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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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Chimney-Steam and smoke-Air pollution
Click here only to go to slide 26
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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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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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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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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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2021,127
13,739
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
Each
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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265,526
191,930
60,963
7,770
117,870
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
Pounds
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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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 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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• 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