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Pollution

This is a presentation on pollution and how it affects our environment.

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POLLUTION

BY. AVA ZIETLOW
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WHAT IS POLLUTION?

You may hear about pollution in a non-fictional book, at school, on the newspaper, or on the news.
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Pollution occurs when trash, garbage, oil, or gas are put into an environment where it shouldn't be. It disturbs the balance of the environment.

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TYPES OF POLLUTION

  • Land pollution
  • Air pollution
  • Water pollution
  • Noise pollution
  • Light pollution
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LAND POLLUTION...
Is the destruction, of the earth's ground. It is mostly a result of human activity, and waste.

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AIR POLLUTION...
Is when unnatural gases are released into the air. Ozone (smog) is one of the most popular forms of air pollution.

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WATER POLLUTION...
Is when chemicals, or oils are released into large or semi-large bodies of water.

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NOISE POLLUTION...
Is when annoying or harmful amounts of sound are heard. Motorized vehicles, machines, animals.

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LIGHT POLLUTION...
Is when excessive or inappropriate amounts of artificial light are shown.
Also known as Light Trespass, light falling where it is not, needed, wanted, or intended.

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FUN FACTS

  • Americans generate 30 billion foam cups, 220 million tires, and 1.8 billion disposable diapers every year, according to the Green Schools Alliance.
  • About 7 million premature deaths annually are linked to air pollution, according to WHO. That is one in eight deaths worldwide.
  • About 56 percent of the trash in the United States is put in landfills. Half of landfill space consists of paper.
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Ava Zietlow

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