Work of environmental pollution.

1. Environmental pollution
➲ David Mejías, Juan Carlos Alfaro, Raúl Cuerva and
Gonzalo Sánchez.

2. Index
➲ What is environmental pollution?
➲ Types of environmental pollution.
➲ Causes of environmental pollution.
➲ Prevention of environmental pollution.

3. What is environmental
pollution?
➲ Environmental pollution refers to the presence in
the environment of any agent (physical, chemical or
biological) or a combination of various agents in
places, forms and concentrations that are or may
be harmful to health, safety or the environment.
Welfare of the population, or that may be
detrimental to plant or animal life, or prevent the
normal use of properties and places of recreation
and enjoyment thereof.

4. Types of environmental pollution.
➲ Water contamination.
➲ Soil contamination.
➲ Air pollution.

5. Water contamination.
➲ Is the incorporation into water of foreign matter,
such as microorganisms, chemicals, industrial
waste, and other types or wastewater. These
materials deteriorate the quality of the water and
make it useless for the intended uses.

6. Soil contamination.
➲ Is the incorporation into the soil of foreign matter
such as garbage, toxic waste, chemicals, and
industrial waste. Soil contamination produces a
physical, chemical and biological imbalance that
negatively affects plants, animals and humans.

7. Air pollution.
➲ Is the harmful addition to the atmosphere of toxic
gases, CO, or other that affect the normal
development of plants, animals and that adversely
affect the health of humans.

8. Causes of environmental pollution.
➲ • Domestic solid waste.
➲ • Industrial solid waste.
➲ • Excess fertilizer and chemicals.
➲ • Tree cutting.
➲ • Burning.
➲ • Trash.
➲ • Carbon monoxide in vehicles.
➲ • Drainage of sewage or contaminated water to the sea
or rivers.

9. Prevention of environmental
pollution.
➲ • Do not burn or cut plants.
➲ • Control the use of fertilizers and pesticides.
➲ • Do not litter in inappropriate places.
➲ • Regulate the urban cleaning service.
➲ • Create citizen awareness.
➲ • Create drainage ways for industries that do not reach
the seas or rivers used for the service or consumption
of man or animals.
➲ • Check for accidental oil spills.
➲ • Control mining tailings.

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