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POLLUTION IN PANAMA

POLLUTION IN PANAMA. Before Pollution. After Pollution.

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POLLUTION IN PANAMA

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  1. POLLUTION IN PANAMA

  2. BeforePollution AfterPollution

  3. Pollutionis most concentrated during the rainy months of May through mid-December, which also roughly coincides with the Panamanian school year, and that children are one of the population sectors that is most sensitive to such pollutants.

  4. Air pollution is also a problem in urban centers due to emissions from industry and transportation. Air pollution is also a problem in urban centers due to emissions from industry and transportation

  5. Soil pollution, for years farmers in Panama from Los Santos to Chiriqui used large amount of commercial fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides in producing the majority of Panama’s crops. The pollution for these farming practices contaminated ground water and the soil.

  6. Also pesticides, sewage, and pollution from the oil industry cause much of the soil pollution.

  7. Soil erosion and deforestation are among Panama's most significant environmental concerns. Soil erosion is occurring at a rate of 2,000 tons per year. During 1990-1995, the annual average rate of deforestation was 2.15%.

  8. Water Pollution, the nation's fish resources are threatened by water pollution.17 of Panama's mammal species are endangered, and 10 of the nation's bird species are also endangered.Of thenation'splantspecies, a total of 1,018 are threatenedwithextinction. Bay of Panama

  9. .Endangeredspeciesincludethe red-backedsquirrelmonkey, tundra peregrine falcon, spectacledcaiman, American crocodile, and fourspecies of sea turtle (green sea, hawksbill, olive ridley, and leatherback). Tundra peregrine falcon Red-backedsquirrelmonkey Spectacledcaiman

  10. American crocodile Turtlegreen sea Leatherback Olive ridleyturtle Hawsbillturtle

  11. Scientific studies give rise to the diagnosis that Panama confronts a progressive deterioration of its environmental quality and natural resources, which can explode in the faces of future Generations if Appropriate measures are not taken in time.

  12. Thankyou !

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