Small Presentation elaborating about the Biological Pollution

2.  An impact or change in aquatic or terrestrial
environment by Human activity
 Introduction of non-indigenous and invasive
species in environment.

3.  Any harmful substance/ organism coming
from living organisms or by itself, effecting
the lives of organisms living in a particular
environment.

4.  Bacteria( E. coli)
 Viruses( Hepatitis A)
 Insects or just insect’s body parts
 Pollens fro plants/ trees
 Invasive species

5.  Viruses are usually transmitted from
infected people or animals.
 Bacteria are transmitted by debris,
contamination, mosquito etc.
 Contaminated central air handling systems
can be breeding grounds for mold
 If an invasive specie introduced or enter by
chance in an environment
 Droppings and body parts from
cockroaches, rodents

6.  Parasitic germs effect at an individual level
 A change in genome may occur in a
population by introduction of an invasive
 A community may effected by dominance, or
elimination of native species
 Change in chemical/physical conditions may
effect a habitat

7.  Asthma
 Lethargy
 Allergic reaction by repeated exposure to an
allergen
 humidifier fever, associated with exposure to
toxins from microorganisms
 Legionella and influenza are known to be
transmitted by air.

8.  Avoid having allergy-causing animals in
homes
 Clean portable humidifiers every third day.
 Minimum introduction to invasive species
 Don’t get contaminated yourself
 Vaccination

9.  Free online tool for calculating bio pollution
level
 It translate the existing data on miscellaneous
invasive alien species impacts into uniform
bio pollution measurement units.

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 https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2014-
08/documents/humidifier_factsheet.pdf