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Pollution

By: Nupur Tayal


Definition of pollution
 When harmful substances contaminate
the environment, it is called pollution.
 Pollution refers very bad condition of
environment in terms of quantity and
quality of substances found in
environment.

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Types of pollution
There are five types of pollutions:
 Air pollution

 Water pollution

 Noise pollution

 Land pollution

 Radioactive pollution

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Causes and effects of pollution
Noise Radioactive
Pollution Air pollution Water pollution Land pollution
pollution pollution
Industries,
Automobiles and
Nuclear power,
domestic fuels, High Mining and
nuclear
proportion of Organic and quarrying, sewage
Vehicles, loud weapons,
Causes undesirable gases inorganic waste, household
speakers, horns nuclear waste,
like sulphar dioxide Industrial waste. waste, industrial
uranium.
and carbon mono waste.
Mining.
oxide.

Hearing loss,
Diseases like
high blood No land for
cholera,
Human health, pressure, construction, no Ulcers ,cancer,
Malaria,
Effects animals, plants, stress, color land for farming, blood in cough,
Typhoid,
atmosphere blindness, ground water will be joint pain.
Destroyed
sleep affected.
aquatic life
disturbance

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Pollutions at a Glance

Water Pollution Air Pollution

Radioactive Pollution

Land Pollution Noise Pollution

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Ozone layer
 Ozone layer is the region of upper
atmosphere that is also called
ozonosphere.
 It helps to block harmful wavelength of
solar radiation.

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Impact on Ozone Layer
 Current problem is the reduction of ozone
layer by pollution that is created by human
activities.
 Nitrogen oxide, volatile organic compounds,
chlorofluorocarbons are the main root cause
reasons.
 They are mainly produced by fuel
combustion, industrial processes,
transportation, and solid waste disposal.
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Pollution types by percentage
50

45

40

35

30

25

20

15

10

0
Transportation fuel combustion Industrial process Miscellaneous Solid waste
disposal

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Awareness about Pollution

 We need to be aware about our


environmental problems and try to
spread awareness in our community.
 We need to find immediate solution of
problems of deforestation, oil drilling,
and production of plastic goods.

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Thank You

Questions?

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