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9-3Katia Castillo, Elisa Lee, Luis Pedro Vizcaíno, Alexandra Domínguez, Juan Diego Mena
WHAT IT ISIt is the contamination and degradation of Earth’s surface, caused by human activities and their misuse of land resources. Land pollution occurs when waste is not disposed properly.
CAUSES•Urban and Rural wastes•Exploitation of minerals•Improper use of soil by inadequate agricultural practices•Increase in urbanization•Domestic waste•Industrial (ex: mining waste)
Land Pollution
EFFECTSExterminates wild lifeAcid rain kills plants and treesVegetation is destroyedDisrupts the balance of nature
SOLUTIONSAdequate garbage disposalRecycling of garbageAvoid over packaged productsUsing less pesticides and herbicidesEncourage organic farmingEfficient use of resources
WHAT IS IT? Water pollution is the contamination of
Earth’s waters caused by sewage, sludge, garbage, and toxic pollutants dumped into the water .
CAUSES Sewage, sludge, garbage, and even toxic
pollutants are all dumped into the water and governments do not really care.
No efforts are made to disinfect or to remove harmful pollutants.
Chemicals dumped by industries and governments.
Oil has been dumped into water between 1 and 10 billion tons of oil every year.
Water Pollution
SOLUTIONS Clean Water Act Non-governmental projects Dispose you trash in a proper
manner Do no throw products into your
toilet or sink Do not litter into streams, lakes,
rivers, or seas Turning tap off when you do not
need the water running.
EFFECTS Kills animal life Pollution disrupts the natural food
chain as well Human can get diseases such as
hepatitis by eating seafood that has been poisoned.
WHAT IS IT?• Is the exposure of Carbon Monoxide in the air.
• Air Pollution includes smog, acid rain, the greenhouse effect, and “holes” in the ozone layer.
• We usually breath the ocean. But because of its contamination and the smoke that surrounds us polluted the fresh air we used to breathe long time ago.
Air Pollution
CAUSES•We are the ones who cause it. •(OUTDOOR)•Black Carbon- release of fuels, and smoke of industries, the smoke of the chimneys, automobiles, burning of wood, burning of trash, cooking, and more.•Noxious Gases- form acid rain and smog. These are caused by chemicals in water that then are being evaporated.•Smog is obtained from the diesel from the cars, and the smoke from the industrial buildings and factories.•(INDOOR)•25%-62% is greater than outdoors percentages of pollution. •In indoors what causes pollution is the cooking, paints, furniture, smoking, vapors, drying, for example drying your hair. These are things that normally are being used.
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EFFECTS•Greenhouse effect- This is the building up of carbon dioxide in the air which causes the ozone layer to break and to get thinner because of all the chemicals that are surrounding it.
•Ozone depletion- the stratosphere layer is being damaged. This causes to make holes and let the radiation go through it penetrating the Earth.
SOLUTIONInstead of driving just a few blocks, walk or use your bicycle.
• Stop smoking. First of all it damages you and it can harm your lungs, and second of all it damages the people around you.
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WHAT IS IT? Noise pollution is unpleasant human, animal or
machine-created sounds that disrupt the normal functioning of human or animal life. Noise is a sound without a rhythm and only annoys us.
CAUSES The source of most outdoor noise in the world is
transportation, including motor noise, and airplane noise.
Other sources of indoor and outdoor noise pollution are car alarms, emergency sirens, factories, construction work, barking dogs, house appliances, power tools, audio entertainment systems, and noisy people.
Noise Pollution
EFFECTS Noise causes health and/or behavioral effects. Noise pollution
can cause annoyance, aggression, hypertension, lots of stress, tinnitus, hearing loss, sleep problems, and other harmful effects. Furthermore, stress and hypertension are some of the main causes to lots of health problems, whereas tinnitus can lead to forgetfulness, severe depression and sometimes, panic attacks.
Too much noise could help cardiovascular diseases to develop. Exposure to somewhat high levels of noise during several hours a day causes an increase in stress, which rises your blood pressure.
SOLUTIONS Try not to make too much noise when out in
the street. If possible, use a less noisy car. Switch your electrical appliances to ones that are more quiet. Don’t put your stereo on too loud.
WHAT IS IT? Is a term given for unattractive man made or any other thing that people
don’t feel comfortable looking at. This type of pollution is said to be aesthetic, referring to the impact it has
on us by not letting us enjoy the view. Visual pollution limits the ability to view distant objects. The Term Visual
pollution is used meaning that things man made cover the good visibility of natural objects.
CAUSES Can be cause by man, and as well by natural causes. But it is mostly
caused by man. Bill boards announcing stuff, public advertisements everywhere in the city,
stop lights, telephone and utility posts, graffiti, litter, etc.
NATURAL CAUSES Weeds, Algae ,Grass growing where it shouldn’t
EFFECTS Tourists might not find this very attractive
Visual Pollution
Reducing billboards Stop graffiti No littering Cleaning up, starting
with places we visit.Education. Showing
kids to place trash in the right spot, showing them that graffiti is bat etc…
Solutions
WHAT IS IT? Is also known as photo pollution, or luminous pollution. It is the excessive artificial light. Light pollution destroys the views of natural stuff. Light energy refers to energy consumption More light than what we actually need.
CAUSES People using excessive lights Lights on all night Billboard with neon lights
Light Pollution
EFFECTS Billions of dollars are
wasted every year in the U.S
Wasted energy because of too much use
Light pollution consumes lots of valuable natural resources
SOLUTIONS We can help by putting
lights showing to the ground instead of to the air.
By having lights on only when needed
Try to reduce the wattage
We can save the worldThe Earth suffers..
The 25% of animals in the earth no longer exist
As we pollute the water, Fish are dying.The earth is dying..
We are dying You and I are murderers
Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but Footprints
We will not understand the worth of water ‘till the water is dry
The earth is dying..
STOP POLLUTING
LET’S MAKE A CHANGE !!
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