in the atmosphere in quantities and duration that are harmful to human health and the . environment.. Two types of pollutants:. Primary pollutants . : . products of natural events (like fires and volcanic eruptions) and human activities added directly to the .