SCHOOL NO.

19
2010

GUIDING TEACHER:
NICOLETA CRISTEAN

SUPPORTERS:
Fironda Simona
Bochie Diana
Nesiu Razvan
Popa Cristian
Petcu Alex
•Ways to prevent
Water Pollution

•Examples of
Water Pollution
WHERE DOES SOME OF
THE PLASTIC WE USE
GET?
 Circa 200 de specii diferite de
vieţuitoare subacvatice, incluzând
balene, delfini, foci şi ţestoase mor din
cauza pungilor de plastic

- Raport WWF 2005

-
Adică, 22,176 pungi de plastic
în timpul unei vieţi medii
 THE AGE OF PLASTIC
• Did you know that burning plastic
produces toxic ash?
• The only real hope, experts say, lies in
shaking our dependence on plastic and
drastically reducing the amount that
we
produce.
THE KEY TO SOLVING
THE PLASTIC WASTE
PROBLEM
● Might be the development of degradable
plastics that, once thrown away, will
disappear.
● Scientists try to modify the manufacturing
recipe in order to get either
photodegradable plastics ( that break apart in the
presence of light ) or
biodegradable ones ( that incorporate natural
polymers such as starch and cellulose which
dump - resistant bacteria can digest )
THE PLASTIC WILL GET
INTO
BODIES OF WATER
Organic water pollutants
• Detergents
• Food processing
• Insecticides and herbicides
• Petroleum
• Etc.
 Inorganic water pollutants
• Acidity
• Ammonia
• Chemical waste
• Fertilizers
• Heavy metals from motor vehicles
• Etc.
 Water
pollution
Reduces the amount of pure
water available for such
necessities as drinking and
cleaning and for such activities
as swimming and fishing
The
pollutants
• That affect water come mainly from:
- industries
- sewerage systems
- farms
• Most of the pollutants that people put into water
come from: - treated and untreated sewage
- agricultural drainage
- industrial wastes
• The pollutants reduce valuable supplies of pure
water by upsetting the natural cycles that work to
keep water clean
 INDUSTRIES
• Dump huge amounts of wastes into
bodies of water each year.
• These wastes include - chemicals,
- wastes from animal and
plant matter
- hundreds of other
substances.
Some of the wastes may be hazardous
(harmful to human health).
 Wastes from farms
• include: - animal wastes
- fertilizers
- pesticides.

Sewerage systems

• carry wastes from - homes

- offices
- industries into water.
 THERMAL POLLUTION

• The addition of heated water to a

body of water also upsets cycles.
• Heated water can kill animals and
plants that are accustomed to living
at lower temperatures.
• It also reduces the amount of
oxygen that water can hold.
 FUEL OIL

• Enters oceans mainly from oil

tankers and offshore oil wells.
• Such spills ruin beaches and kill
birds and marine life.
 FIGTHING WATER
POLLUTION
• Some lakes and rivers may already be
so badly polluted that they may not be
able to regain their health even if all
pollution is stopped.
• Waste products can be saved and used
again.
• New technological developments can
help prevent pollution from older ones.
• Restrictions can be placed on the use of
materials that pollute.
 • But in most areas, effective
programs to prevent pollution
could greatly improve
environmental conditions.
• Several different approaches can
be used to control pollution.
• These approaches may result in
less convenience and higher
costs, however.
• Don't keep the tap on when you brush your teeth!
• DID YOU KNOW that leaving the water running just
3 minutes can use up to 1 quart of drinking water?
• DID YOU KNOW that leaky or improperly turned off
taps can use up even more?
• You can help just by checking to make sure the tap
is completely turned off each time you use it!
SAVE THE
EARTH