All About Pollution

Pollution
-Happens when air, water or land become unclean.

- Harmful to living things, such as humans, animals and

plants.
Air Pollution
It occurs when the air
becomes unclean because
of gases, dust particles,
fumes or smoke that is put
into the atmosphere.
Types of Air pollution

Can happen because of nature or human events.

Natural events include: forest fire, volcanic eruptions, wind erosion, and
pollen
Human events include: smoke and fumes from that come from chimeys of
manufacturers and power plants, fumes that come from transportation
vehicles, chemicals in your home.
Affect you What can you do?

Tiny particles that you cannot see Encourage your family to use public
but are very harmul to our health transportation or less.

Cause irritation to the eyes, nose and Use energy wisely.

throat and cause upper respiratory
Recycle and resue things
infections.
manufacturing plants make, to
Extended exposure can cause reduce the amount of new items they
chronic illness have to make .

Causes a chemical reaction that

results in acid rain
Water Pollution
occurs when the water in lakes,
rivers, oceans, and groundwater
becomes unclean because of
pollutants that are put there, and
there isnt enough treatment
to get rid of them.
Types of Water Pollution

Can happen because of Natural and Human Events

Natural Events include: microorganisms such as viruses and
bacteria.
Human Events include: dumping of waste into waterways, oil
spills, and wastewater (sewage), which is created by the things
you do that use water, such as doing the laundry, flushing the
toilet, taking a bath, etc.
How does Water Pollution affect you and what
can you do to help?

Affect you You can help

Harms or kills living things that Dispose of garbage and waste

depends on the water, such as fish, properly.
crabs, dolphins, birds, and seagulls; and
Use water wisely.
humans can be affected by this as well.
People can get diseases by eating DO not pour chemicals down the
seafood that has been poisoned sink
affects entire populations of people
and ecosystems that depend on the
water to survive
Land Pollution
occurs when the Earths
land gets destroyed.
Types of Land Pollution

harmful to living things; humans, animals, and plants

Happens because of human events
Such as chemicals ans waste that are not disposed of correctly.
Deforrstation
Chemicals and waste sitting in landfills
How does it affect you and what can you do
to help?

Affect you You can help

can cause disease because
landfills have a very bad odor The best way is to follow
that attracts rodents and insects the three R rule
who carry the diseases
Burning the waste causes air
REDUCE, REUSE,
pollution RECYCLE
Fertilizers and pesticide pollute
the soil