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UNIT II
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Presentation
By
Jhansirani.R AP/ECE
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Syllabus
DeIinition
Causes, eIIects and control measures oI:
(a) Air pollution
(b) Water pollution
(c) Soil pollution
(d) Marine pollution
(e) Noise pollution
(I) Thermal pollution
(g) Nuclear hazards
Solid waste management: causes, eIIects and
control measures oI municipal solid wastes
Role oI an individual in prevention oI pollution
Pollution case studies
Disaster management:
Floods, Earthquake, Cyclone, and Landslides.
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Any undesirable change in the physical,
chemical, or biological characterstics oI any
component oI the environment (Air, Water, Soil )
which can cause harmIul eIIects on various Iorms
oI liIe or property.
%yp0s
(a) Air pollution
(b) Water pollution
(c) Soil pollution
(d) Marine pollution
(e) Noise pollution
(I) Thermal pollution
(g) Nuclear hazards
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Air poIIution
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Air poIIution
W Definition:
t is an atmospheric condition in
which certain substance are present in
excess concentration which can cause
undesirable eIIects on man and his
environment. These substances
includes gases, particulate matter,
radioactive substances etc.,
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Air poIIution
W aseous pollutants:
Oxides of sulphur (SO
2
, SO
3
)
Oxides of nitrogen (NO, NO
2
, NO
x
)
Carbon monoxide (CO)
Volatile organic compounds (hydrocarbons)
W Particulate Pollutants:
Smoke, Dust, Fumes
Aerosols
Liquid droplets
Pollen grains
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Air poIIution
W Radioactive pollutants:
Radon 222
odine 131
Strontium 19
Plutonium 239
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CIassification of air poIIution
W n basis oI origin oI pollutants they can be classiIied as
W !7ima7!ollutants:
They are emitted directly into the atmosphere by the
sources (such as power-generating plants).
Eg: C, N
x
, S
x
, Hydrocarbons, radioactive
substances etc.,
W Seconda7!ollutants:
These are Iormed as a result oI reactions between
primary pollutants and other elements in the atmosphere
Eg: ozone (