POLLUTION

WATER POLLUTION

• Wastes water needed for drinking, cooking, bathing, and aquatic life
• point source means the pollution enters water at a specific place
• Non-point source means that it diffuses from numerous areas
• Point source is smaller and is easier to control than nonpoint source pollution
• Organic waste consumes oxygen needed by wild life

SOLID WASTE POLLUTION

• Waste in landfills is the most common type
• Incineration is a possible alternative
• Incineration creates energy and reduces bulk
• Mining operations gave off the most pollutants
• Disposal of waste is difficult to do

AIR POLLUTION

• Its a concentration of harmful substances in the atmosphere
• Damages property, plants, and causes health issues for people and animals
• Comes from factories power plants, and vehicles
• Burning coal is the primary source and cars emit toxins too.
• Contributes to to global warming and potentially harms the ozene layer.