Environmental Problems and Solutions

Environmental Pollution and Its Effects

Air pollution

Water pollution

• In many rural areas one can still find people bathing and cooking in the same water, making it incredibly filthy.

• In addition to these, thermal pollution and the depletion of dissolved oxygen aggravate the already worsened condition of the water bodies.

• Water pollution can also indirectly occur as an offshoot of soil pollution – through surface runoff and leaching to groundwater.

Noise pollution

Noise pollution

• Noise pollution, soil pollution and light pollution too are the damaging the environment at an alarming rate.

• Noise pollution include aircraft noise, noise of cars, buses, and trucks, vehicle horns, loudspeakers.

• Industry noise, as well as high-intensity sonar effects which are extremely harmful for the environment.

• Maximum noise pollution occurs due to one of modern science’s best discoveries – the motor vehicle, which is responsible for about ninety percent of all unwanted noise worldwide.

Soil pollution

Soil pollution

• Soil pollution, which can also be called soil contamination, is a result of acid rain, polluted water, fertilizers etc., which leads to bad crops.

• Soil contamination occurs when chemicals are released by spill or underground storage tank leakage which releases heavy contaminants into the soil.

• These may include hydrocarbons, heavy metals, MTBE, herbicides, pesticides and chlorinated hydrocarbons.

Light Pollution

Industrial Pollution

Industrial Pollution

• Small pressure groups should be formed to influence industries to install filters, electrostatic precipitators, scrubbers, etc., to control atmospheric pollution.

• Education is the most important solution

• Plan campaigns in schools and colleges on simple issues such as the ill-effects of smoking.

• substitutes for domestic fuel consumption such as smokeless chulhas, etc.

• Mobilize your immediate locality to protest against local polluting industries.

Health Effects of Pollution

The solution

Group solution

Environmental Protection

Environmental Protection

• It is now time to join hands across the globe to protect and preserve our environment.

• Thereby safeguard human health along with the natural environment: air, water, and land. We need to preserve our wetlands, our rainforests, our farmlands and arctic zones.

• And we need to save the endangered species.

Greenhouse Effect

Greenhouse Effect

• The Greenhouse effect is the rise in the temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere.

• Due to certain gases like, methane, water vapour, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide, which trap the energy and heat from the sun.

• Without these gasses, the heat would escape reducing the temperature of the atmosphere.

• These gases are commonly known as Greenhouse gases, because they help to maintain the Earth’s average temperature.

• Simply put, it is a natural process which make the Earth’s atmosphere just right for life forms to flourish.

Greenhouse Gases

Greenhouse Gases

• Carbon dioxide () is one of the greenhouse gases. It consists of one carbon atom with an oxygen atom bonded to each side.

• When its atoms are bonded tightly together, the carbon dioxide molecule can absorb infrared radiation and the molecule starts to vibrate.

Try combining driving with alternative modes of transportation

• Carpool.

• Walk or ride a bicycle.

• Shop by phone or mail.

• Ride public transit.

• Telecommute.

Driving smart keeps pollution at a minimum

• Accelerate gradually.

• Use cruise control on the highway.

• Obey the speed limit.

• Combine your errands into one trip.

• Keep your car tuned and support the smog check program.

• Don't top off at the gas pumps.

• Replace your car's air filter.

• Keep your tires properly inflated.

Global Warming

Global Warming On The Rise

• Global warming is rapid increase in the temperature of earth's atmosphere and oceans in the past few years.

• The negative effects of Global warming are heat waves, unusual warm weather, ocean warming, rise in sea level, and coastal flooding, warming of

• Arctic and Antarctic zones, changes in the pattern and amount of precipitation.

• Species extinction and melting of the glaciers which have proven to be extremely dangerous.

Saving the Environment

• Saving the environment is not an issue anymore.

• It is a survival truth. Individuals, organizations and governments need to come together.

• And join hands to protect what is left of our planet so that the future is not wiped out before it’s time for curtain call.

Saving the Environment