Pollution By Tom and Emily Gorham What is

Pollution By: Tom and Emily Gorham

What is pollution? • • • CFC’s Global warming Acid rain Smoking Littering

Pollution • It is the undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated by harmful substances – The harmful substances is known as pollutant

Can you name any pollutants? • • Cfc’s Garbage Facieses waste Co 2 Water droplets No 2 Organic waste (Plants, humans, and Marine life)

Point source pollution • Pollution originated from a single point –Like • Pipes • Ditches • Wells • Boats • Containers

Non point source pollution • Pollution that can not be tied to a single source –Like • Nitrate pollution (farming)

Air pollution • Presence of any noxious gas into the air • Can come form natural sources – Volcanoes • Can you think of any noxious gases that we put in the air? – CO 2 – CO – Methane • Cows

Cool Facts about air pollution • It would take 20 of today's new cars to generate the same amount of air pollution as one mid 1960 s model car • In the 1950 s, smog levels in Southern California were worse than they are today in Mexico City, where current US standards for smog are violated every day of the year. • California officials identify agriculture, including cows, as the major source of nitrate pollution in more than 100, 000 square miles of polluted groundwater.

Acid Rain • When sulfur dioxide mixes with water –Changes the p. H of water –Makes the water acidic which means its corrosive

Cool facts about Acid Rain • Acid "rain" isn't just rain; acid snow, acid fog or mist, acid gas, and acid dust all have the same effect as acid rain. • Lakes and streams are normally acidic, but acid rain can make them so acidic that it damages animal and plant life • Stone buildings and monuments are targets of damage from acid rain.

Thermal pollution • Thermal pollution is when you heat a body of water – Factories – Fish – Thermal shock

Water pollution • Any presences of a harmful material in a body of water • Can you think of any? – Bacteria • Ecoli – Garbage – Oil spills

Cool facts about water pollution • Failing septic systems pollute. Untreated wastewater from failing septic systems can contaminate nearby streams, drinking water sources, and bays. • Soap from washing your car at home pollutes. Soap and dirt from washing your can flow through our storm drains and ditches and end up in our streams untreated. • Pet waste pollutes our water. Pet waste contributed to the pollution that closed some shellfish beds in ocean counties.