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Pollution

Pollution. Pollution can be anything that is added to the environment that hurts it Pollution can cause people, animals, and plants to get sick or die. Types of Pollution. There are four major types: Water pollution Air pollution Land pollution Scenic pollution Noise pollution.

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Pollution

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  1. Pollution • Pollution can be anything that is added to the environment that hurts it • Pollution can cause people, animals, and plants to get sick or die

  2. Types of Pollution • There are four major types: • Water pollution • Air pollution • Land pollution • Scenic pollution • Noise pollution

  3. NIMBY - Not In My Backyard • For eight years, Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), along with other wealthy Cape Cod NIMBY residents have stymied the development of an offshore wind project called Cape Wind. • The NIMBY Smackdown: Cape Wind Project Gets its First Go-Ahead • RFK Jr. and other prominent enviros face off over Cape Cod wind farm

  4. How does pollution get into the stream? • Put there on purpose = POINT SOURCE • Factories • Sewage Treatment • Acid Mine Drainage • Not on purpose, run-off = NONPOINT • Fertilizer on lawns • Sediment • Pesticides

  5. Kinds of pollution • Dirt/sediment • Fertilizers (nitrates) • Soap (phosphates) • Oil or Gasoline • Bacteria • Heat • Pesticides, Chemicals, Metals • Trash or Litter

  6. Where does it come from? • Dirt/Sediment • Bare areas with exposed dirt • Fertilizer • Gardens, yards, plants and farms • Illegal biowaste - Seelyville, PA • Soap • Washing cars, grey water, soap used outside

  7. Where does it come from? • Oil or Gasoline • Parking Lots, Driveways • Bacteria • Animal wastes

  8. Where does it come from? • Heat • Power plants • Pesticides, Chemicals, Metals • Farm fields, Landfills, Acid Mine Drainage • Trash or Litter • Landfills • Humans

  9. What are we doing about these problems? • Dirt/Sediment • Why do we need good soil? • It takes 1,000 years to make 2 inches • The world has to eat! • Soil Conservation • Plowing techniques can prevent soil erosion • Strip Cropping • Contour Farming • Terracing

  10. What are we doing about these problems? • Dirt/Sediment • Rock-lined Ditches (Rip Rap) • Retention Basins • Siltation Fences

  11. Get the Pollution Solution! • Fertilizers (nitrates) • Limit amount used • Manure Storage Facility • Only apply during prime time for absorption • Use as much natural vs. artificial

  12. Get the Pollution Solution! • Soap (Phosphates) • Use none or less • Dilute whenever possible • Combine partial bottles • Phosphate free detergents

  13. Get the Pollution Solution! • Oil or Gasoline • Recycle (Wal-mart) • Fix leaky cars • Use alternate energy resources

  14. Get the Pollution Solution! • Bacteria • Heat/Sterilize contaminated substances • Sanitary Landfills - Cover landfills with dirt • Wash your hands

  15. Get the Pollution Solution! • Heat • Cooling Towers for Power Plants • Use river water to cool within plants • Mix household water with cooler water

  16. Get the Pollution Solution! • Pesticides, Chemicals, Metals • Dilute pesticides • Only use the correct ones • Dilute chemicals poured down the drain • Acid Mine Reclamation • Avoid fracking for Natural Gas • Metal Replacement

  17. Get the Polution Solution! • Trash or Litter • Composting • Bioremediation Tanks • Incineration • Reduce • Source Reduction • Biodegradable • Reuse • Recycling

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