1. Pollution
Prepared By: Ahmad B. Ismail
An-Najah National University
Faculty of Engineering
Summer 2012

2. Overview
 Introduction
 Types of Pollution
 Sources of each type
 Effects of each type
 How to avoid each one

3. Introduction
 Pollution is:
 The introduction of a contaminant into the environment
 Created mostly by human
actions
 Can be a result of natural
disasters

4. Types of Pollution
 Air Pollution
 Water Pollution
 Land Pollution

6.  Air pollution is the accumulation of
Air
hazardous substances into the
Pollution
atmosphere that danger human life
and other living matter.

7. Sources of Air Pollution
• Automobile emissions • Tobacco smoke

8. Sources of Air Pollution
• Combustion of Coal • Noise pollution

9. Sources of Air Pollution
• Acid rain • Wildfires

10. Effects of Air Pollution
 Human health
 Animals
 Plants
 The atmosphere as a whole

11. How to Prevent Air Pollution
 Plant Trees
 Don’t smoke
 Choose low-polluting
models of vehicles
 Use natural Gases

12.  Water Pollution is the Contamination of
Water water with undesirable substances
Pollution which make it unfit for usage

13. Sources of Water Pollution
• Industrial effluents • Domestic effluents

14. Effects of Water Pollution
 Diseases like Cholera
 Aquatic life gets destroyed
 Unfit for further use

15. How to Prevent water Pollution
 Rivers should not be used for washing clothes or
bathing animals in
 Don’t throw trash, chemicals or solvents into sewer
drains
 Avoid using pesticides and fertilizers that can run off
into water systems

16.  Land pollution is pollution of the
Land
Earth’s natural land surface by
Pollution
human activities

17. Sources of Land Pollution
 Acid Rains
 Chemicals and Fertilizers
 Industrial & Domestic Wastes
 Human sewage
 Deforestation

18. Effects of Land Pollution
 Plant Diseases
 Ground water will gets Affected
 Unable to farming

19. How to Prevent Land Pollution
 Reuse any items that you can
 Buy biodegradable products
 Avoid drilling the Land for more underground water
 Trees should be planted everywhere.
 Avoid using more fertilizers and Pesticides

20. THANK YOU