Pollution

Pollution

Prepared By: Ahmad B. Ismail

An-Najah National University

Faculty of Engineering

Summer 2012

Overview

Introduction

Types of Pollution

Sources of each type

Effects of each type

How to avoid each one

Introduction

Pollution is:

The introduction of a contaminant into the

environment

Created mostly by human

actions

Can be a result of natural

disasters

Types of Pollution

Air Pollution

Water Pollution

Land Pollution

Air Pollution

Air pollution is the

accumulation of hazardous

substances into the atmosphere

that danger human life and

other living matter.

• Automobile emissions • Tobacco smoke

Sources of Air Pollution

• Combustion of Coal • Noise pollution

Sources of Air Pollution

• Acid rain • Wildfires

Sources of Air Pollution

Effects of Air Pollution

Human health

Animals

Plants

The atmosphere as a whole

How to Prevent Air Pollution

Plant Trees

Don’t smoke

Choose low-polluting

models of vehicles

Use natural Gases

Water Pollution

Water Pollution is the

Contamination of water with

undesirable substances which

make it unfit for usage

• Industrial effluents • Domestic effluents

Sources of Water Pollution

Effects of Water Pollution

Diseases like Cholera

Aquatic life gets destroyed

Unfit for further use

How to Prevent water Pollution

Rivers should not be used for washing clothes

or bathing animals in

Don’t throw trash, chemicals or solvents into

sewer drains

Avoid using pesticides and fertilizers that can

run off into water systems

Land Pollution

Land pollution is pollution of

the Earth’s natural land

surface by human activities

Sources of Land Pollution

Acid RainsChemicals and FertilizersIndustrial & Domestic WastesHuman sewageDeforestation

Effects of Land Pollution

Plant DiseasesGround water will gets AffectedUnable to farming

How to Prevent Land Pollution

Reuse any items that you can

Buy biodegradable products

Avoid drilling the Land for more underground

water

Trees should be planted everywhere.

Avoid using more fertilizers and Pesticides

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