The main types of pollution are noise, air, water and light. Domestic/Commercial/ Motor Vehicles have the highest percentage of greenhouse gas emissions. Sydney has geographical problems which effects the air circulation cycle. How can we solve Sydney’s pollution problem? Reducing cars by creating a one house, one car’ initiative and constructing sustainable villages.

1. POLLUTION A presentation on Sydney’s pollution Ben Magistrale & Benjamin Gresham

2. TYPES OF POLLUTION light noise air water

4. SYDNEY’S GEOGRAPHICAL PROBLEM & AIR CIRCULATION CYCLE Source: Google, Gresham & Magistrale, 2009

5. Sydney’s Photochemical Smog problem Source: ANSTO, 2000

6. WHERE DOES THE POLLUTION COME FROM? Source: NSW DEC Atmospheric Science emissions data, 2003

9. Respiratory illness The South-West Growth Sector Source: Wordpress, 2007 Source: NSW GCC, 2008

10. 2014 – SOUTH WEST SYDNEY IN CRISIS

11. MORE HOUSES, MORE POLLUTION

12. WHAT COULD HAPPEN?? Source: NSW Cancer Council 2002 Incidence of Lung cancer in the Sydney Region in 1998 to 2002 Female Male

13. CARS

21. CHANGES TO LEP AND ZONING LAWS Clean Industrial Minimisation of land release areas Creation of Sustainable villages and town centres Increased density around transport hubs and town centres

25. The Breathe Easy Foundation © 2009 Benjamin Gresham (3220356) & Ben Magistrale (3218963) THANK YOU

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