Land Quality & Pollution
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Land can become contaminated and polluted from chemicals in the soil that exceed safe levels and pose risks to human and environmental health. Pollutants like heavy metals, pesticides, and toxic chemicals can persist in soil and be taken up directly or through the food chain. Contaminated sites are often identified after polluting activities end and the land is redeveloped. Pollutants may also spread from contaminated sites through groundwater, wind, or water runoff. An example is in Abidjan, Ivory Coast where a toxic oil spill poisoned the local lagoon and caused health issues for residents through contaminated water runoff. The Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986 caused a radioactive plume to spread across Europe,
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- Laws, alternative energy
water pollution
Water pollution occurs when substances harmful to living things contaminate streams, lakes, underground water, bays, or oceans. All organisms require moderately pure water to survive and cannot tolerate toxic chemicals or harmful microorganisms in their water supply. Severe water pollution can kill large numbers of fish, birds, and other animals and make bodies of water unsafe for drinking, swimming, or consuming fish and shellfish harvested from them. Sources of water pollution include hazardous industrial wastes, fertilizer and pesticide runoff from agriculture, sediment carried by soil erosion, and chemicals like PCBs that accumulate as they move up the food chain.
Water pollution and treatment PPT
Water pollution is any change in water quality that harms living organisms or makes water unsuitable for use. It causes over 14,000 daily deaths worldwide. Pollution can come from natural sources like volcanoes or human sources like factories and cities. Increased nutrients cause eutrophication and hypoxia, reducing oxygen levels and harming marine life. Many pollutants accumulate up the food chain. Water quality is measured through tests of bacteria, oxygen levels, and chemical concentrations. Proper management is needed to address this global public health and environmental issue.
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Water pollution is any change in water quality that harms living organisms or makes water unsuitable for intended uses. It has been suggested as the leading worldwide cause of deaths and diseases, accounting for over 14,000 daily deaths. Water pollution can come from both human and natural sources. Key indicators of water pollution include levels of biochemical oxygen demand, fecal coliform bacteria, turbidity, and the presence of pollution-sensitive species or pollution-tolerant species. Maintaining clean water requires monitoring multiple quantitative and qualitative factors.
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Water pollution occurs when water bodies become contaminated with chemicals, particles, waste or other materials that make the water harmful to humans and other living organisms. It is a major global issue that is caused by both natural phenomena like volcanoes as well as human activities such as industrial and agricultural waste, urban runoff, and ocean acidification from carbon dioxide emissions. Some common types of water pollution include nutrient pollution, hypoxia, marine pollution, and ocean acidification which can seriously harm ecosystems and human health.
Dianapresentation
The document discusses the hydrosphere and water pollution. It defines the hydrosphere as the combined mass of water found on, under, and over the surface of a planet. It notes that Earth's hydrosphere contains 1.4 x 1018 tonnes of water, with 75% of the surface covered by oceans. It also discusses Europa's subsurface ocean. The document then covers the hydrological cycle and causes of water pollution, noting pollution is a major global problem responsible for millions of deaths annually from diseases like diarrhea. Organic and inorganic pollutants are listed. Effects of pollution include damage to bodies of water like Boston Harbor from toxic waste and sewage.
earth's hydrosphere and water pollution
The document discusses the hydrosphere and water pollution. It defines the hydrosphere as the combined mass of water found on, under, and over the surface of a planet. It notes that Earth's hydrosphere contains 1.4 x 1018 tonnes of water, with 75% of the surface covered by oceans. It also discusses Europa's subsurface ocean. The document then covers the hydrological cycle and causes of water pollution, noting pollution is a major global problem responsible for millions of deaths annually from diseases like diarrhea. Organic and inorganic pollutants are listed. Effects of pollution include damage to bodies of water like Boston Harbor from toxic waste and sewage.
Pollution
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse changes. It can take the form of chemical substances or various forms of energy. There are different types of pollution including point source pollution and nonpoint source pollution. Pollution comes from many sources and causes numerous negative effects on both the environment and human health. Some key impacts include degraded air and water quality, harm to ecosystems, and increased disease. The document then goes on to provide specific examples and discuss different causes and effects of various types of pollution like nutrient pollution, pesticides/herbicides, industrial waste, land pollution, and more.
