1. AIR POLLUTION

2. What is air pollution?
Air pollution is made up of
different types of chemicals
and gases. It occurs in our
atmosphere.

3. What causes air
pollution?

4. MAIN CAUSE:
Vehicles

5. THEN:
Industry

6. Why is air
pollution bad?

7. Medical Reasons
Causes stroke, heart and respiratory problems.
As well as asthma, chronic bronchitis and
cancer.

8. Global Warming
Earth’s temperature rises → melts the polar ice
caps → sea level rises → flooding.

9. Reduces Ozone Layer
It loses its ability to protect us from harmful
UV rays.

10. Acid Rain
Kills plants and animals.

11. How can we fight
against air pollution?

12. Use of hybrid or electrical vehicles.

13. Use of green energy

14. Air Pollution
in
SPAIN

15. Approximately 80% of
Spain’s air pollution is
caused by vehicles

16. This is a picture of Madrid’s “grey beret”: Air
pollution that hangs over the city during periods
of dry weather

17. Air pollution is
above legal
limits in over
50 cities.
More than 15
million people
breathe
contaminated
air in Spain.

18. POLLUTION

19. NOISE POLLUTION

20. What is noise pollution?
All types of sound nuisance that are caused by
various sources.

21. What causes noise
pollution?

22. Industrial machines

23. Aircrafts

24. Street Traffic

25. Railroads

26. Music

27. How is noise level
measured?
Noise level is
measured in decibels
(dB).

28. According to the World Health Organisation,
exposure to any noise above 65dB is considered
to be harmful to our health.

29. WHY IS
NOISE
POLLUTION
BAD?

30. IT AFFECTS OUR HEALTH

31. Learning Difficulties

32. Sleeplessness

33. Tinnitus
A constant ringing sound in the ear

34. High Blood Pressure

35. Memory Deterioration

36. Increased Stress and
Irritability

37. Hearing Problems

38. IT AFFECTS OUR
ENVIRONMENT

39. Birds
They need to call
longer and louder. They find it difficult to locate
prey.
Intense noise can affect growth of
chickens and egg production

40. Squid, Octopus and
Cuttlefish
Sever damage is caused to their auditory structures with low
frequency sounds.

41. Dairy Cows
Excessive noise affects milk production.

42. Plants
Noise can also interfere with pollination and seed spreading.

43. HOW CAN WE REDUCE
NOISE POLLUTION?

44. Thermal double glazing for windows can
help reduce street noise.

45. Sound insulation on rooftops for
aircraft noise.

46. Wearing ear plugs to reduce noise

47. NOISE
POLLUTION
IN SPAIN

48. Spain is recognised as
one of the “noisiest
countries in Europe”

49. Spain, according to the
World Health
Organization (WHO)
data, is the second
noisiest country in the
world after Japan. So,
70% of the Spanish
population suffers
"unacceptable" noise
levels.

50. Let’s not be the joke of the
Universe. Make Earth feel proud.
National Geographic

51. If we intend to provide a better life, and a
better world, for future generations, we
can't ignore the quality of the environment
we leave them.
~ John Kasich, politician

52. The environmental crisis is a global problem, and only global
action will resolve it.
~ Barry Commoner, biologist