Pollution Flashcards
pollution
this is the unfortunate alternation to the environment by the release of harmful substances or forms of energy into the environment
pollutants
harmful substances or forms of energy that cause pollution
domestic/ agricultural/industrial pollution
D- pollutants released from homes
A- related to modern family practices
I - released from industry
air pollution
cities - industries
rural areas- agricultural
eg of pollutant- carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels
oxides of nitrogen from vehicles combustion
green hose gasses
these trap the heat and reflects it back onto the earth which results is the melting of polar ices , rising sea levels and rising sea temp
water pollution
eg of water pollutants-
plant nutrients from chemical fertilizers and sewage
heavy metal ions from industrial waste
pathogens from sewage and animal manure
eutrophication
excess nutrients in water cause over growth of aquatic plants and algae when they die they are broken down by anaerobic bacteria which multiple quickly and dissolve oxygen in the water which causes fish and aquatic organisms to die