Preventing PollutionEmily Gilmore

What is Pollution? Five Different Types of

Pollution:• Air Pollution

– Vehicles– Natural Sources

• Forest Fires• Volcano Eruptions

• Water Pollution– Improper Waste Disposal

• Soil Pollution– Hazardous waste– Sewage spills

• Noise Pollution• Noise Pollution disturbs wildlife,

causes hearing loss, etc.– Traffic, airports, concerts, etc

• Personal Pollution (polluting ones own body) – Smocking, Drinking, etc

Pollution is the undesirable state of

the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of

human activities

An estimated 50,000 people a

year may die from pollution

Animals exposed to pollution could

end up being killed

For example, fish exposed to

highly polluted waters

About 27 million children live in

areas with unhealthy air

pollution

Pollution is a cause of Global

Warming

How is Preventing Pollution Beneficial?

Makes people healthier

Helps save wildlifeMakes the world we live in last longerMakes it easier to

breathe(helpful for those with

asthma)

Ways t

oPreventPollution:

RecyclingRecyclable

ItemsGlassPaperPlastic

Steel Cans

What is recycling?Recycling is the

process of re-using a given

product (beyond its intended use),

or producing a new product from

a recyclable material.

How Recycling HelpsRecycling helps with preventing

pollution because it uses less fossil fuels, that could eventually harm

the environment,How? It reduces the amount of

industrial products that are made in factories. Less recycling can equal

this:

What are in Fossil Fuels?Fossil Fuels Like gasoline, diesel, and coal may

contain Methane

Sulfur DioxideCarbon Dioxide

Conserve your drivingDriving less sends less gasses into

the air

Ways to drive less are:Carpooling

Not making a trip to the store for only one small

item

Walking whenever you can

During the Summer, turn of the air

conditioning off and roll down the windows

(it uses less gas)

Avoid Drive-Thrus (it waste gas)

Use public transportation (like

busses and the Front Runner) as much as

possible

Don’t Leave Your Car Idling!

Idling your car for 2 minutes can waste a mile of

gas!

Idling you car is leaving it on to warm it up or to

quickly do something.

Idling a car for ten minutes can send a

pound of carbon dioxide into the

atmosphere

Diesel engines produce more than 40 hazardous air

pollutants that are released when

idling.

The Health TrianglePhysical: With

cleaner air, it is easier to run

around in sports and other activities

Social: With cleaner air, it is easier to go outside and meet

your friends

Mental/Emotional: You may feel bad

abut yourself if you realized that you

have polluted

Activity!

What City is More Polluted?Chicago, Illinois

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Orlando, Florida

Bismarck, North Dakota

What City is Cleaner?

What City is More Polluted?Dallas, Texas

Houston, Texas

What City is Cleaner?Boise, Idaho

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Las Angeles. California

What City is More Polluted?

Phoenix, Arizona

What City is Cleaner?Bangor, Maine

Manchester, New Hampshire

What City is More Polluted?Cincinnati, Ohio

Detroit, Michigan