its abt industrial pollution nd env. degradation

1. Industrial
pollution and
environmental
degradation in
India
Karishma Mili Dhiman
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2. Industrial pollution
 Although industries contribute significantly to
India’s economic growth and
development, the increase in pollution
caused cannot be overlooked. Industries are
responsible for these types of pollution:
a) Noise
b) Air
c) Water
d) Land
e) Environmental degradation.

3. Noise pollution
 “unwanted sound.”
 Any type sound will be treated as unwanted due
to the following facts.
 Annoying / unpleasant
 Loud
 Distracting / Intrusive
 Essentially noise pollution is the kind of pollution
that is caused by several different audio sources
that is causing the feel of irritation, distraction to
our living environment.
 This not pollution is not only disturbing the
environment but it also produces harm to our
mankind.
 Industrial and construction
activities, machinery, factory
equipment, generators, saws and electric drills
etc…

4. Air pollution
 Air pollution is the introduction into the atmosphere of
chemicals, particulates, or biological materials that cause
discomfort, disease, or death to humans, damage other
living organisms such as food crops, or damage the natural
environment or built environment.
 Pollutants: A substance in the air that can cause harm to
humans and the environment is known as an air pollutant.
Pollutants can be in the form of solid particles, liquid
droplets, or gases. In addition, they may be natural or man-
made.
 The atmosphere is a complex dynamic natural gaseous
system that is essential to support life on planet Earth.
 The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was
passed in 1981 to regulate air pollution
 The 2012 Environmental Performance Index ranked India as
having the poorest relative air quality out of 132 countries.
 Industries create a lot of air pollution as and when they
manufacture things.

5. Water pollution
 Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies. Water
pollution occurs when pollutants are discharged directly or
indirectly into water bodies without adequate treatment to
remove harmful compounds.
 Water pollution affects plants and organisms living in these
bodies of water. In almost all cases the effect is damaging
not only to individual species and populations, but also to
the natural biological communities.
 Industries release their waste in rivers as they think that it is
easy way to throw away their waste but at the same time
they forget that it creates a fatal condition for many living
things.
 The Hindon River, which flows through the city of
Ghaziabad, highly polluted and groundwater of this city
has colored and poisoned by industrial effluents, Hindon
Vahini is strongly opposing of water pollution activities.

6. Land pollution
 Land pollution, also part of environmental pollution has
become a major problem since the industrial age.
 Land pollution is the deterioration (destruction) of the
earth’s land surfaces, often directly or indirectly as a result
of man’s activities and their misuse of land resources.
 It occurs when waste is not disposed off properly, or can
occur when humans throw chemicals unto the soil in the
form of pesticides, insecticides and fertilizers during
agricultural practices. Exploitation of minerals (mining
activities) has also contributed to the destruction of the
earth’s surface.
 For example, in open cast mining, huge holes are dug in
the ground and these form dangerously deep mining pools.
Heaps of mining waste are left behind and these waste
often contain several poisonous substances that will
contaminate the soil.

7. Environmental degradation
 Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the
environment through depletion of resources such as
air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems and
the extinction of wildlife. It is defined as any change
or disturbance to the environment perceived to be
deleterious or undesirable
 Environmental degradation describes the erosion of
the natural environment through the depletion of
resources, the destruction of ecosystems and the
extinction of plant and animal species.
 It is caused by direct or indirect human activity, and
has increased significantly since the Industrial
Revolution.

8. How to control environmental
degradation?
 Every litre of waste water discharged
by our industry pollutes eight times the
quantity of freshwater. How can the
industrial pollution of freshwater be
reduced? Some suggestion are-
i. Minimizing use water for processing
by reusing and recycling it in two or
morw successive stages
ii. Harvesting of rainwater to meet
water requirements

9.  The end