Pollution

What is Pollution ?

What are pollutants?

Air Pollution

Facts

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Pollution is when something is added to the environment that is harmful or poisonous to living things.

Smoke in the air from factories is a type of pollution as it is bad for the lungs when breathed in. 

Sewage in drinking water is another type of pollution, as it can make people ill because it contains germs and viruses.

People living next to a building site where there is too much noise can become sick as they cannot sleep or relax.

What is Pollution ?

Types Of Pollution

Air Pollution Water Pollution

Land or Soil Pollution

Noise Pollution

What are pollutants?• Substance or energy introduced into the environment that has undesired effects, or adversely affects the usefulness of a resource.

• A pollutant may cause long- or short-term damage by changing the growth rate of plant or animal species, or by interfering with human amenities, comfort, health, or property values.

Examples of Pollutants

Air Pollutants

Carbon monoxide

Lead etc.

Water Pollutants

Bacteria

Industrial Waste thrown to water

bodies. etc

Land or Soil Pollutants

Hydrocarbons

Lead and other heavy metals etc.

Noise Pollutants

Road Traffic Noise

Construction noise etc.

Apart from oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and other gases, the air over most of the cities contains harmful gases.

These gases include carbon monoxide and sulphur dioxide majorly. When the concentration of these harmful gases increases, it results in pollution of air.

Air pollution causes adverse effects in all living forms. Smoke, dust and poisonous gases are some air pollutants.

Air Pollution

FACTS

Almost 80% of urban

waste in India is

dumped in the river Ganges.

Antarctica is the

cleanest place on

Earth protected

by anti-pollution

laws.

More than 3 million

kids under the age of 5 years die every year

due to environme

ntal factors.

China is the world’s

largest producer of carbon dioxide. United

States is number 2.

United States

produces 30% of the

world’s waste and uses 25 %

of the worlds natural

resources.