POLLUTION

• Describes when contaminants are introduced

into an environment at levels that are
damaging.
 Types of Pollution
• Air
• Soil
• Water
• Noise
• Radioactive
• Light
• Visual
• Thermal
 Air
• Is the contamination of the natural air by
mixing it with different pollutants such as
harmful fumes and chemicals
 Soil (Land Pollution)
• Is the contamination of the soil or the land
that prevents growth of natural life, which
includes land used for cultivating wildlife as
well as habitation.
 Water
• Is the contamination of the water on Earth. It
includes contamination by pollutants such as
chemical, bacterial, or particulate that reduces
the purity of the water.
 Noise
• Is the loud noises that is created by human
activity that disrupts the standard of living in
the affected area.
 Radioactive
• It occurs when ‘radioactive’ metals
disintegrate releasing dangerous beta rays
which can cause cancer and other mutative
diseases.
 Light
• Is the over illumination of a certain area that is
considered as obtrusive.
 Visual
• Is an aesthetic issue and refers to the impacts
of pollution that impair one’s ability to enjoy a
vista or view.
 Thermal
• Is the harmful release of heated liquid into a
body of water or heat released into the air as
a waste product of a business.