AIR POLLUTION

WATER POLLUTION
SOIL POLLUTION
NOISE POLLUTION
 AIR POLLUTION CONTRIBUTIONS
dust domestic burning transport

diesel generator industries domestic cooking

7%
8%

9%
45%

14%

17%
 CAUSES:
 COMBUSTION OF FOSSIL EFFECTS:
FUELS  RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS
 EMISSION FROM FACTORIES  GLOBAL WARMING
 MINING  ACID RAIN
 AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES  EUTROPHICATION
 DEPLETION OF OZONE

SOLUTIONS:
 Factory chimneys should have
filters fitted with them
 Frequent vehicle check up
 Prevention of forest fires
 Use of solar, electrical vehicles
FACTS:
 China Has The Highest Air
Pollution
 Air pollution in India is
estimated to cause 527, 700
deaths every year.
 Air pollution caused in traffic
increase the chances of heart
attack.
 Causes of water pollution

Industrial effluents Sewage Mining activities Chemicals from agriculure

Water borne pathogens cause human deaths
Threats to aquatic animals
Eutrophication
Biological magnification
Environmental degradation
Also leads to soil pollution etc.
Reduce plastic consumption
Proper disposal of industrial effluents
Safe disposal of treated sewage
Control on excess use of fertilizers and pesticides in
agriculture
Control on mining activity
 Causes of soil pollution
5

4.5

3.5

2.5

1.5

0.5

0
Deforestation Garbage Fertiilizers Industrial wastes
Congenital illness and chronic diseases
Ecological imbalance
Loss in soil fertility
Yield per hectare decreases
Proper waste management
Adopting measures like contour ploughing, terrace
cultivation, shelter belts.
Afforestation
Management of waste lands.
Control on overgrazing
 Causes of noise pollution
construction works

Industrial machinery

Community noise

Road traffic

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5

 Effects
 High blood pressure Preventive measures
 Stress  Mass sensitization
 Headache  Noise abatement
 Distraction technologies
 Sleep loss  Novel technologies
 Irritation  Meditation