Environmental Law

Topic: Concept of Environment & Pollution Environment

What is Environment ?•Environment connotes surrounding

•Section 2(a) of Environment (Protection) Act 1986 : the term Environment includes water, air and land and human beings, other living creatures, plants, micro-organism and property.

Types of Environment

• Natural Environment

•Man-Made Environment

What is Pollution..?•Derived from latin word “Pollutionem”,

means defilement.

•Section 2(c) of Environment (Protection) Act 1986 – Environmental pollution means the presence in the environment of any environmental pollutant

• Natural Pollution

•Man-made Pollution

Environmental Pollution and its classification

Factors Responsible for Environmental Pollution• Population Growth• Indiscriminate use of technology• Uncontrolled use of pollutants• Unmindful exploitation of natural resources• Industrial development• Discharge of pollutants into air and water• Improper disposal excreted and waste water• Inadequate management of solid waste• Failure to control noise pollution• Failure in food protection• Failure to check emission of ionizing radiation• Inadequate management of electro-magnetic energy• Inappropriate management of sound and heat, etc..

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