Pollution (Land, Air, and Water) – Nature, Causes, Solutions Flashcards
What is the nature of land pollution and what does it lead to?
Improper waste disposal, deforestation, agricultural runoff.
Soil degradation, reduced fertility, and loss of biodiversity.
What are the main causes of land pollution?
Waste mismanagement
Urbanization
Mining and extraction
Agriculture
What are the key solutions to land pollution?
Improve waste management
Sustainable agriculture
Urban planning
What can be done to improve waste management?
Recycling, composting, and proper landfill use.
What can be done to improve Sustainable agriculture?
Use of organic farming and minimizing chemical inputs.
What can be done to improve Urban planning?
Land Use Zoning construction activities and restoring degraded land.
What is the nature of air pollution?
Contamination of the atmosphere with harmful substances.
Greenhouse gases and toxic chemicals.
What does air pollution cause?
Causes health problems, acid rain, and global warming.
What are the main causes of air pollution?
Vehicle emissions
Industrial processes
Agriculture
Fossil fuel use
How do vehicle emissions cause air pollution?
CO₂ and nitrogen oxides
How do Industrial processes cause air pollution?
sulfur dioxide from factories.
How does Agriculture cause air pollution?
Methane emissions from livestock and ammonia from fertilizers.
What causes fossil fuels to cause air pollution?
Burning coal, oil, and gas for energy.
What are the key solutions to air pollution?
Switch to renewable energy
Promote public transportation
Adopt clean technology
Regulations
What is the nature of water pollution?
Contamination of rivers, lakes, and oceans.
Caused by toxic substances, pathogens, and nutrient overloads.
What does water pollution lead to?
loss of aquatic life, unsafe drinking water, and habitat destruction.
What are the main causes of water pollution?
Industrial discharge
Oil spills
Agricultural runoff
Waste disposal
Hows does industrial discharge cause water pollution?
Release of toxic chemicals and heavy metals into water.
How do Oil spills cause water pollution?
Contamination of oceans, harming marine life.
Hows does Agricultural runoff
cause water pollution?
Fertilizers and pesticides washing into water bodies.
Hows does Waste disposal
cause water pollution?
Dumping untreated sewage and plastic waste.
What are the key solutions to water pollution?
Improve wastewater treatment
Regulate agriculture
Oil spill management
Plastic waste reduction
