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Pollution

Water

AirSolid Waste

What kinds of pollution are there?

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PollutionWhat does it look like?

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Industry- Water pollution

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Chimney-Steam and smoke-Air pollution

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Solid WastePollution

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The Argo Merchant A boat ran aground near Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.

                                                            

Oil Spill—Water Pollution

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What happened to the clean

air?

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Stop polluting the air! Leave us

alone!

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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 happened to my home?!

Water Pollution

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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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What happened to my home?

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16%

36%21%

27%Good QualityModerate Quality

Serious ProblemsInsufficent Data

The Environmental Protection Agency found that 40% of the nation’s assessed waterways remain too polluted for fishing and

swimming. Over 290,000 miles of 840,000 miles of assessed rivers and streams do not meet water quality standards. Nearly half of all lakes, reservoirs, and ponds assessed half of them are

polluted.

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Smog around Kennesaw Mountain

Trash dumped in parking lot in East Cobb Vacant house trashed in Marietta

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WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

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Remember what water pollution looks like?

What are we going to do?

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• Keep lakes clean• Take your used motor oil to a drop off place

• Use latex paint instead of oil and rinse your brushes in the sink rather than the yard

•Fill a spray bottle with soapy water instead of bug spray• Plant trees to prevent soil erosion

• Keep litter, pet waste, leaves, and grass clippings out of gutters and storm drains.

Water Solutions

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What does air pollution look like?

What can we do?

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Air PollutionSolutions

• Encourage your family to walk more• Take the school bus• Reduce the amount of spray bottles• Do not burn leaves in your yard- put them

in a compost

• Keep your family cars in tune• Put catalytic converters on cars• Share your room with others when the air

conditioner is on• Take care of your trees

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Reduce

ReuseRecycle

I HOPE WE WILL DO IT.

THANK YOU