Pollution

2. What is pollution?
Pollution is when the environment is make unsafe or
unsuitable to be used. This can be done through the
introduction of contamination into the natural environment.

3. Types of pollution
• Land
• Water
• Air
• Noise

4. What is land pollution
• Land pollution is the destruction of the earth land
surface often done directly or indirectly as a result of
mankind activities of the misused of land resources.

6. Causes of land pollution
• Agricultural chemicals
• Deforestation
• Sewage treatment
• Mining sources
• Garbage or waste

7. Effects of land pollution
• Health issues
• Flooding
• The production of crops

8. What is water pollution
• It is the contamination of the body of the water.
Which are often done by human being direct or
indirect.

9. Causes of water pollution
• Industries waste
• Sewage waste
• Ocean and marine dumping
• Septic tanks

11. Effects of water pollution
• Acid rain
• Destroys the ecosystem
• Diseases
• Death to aquatic animals
• Disrupted the food chain

12. What is air pollution
• Air pollution occurs when gases, dust particles, fumes
(or smoke) or odour are introduced into the
atmosphere in a way that makes it harmful to
humans, animals and plant. This is because the air
becomes dirty (contaminated or unclean).

13. Causes of air pollution
• Emissions from industries and manufacturing activities
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Household and Farming Chemicals
• Carbon Monoxide
• Lead
• Nitrogen Dioxide
• Particulate Matter
• Sulphur Dioxide

14. Effects of water pollution
• Acid rain

16. Noise pollution
• Sound is essential to our daily lives, but noise is not.
Noise is generally used as an unwanted sound, or
sound which produces unpleasant effects and
discomfort on the ears.

18. Causes of noise pollution
• Barking dogs
• Building and construction site noise (please note however that noisy Work is
permitted between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday, and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays)
• DIY noise during anti-social hours
• Burglar / car alarms
• Noisy deliveries at unreasonable hours
Parties, Nightclubs and pubs
Loud music / television / computer games
• Industrial processes (dry cleaners, factories etc)
• Kitchen extract / air conditioning units
• Places of worship
• Open-air event and street perform

19. Effects of noise pollution
• Hearing
• Marine Animals
• Effects on general health