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Kaye O’Brien  ECE 8814 8814

Kaye O’BrienECE 8814

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Pollution and Some Solutions…………………Slide 1Table of Contents……………..……………………..Slide 2Kinds of Pollution……………………………………….Slide 3What does Pollution Look Like?………………Slides 4-8Air Pollution…………………………………………………Slide 9-12Water Pollution……………………………………………Slide 13-15Solid Waste………..……………………………………….Slide 16-18Video………………………………………………………………Slide 19Hyperlink to a website-………………………………Slide 20

How does pollution affect usSong- “Bad Pollution”………………………………… Slide 21Health Risks………………………………………………….Slide 22Charts…………………………………………………………….Slides 23-26

Pie graph…………………………………………………Slide 23 Bar graphs……………………………………………..Slides 24-26

Photographs of Local Pollution………………….Slide27Solutions to Pollution………………………………….Slides 28-35

Water ……….…………………………………….Slide 30 Air ……….……………………………………………Slide 32 Solid Waste………………………………..…..Slides 34 & 35

Conclusion………………………………………………………Slide 36Conclusion………………………………………………………Slide 36

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Solid Waste

Air

Water

Pollution

What kinds of pollution are there?

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PollutionWhat does it look like?

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Industry- Water pollution

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Chimney-Steam and smoke-Air pollution

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Solid WastePollution

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The Argo Merchant A boat ran aground near Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.

Oil Spill—Water PollutionOil Spill—Water Pollution

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What happened

to the clean air?

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Stop Stop polluting polluting the air! the air! Leave us Leave us

alone!alone!

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How Why

A cloud of smoke from the exhaust of a vehicle

Increasing traffic

Smoke from a factory chimney

Growing cities

Eruption of a volcano

Rapid economic development

Cigarette smoke Industrialization

Burning leaves Apathetic people

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Effects of Air Pollution• Health problems

• Damage to the environment

• Damage to property

• Thinning of the protective

ozone layer of the atmosphere

which is leading to climate changes

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Ouch!What Ouch!What happened to happened to my home?! my home?!

Water PollutionWater Pollution

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Water PollutionWater Pollution

How• Toxic substances

dissolve in water or gets deposited on the bed.

• Toxic substances enter lakes, rivers, streams, etc.

• Pollutants go down into the ground.

Sources• City sewage

• Industrial waste• Agricultural run-off

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Effects of Water Pollution

• Devastating to people and animals, fish, and birds.

• Unsuitable for drinking, recreation, agriculture, and industry.

• Destroys water life.

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What happened What happened to my home?to my home?

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CleanClean up this here mess! up this here mess!

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Solid Waste

Types of waste• Household waste

• Industrial waste• Biomedical or hospital

waste

Why• Population increases

• Increased plastics products

• Changes in lifestyle• Landfills not well

equipped to protect against contamination

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Click picture to watch a video.Click picture to watch a video.

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http://http://www.epa.gov/superfund/kids/story/page-8.htmwww.epa.gov/superfund/kids/story/page-8.htm

Read about how pollution affects us!Read about how pollution affects us!

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Let’s hear it for:

“Bad Pollution”

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Our health and future are at risk!Our health and future are at risk!

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16%

36%21%

27%Good Quality

Moderate Quality

Serious Problems

Insufficent Data

The Environmental Protection Agency found that 40% of the nation’s The Environmental Protection Agency found that 40% of the nation’s assessed waterways remain too polluted for fishing and swimming. assessed waterways remain too polluted for fishing and swimming.

Over 290,000 miles of 840,000 miles of assessed rivers and streams Over 290,000 miles of 840,000 miles of assessed rivers and streams do not meet water quality standards. Nearly half of all lakes, do not meet water quality standards. Nearly half of all lakes,

reservoirs, and ponds assessed half of them are polluted. reservoirs, and ponds assessed half of them are polluted.

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2021,127

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BomberBatteries

ExideBatteries

Tires

Solid Waste

Bomber Batteries

Exide Batteries

Tires

If your habits are like other Americans,If your habits are like other Americans, you generate about 4 pounds of solid trash per day. Americans you generate about 4 pounds of solid trash per day. Americans are generating waste products faster than nature can break them are generating waste products faster than nature can break them down and using up resources faster than they can be replaced. down and using up resources faster than they can be replaced.

Data collected from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005Data collected from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005

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88,734

18 18 11 47 1,9610

10,00020,00030,00040,00050,00060,00070,00080,00090,000

Tons

Inert

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Amber

Glass,

Flint

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Glass,

Green

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Glass,

Mixed

Meta

ls

Solid Waste

Inert

Glass, Amber

Glass, Flint18

Glass, Green2

Glass, Mixed

Metals

Data collected from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005Data collected from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005

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265,526

191,930

60,963

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117,870

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50,000

100,000

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Pounds

Newspap

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Magazin

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Solid Waste

Newspaper

Magazines

Telephone books

Co-Mixed

Office paper

Data collected from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005Data collected from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005

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Smog around Kennesaw MountainSmog around Kennesaw Mountain

Trash dumped in parking lot in East CobbTrash dumped in parking lot in East Cobb Vacant house trashed in MariettaVacant house trashed in Marietta

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WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

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Remember what water pollutionRemember what water pollution looks like?looks like?

What are we going to do?What are we going to do?

Click here to see water pollutionClick here to see water pollution

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•Keep lakes cleanKeep lakes clean•Take your used motor oil to a drop off placeTake your used motor oil to a drop off place

•Use latex paint instead of oil and rinse your brushesUse latex paint instead of oil and rinse your brushes in the sink rather than the yardin the sink rather than the yard

•Fill a spray bottle with soapy water instead of bug sprayFill a spray bottle with soapy water instead of bug spray•Plant trees to prevent soil erosionPlant trees to prevent soil erosion

•Keep litter, pet waste, leaves, and grass clippings out Keep litter, pet waste, leaves, and grass clippings out of gutters and storm drains.of gutters and storm drains.

Water SolutionsWater Solutions

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What does air pollution look like? What does air pollution look like?

What can What can we do?we do?

Click here to see what air pollution Click here to see what air pollution looks like.looks like.

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Air PollutionAir PollutionSolutionsSolutions

• Encourage your family to walk more

• Take the school bus

• Reduce the amount of spray bottles

• Do not burn leaves in your yard- put them in a compost

• Keep your family cars in tune

• Put catalytic converters on cars

• Share your room with others when the air conditioner is on

• Take care of your trees

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What does solid waste pollution look like?

Frankly, my Frankly, my

dear, what can dear, what can we do about we do about

it?it?

Click here to see what solid Click here to see what solid waste pollution looks like.waste pollution looks like.

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• Carry your own bag with you when you go shopping

• Say no to all plastic bags as often as possible• Reduce the use of paper bags also• Dig a compost pit in your garden and put all the

biodegradables in it• When you go out do not throw paper and other

wrappings or even leftover food here and there-put it in the garbage

AND…

Solid WasteSolid WasteSolutionsSolutions

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ReduceReduce

ReuseReuseRecycleRecycle

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To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival. Wendell Berry