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Pollution Project

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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WATER POLLUTION

THE CONTAMINATION OF WATER BODIES
Photo by Steve Snodgrass
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WHY IS IT HARMFUL?

  • Causes the death of aquatic animals
  • Disruption of food chains
  • Diseases
  • Destruction of ecosystems
Photo by lagohsep
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AFFECTS ON ORGANISMS

  • More than 1 million sea birds and mammals are killed each year by ingestion of plastic
  • Chemical runoff from Farms has caused 400 dead zones around the world
  • Noise pollution is driving animals to extinction
Photo by Adam Mooz Photography
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AFFECTS ON ORGANISMS (CONT'D)

  • Cruise ships dump more than 250,000 gallons of waste water and sewage every day
  • acid rain discharges toxic amounts of aluminum into the water systems
Photo by Tomás Fano
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Humans are affected most by water pollution because everyone needs to drink water but some of the untreated water carries diseases that can kill someone or make them really sick

Photo by Wildlands CPR
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AIR POLLUTION

WHEN THE AIR CONTAINS GASES, DUST, FUMES, OR ODOR IN HARMFUL AMOUNTS
Photo by chinadialogue.net
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WHY IS IT HARMFUL?

  • Causes short-term and long-term health effects
  • Smog
  • Acid rain
  • Damage to agriculture and forests
  • Global warming
  • Depletion of the ozone layer
Photo by halfrain
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AFFECTS ON ORGANISMS

  • They inhale gases or small particles
  • They ingest particles suspended in food or water
  • They absorb gases through the skin
Photo by zpeckler
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Humans are affected most by air pollution because smog causes us to breathe bad air, acid rain pollutes water, and causes damage to agriculture so our food supply would be low.

Photo by Cea.
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LAND POLLUTION

THE DEPOSITION OF SOLID OR LIQUID WASTE ON LAND OR UNDERGROUND
Photo by premasagar
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WHY IS IT HARMFUL?

  • Causes problems in the human respiratory system
  • Causes problems on the skin
  • Cause various kinds of cancers
Photo by † David Gunter
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AFFECTS ON ORGANISMS

  • Animals could eat the litter on accident and die from the chemicals in the litter.
Photo by Smabs Sputzer
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Humans are affected most by Land pollution because the soil is contaminated with pollutants and this affects the plants grown for food. It can make humans sick or some of the toxins can cause cancer.

Photo by Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection
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AIR Pollution IS THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE

  • Affects humans the most
  • Humans need to breathe clean air to live
  • Air pollution not only affects the air but Also the water through acid rain
  • agriculture is affected by toxins settling onto plants that may be consumed by humans
Photo by swanksalot
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CAR EXHAUST

Photo by epSos.de
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INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION

Photo by johnb/Derbys/UK.
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AIR POLLUTION DAMAGES AGRICULTURE

Photo by USDAgov
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SOLUTION:

CONSERVE ENERGY
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CONSERVE Energy

  • Don't burn as many fossil fuels. Use less lights and electricity.
  • Reduce the use of cars that burn fuel. Use public transportation more often and electric cars.
Photo by motorblog
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CONSERVE Energy (CONT'D)

  • Use more green energy like solar, wind, and geothermal energy.
  • Recycle and reuse so not as many new things have to be manufactured.
Photo by kevin dooley
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POLLUTION VIDEO:

HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/ZOXO10XT8C0

Archie Smith