Pollution

Contents :
Pollution

definition

Types

of Pollution

Types

of Marine pollution

Source

of Marine pollutants

Impacts
Cost

of Marine Pollution

of Marine pollution

Solution

of Marine pollution

Pollution Definition:
Pollution is something introduced into the
environment that is dirty, unclean or has a
harmful effect.

Types of Pollution :
Sound
pollution

Pollution

Thermal
Pollution

Air
Pollution

Sound Pollution :
Also called asnoise pollutionis a disturbance of silent
environment with harsh loud noises. This is mostly due
to automobile sounds, the audio systems used for fun or
public speeches, temples, mosques, churches etc. This
pollution has severe impact especially on old people,
small children.

Water Pollution :
Contamination of both drinking water from rivers,
pondsand alsosea water by discharge of large amounts
of human, industrial wastes leads to water pollution.
This makes the water harmful to drink, endanger lives
of sea animals etc.

Air Pollution :

The contamination of air with dangerous gases like CO,

CO2, SO2, CH4 and other harmful gases due to emission
from automobiles (petroleum), industries and sometimes
by natural calamities like volcanoes. Another type is
particulate air pollution, seems quite unaware to many
but if you stay near any industry, you will notice that
there is always some sort of particulate dust from the
chimneys of the factory. This is harmful especially tothe
respiratory system

Thermal Pollution:
This pollution arises due to release of excess
heat fromthermal power plants, industries
involved in metalsmoldingetc. The heat is
released into the surrounding air rising the
temperature of the locality drastically. This can
be especially troublesome during summers.

Land Pollution :
Polluting the land due to contamination by
wide spread distribution of harmful chemicals
leads to land pollution. This is possible by
agriculture, irregular on surface disposable of
industrial wastes etc.

Marine Pollution :
The introduction by man, Directly , or
Indirectly , of substance or energy to
the marine
Environment Resulting in deleterious
effects such as hazards to human
health , impairment of the quality of
sea water for various use and reduction
of amenties .

Marine Pollution :

Types of Marine Pollution:

Sedimentation
Agriculture

nutrients)

runoff(Pesticide and

Energy(thermal
Solid

and light)

waste

Chemicals

, metals , and
radioactive substance

Oil
Biological

Major Marine Pollutants :

Worldwide:
10

Billions tonnes of ballast

water with invasives
Est. 10,000 millions gallons of
sewage annually
3.25 millions metric tonnes of
oil annually
Millions of tonnes of solid
waste

Source of Marine pollution :

Petroleum(oil)

Mercury
Sewage and Sludge
DDT and PCB s

Sources of Marine Pollution :

From Land:
80%

of non-biological marine
pollution comes from land bases
activities

Most

obvious inputs via pipes

discharging directly into marine
waters(industrial , chemical and
food processing waste)

From Air:

Global atmospheric inputs to the

sea from air discharge

Impacts of Marine pollution:

Generally marine pollution affects ecosystem
Health , public health , recreational water quality
and economic viability in the following ways :
Mechanical
Eutrophication
Saphrogenic
Toxicity
Mutagenic

and carcinogenic

Cost of Marine pollution :

3.25

million tons metric tons of oil

wasted vs 3,4 millions tons used by
Jamaica annually

100,000

mammal and 2 million bird

deaths annually

Reduction

of GDP by decreasing fishery

resource (11.9k tonnes -7.7k landed
1960-97) and decreased tourism earning

Loss

of bio-diversity and potential life

saving medicines ( for Aids & cancer )

Solution of Marine pollution :

Two Main methods

-CORRECTION costly and time intensive

-PREVENTION require attitude changes

*Costal scientists believe that prevention

is better than cure since the effects of
marine pollution may be irreversible and
we may therefore be creating everlasting
to the marine ecosystem

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