Endangered Ecosystem

2006

POLLUTION
Pollution is an undesirable change in the chemical, physical, or biological characteristics of nature. Pollutant Substance that is present in an excessive amount in the environment asa result at human activities. Pollutants have damaging effects on health. They are also harmful to other living organisms. Types of pollution

Air pollution. Water pollution. Thermal pollution. Noise pollution.

AIR POLLUTION

Identify the different of these two pictures.

AIR POLLUTION
Air pollution occurs when pollutants

including smoke,dirt,dust and poisonous gases are released into the air endengering humans lives and other living organisms.

What is the sources of air pollution?

THE SOURCES AND EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTANS

Sources

Pollutants Sulphur dioxide

Effect on human health -Irritates eyes -Destroy lung cell -Corrodes the skin -Skin discoses -Bronchitis -Lowers body resistance to lung disease -Smarting eyes - Cause asthma attack

Factories

Nitrogen oxides

Dirt dust

THE SOURCES AND EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTANS

Source

Pollutants Lead

Effects -Anemia -Brain retardation for children -Coma or death

Motorised Vehicles

Smoke and Soot

-Lung cancer -Breathing difficulties -Conjunctivitis

-Cell mutation -Lung cancer -Delayed thinking -Cause death

Hidro carbon
Carbon Monoxide (CO)

Effects of Air Pollution .

Building and property

Sulphur dioxide,oxides of

nitrogen,nitrogen dioxide causes acid rain, corrode and weaken buildings. Dust, smoke, fumes dirty building. Oxides of nitrogen cause fading of colours.

Effect of Air Pollution

On Agriculture
Toxic gases lowers plant resistance

towards diseases. Destroys plant tissue Failure to produce chlorophyll(chlorosis) Acd rain lowers soil acidity,makes soil unsuitable for farming.

Effects of air pollution on weather

Sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, oxides
of nitrogen cause acid rain. Smoke and haze cause high temperature and unclear vision. Carbon dioxide raises Earths temperature,causes greenhouse-effect and polar ice melts causing floods.

WATER POLLUTION
Disharging industrial wastes,agriculture
waste,dosmetik wastes and sewage into rivers contribute to water pollution. Thus,causing the water to be unsafe for humans can consumption as well as endangering the lives of aquatik organisms.

SOURCES OF WATER POLLUTION

AGRICULTURAL WASTE DOEMESTIC WASTE

OIL SPILLAGE AT SEA

SOURCES OF WATER POLLUTION

NON BIODEGRADABLE WASTE

INDUSTRIAL WASTE

THE EFFECT OF WATER POLLUTION TO LIFE

 DOEMESTIC WASTE

DISCHARGED INTO SEWERAGE SYSTEM BREEDS HARMFUL BACTERIAL TO LIFE.

 INDUSTRIAL WASTE SUCH AS MERCURY,

ARSENIC AND CADMIUM ARE HARMFUL TO HUMAN HEALTH

 WATER POLLUTION KILLS AQUATIC

PLANT. AQUATIC ANIMALS THAT FEED ON AQUATIC PLANT WILL GRADUALLY EXTINCT.

 OIL SPILLAGE AND RUBBISH FLOATING

ON TOP OF WATER REDUCE OXYGEN AND SUN RAYS PENETRATION TO AQUATIC PLANT AND ANIMALS AND BADLY AFFECTED THEIR SURVIVAL.

EUTROFICATION : DISCHARGE OF AGRICULTURAL WASTE INTO THE WATER SYSTEM INCRESAES ALGAE PLANT. DECOMPOSITION OF ALGAE TAKES A LARGE AMOUNT OF OXYGEN. THE B.O.D. THEN INCREASES AND BADLY AFFECTED AQUATIC LIFE.

EXERCISE
1. Give five sources of pollution. 2. Explain the process of Eutrofication.

Effects of a greenhouse effect

Thinning of the ozone layer

Effect of thinning of the ozone layer

The Importance of Proper Management of Development Activities and the Ecosystem

Among the measures are: Implementation of law Use of technology Education Preservation and conservation Biology control Efficient use of energy

Exercise

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