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1. Environmental
Environmental
Pollution
Pollution

2. OUR ENVIRONMENT
OUR ENVIRONMENT
The air, water, minerals, organisms, and all
The air, water, minerals, organisms, and all
other external factors surrounding and
other external factors surrounding and
affecting a given organism at any time.
affecting a given organism at any time.

3. POLLUTION
POLLUTION
What’s that??
What’s that??
The introduction of harmful
The introduction of harmful
substances or products into the
substances or products into the
environment.
environment.

4. TYPES OF
TYPES OF
POLLUTION
POLLUTION

5. 1. AIR POLLUTION
1. AIR POLLUTION
Contamination of air by smoke and
Contamination of air by smoke and
harmful gases, mainly oxides of
harmful gases, mainly oxides of
carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen.
carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen.

7. 2. LAND POLLUTION
2. LAND POLLUTION
Pollution of Earth’s natural land
Pollution of Earth’s natural land
surfaces by industrial, commercial,
surfaces by industrial, commercial,
domestic, and agricultural activities.
domestic, and agricultural activities.

10. 3. WATER POLLUTION
3. WATER POLLUTION
The addition of harmful
The addition of harmful
chemicals to natural water.
chemicals to natural water.

13. 4. CHEMICAL POLLUTION
4. CHEMICAL POLLUTION
Harmful chemicals released into
Harmful chemicals released into
Earth’s air or water. Chemical
Earth’s air or water. Chemical
pollution is caused mostly by
pollution is caused mostly by
people.
people.

15. Pollution Percentage Breakdown
Pollution Percentage Breakdown

16. SO
SO2
2 = sulfur dioxide (gas – used to make sulfuric acid which preserves fruits & vegetables and for bleaching,
= sulfur dioxide (gas – used to make sulfuric acid which preserves fruits & vegetables and for bleaching,
disinfecting, fumigating)
disinfecting, fumigating)
NO
NOx
x = nitric oxide/nitrogen dioxide (produced from the reaction of nitrogen and oxygen gases in the air during
= nitric oxide/nitrogen dioxide (produced from the reaction of nitrogen and oxygen gases in the air during
combustion, especially at high temperatures. Worse in areas of high motor vehicle traffic, such as in large cities)
combustion, especially at high temperatures. Worse in areas of high motor vehicle traffic, such as in large cities)

17. Environmental Words
Environmental Words
to Know!!
to Know!!

18. 1. Hazardous:
1. Hazardous:
Involving or exposing
Involving or exposing
one to risk.
one to risk.

19. 2. Toxic
2. Toxic
Containing or being poisonous material,
Containing or being poisonous material,
especially when capable of causing
especially when capable of causing
death or serious injury.
death or serious injury.

20. 3. Industrial
3. Industrial
Relating to factories, the people who
Relating to factories, the people who
work in factories, or the things made in
work in factories, or the things made in
factories
factories.
.

21. 4. Commercial
4. Commercial
Related to or used in the buying and
Related to or used in the buying and
selling of goods and services
selling of goods and services.
.

22. 5. Agricultural
5. Agricultural
Relating to, or used in farming.
Relating to, or used in farming.

23. 6. Organism
6. Organism
An individual living thing.
An individual living thing.

24. 7. Nuclear
7. Nuclear
Producing, or using energy that is
Producing, or using energy that is
created when atoms are split apart or
created when atoms are split apart or
joined together.
joined together.

25. 8. Combustion
8. Combustion
The act of burning usually from a
The act of burning usually from a
chemical process.
chemical process.

26. The End!!
The End!!