Environment pollution and control
EnvironmentalPollutioncanbedefinedasanyundesirablechangeinphysical,chemical,or biological characteristics of any component of the environment i.e.air,water, soil which can cause harmful effects on various forms of life or property.
Cc604 chapter 2_water_pollution
The document discusses different types of water pollution including point sources like pipes and non-point sources like agricultural runoff. It also describes various sources of water pollution such as infectious agents, oxygen-demanding wastes, inorganic chemicals, organic chemicals, sediment, and heat. Specific examples are given for each along with their major human sources and effects on aquatic life. Groundwater pollution sources including industrial, domestic, and agricultural waste are outlined. Finally, sources of ocean pollution like domestic and industrial waste, oil spills, and sludge disposal are covered.
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Environmental Pollution can be defined as any undesirable change in physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of any component of the environment i.e. air, water, soil which can cause harmful effects on various forms of life or property.
Pollution: The term pollution can be defined as influence of any substance causing nuisance, harmful effects, and uneasiness to the organisms
Pollutant:- Any substance causing Nuisance or harmful effects or uneasiness to the organisms, then that particular substance may be called as the pollutant.
WATER POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION
LAND and SOIL POLLUTION
MARIN POLLUTION
NOISE POLLUTION
THERMAL POLLUTION
NUCLEAR HAZARDS
Water Pollution can be defined as alteration in physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of water through natural or human activities and making it unsuitable for its designated use.
Fresh Water present on the earth surface is put to many uses. It is used for drinking, domestic and municipal uses, agricultural, irrigation, industries, navigation, recreation. The used water becomes contaminated and is called waste water.
Water pollution
Water pollution occurs when harmful substances contaminate bodies of water, degrading water quality. The main causes of water pollution are toxic substances from farms, towns, and factories that readily dissolve into water. There are several categories of water pollution, including surface water pollution which affects over a third of lakes, ocean water pollution which originates mainly from land, sewage/wastewater pollution from domestic and commercial sources, oil pollution mainly from vehicle use, and radioactive pollution from nuclear activities and waste.
Marine environmental management 305b
Pollutants from various industrial, agricultural, and domestic activities are introducing harmful substances into marine environments. Major pollutants include oil, heavy metals, pesticides, fertilizers, plastics, and sewage. These pollutants accumulate up the food chain and can damage ecosystems and threaten human health. Preventing pollution at its sources through regulations and changes in practices is important for protecting ocean health.
Water Pollution and Treatment
Water pollution occurs when harmful substances affect the quality of water and threaten living organisms. It is a major global issue, contributing to over 14,000 daily deaths. Pollution can come from both human and natural sources. Key pollutants include nutrients from fertilizers and sewage that cause eutrophication and hypoxia, reducing oxygen levels. Various industries, agriculture, urbanization, and marine activities also pollute waterways. Water quality is measured quantitatively using tests for factors like dissolved oxygen, E. coli levels, turbidity, biochemical oxygen demand, and more to assess safety and treat pollution issues.
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- 3. The toxicity and persistence of pollutants in soils, as well as their direct uptake by people, plants and animals, is the major concern with land contamination.
- 4. Contaminated sites are usually identified after the polluting activity or land use has ended and the land is being redeveloped for another use. Some contaminated sites are identified once groundwater pollutant plumes are detected in inland waters or bore water.
- 5. Pollutants can bind to soil particles and be taken up by vegetation, thereby entering the foodchain.
- 6. Pollutants that do not bind to soil can get washed down to the water table, or blown away by wind to a new location.
- 7. Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Africa
- 8. The ship Probo Koala dumped the waste after deeming European disposal methods too expensive.
- 9. The city borders a large lagoon, now poisoned by the toxic oil sludge.
- 10. When it rains, the water flows through the streets. With the water comes a toxic soup of industrial poison -- a dark, glistening mess reeking of sulphur and rotten eggs. The caustic fumes it releases cause vomiting, nosebleeds, headache and rashes. Official local autopsy reports on 12 alleged victims appeared to show fatal levels of the poisonous gas hydrogen sulphide, one of the waste's lethal by-products. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/audio/2009/sep/17/trafigura-oil-toxic-dumping
- 11. Waste removal experts clear hazardous material from a site in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in November 2006. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/16/trafigura-african-pollution-disaster
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