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DIRECTED BY :

• AKJIJ KHAOULA

• AFGHANE IMANE

• OUBAKRIME MAROUA

• EL FKHAM CHAIMAA
INTRODUCTION :
• POLLUTION IS A GROWING CONCERN IN OUR MODERN WORLD. IT REFERS TO THE
INTRODUCTION OF HARMFUL SUBSTANCES OR CONTAMINANTS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT,
CAUSING ADVERSE EFFECTS. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF
POLLUTION, INCLUDING ITS DEFINITION , TYPES, CAUSES, EFFECTS, AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS.
DEFINITION OF POLLUTION:
POLLUTION CAN BE DEFINED AS THE PRESENCE OR INTRODUCTION OF SUBSTANCES OR AGENTS INTO THE
ENVIRONMENT THAT CAUSE HARM OR DISRUPT THE NATURAL BALANCE. THESE SUBSTANCES, KNOWN AS POLLUTANTS,
CAN BE IN THE FORM OF CHEMICALS, POLLUTANTS, OR EVEN ENERGY IN THE CASE OF NOISE AND LIGHT POLLUTION.
TYPES OF POLLUTION:
1. AIR POLLUTION: THIS OCCURS WHEN HARMFUL GASES, PARTICULATE MATTER, OR CHEMICALS ARE
RELEASED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, OFTEN FROM INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES OR VEHICLES.
2 . WATER POLLUTION: THE CONTAMINATION OF WATER BODIES SUCH AS RIVERS, LAKES, AND OCEANS BY
POLLUTANTS LIKE SEWAGE, INDUSTRIAL WASTE, AND CHEMICALS.
3 . SOIL POLLUTION: THE INTRODUCTION OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES INTO THE SOIL, MAKING IT UNSUITABLE
FOR AGRICULTURE OR HARMING THE ECOSYSTEM.
CAUSES OF POLLUTION:
• INDUSTRIALIZATION AND INCREASED USE OF FOSSIL FUELS

• RAPID URBANIZATION AND POPULATION GROWTH


• DEFORESTATION AND HABITAT DESTRUCTION

• INADEQUATE WASTE MANAGEMENT


• AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF AND PESTICIDE USE
EFFECTS OF POLLUTION:
• ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS ON HUMANS, INCLUDING RESPIRATORY DISEASES AND CANCER

• DESTRUCTION OF ECOSYSTEMS AND LOSS OFBIODIVERSITY

• CONTAMINATED WATER SOURCES LEADING TOWATERBORNE DISEASES

• CLIMATE CHANGE DUE TO GREENHOUSE GASEMISSIONS

• DISRUPTION OF NATURAL HABITATS AND EXTINCTION OF SPECIES


SOLUTIONS TO POLLUTION:
• TRANSITION TO CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
• IMPROVED WASTE MANAGEMENT ANDRECYCLING
PROGRAMS

• STRICTER REGULATIONS ON EMISSIONS AND POLLUTION


CONTROL

• SUSTAINABLE FARMING PRACTICES TO REDUCEAGRICULTURAL


POLLUTION

• PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ONPOLLUTION AND ITS


CONSEQUENCES
CONCLUSION:
POLLUTION IS A GLOBAL ISSUE THAT POSES SIGNIFICANT THREATS TO OUR HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, AND FUTURE
GENERATIONS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO MITIGATE ITS CAUSES AND EFFECTS THROUGH
SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS, AND COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY.
ONLY BY WORKING TOGETHER CAN WE HOPE TO COMBAT POLLUTION AND
CREATE A CLEANER, HEALTHIER WORLD FOR ALL.

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