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Water Pollution

Water Pollution. Presented By: Sohn Cook Priscilla Rodriguez Martha Santiago Xavier Trejo . What is water pollution?. Water pollution is the contamination of bodies of water. What causes water pollution?. Human carelessness of where their wastes go. Littering

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Water Pollution

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  1. Water Pollution Presented By: Sohn Cook Priscilla Rodriguez Martha Santiago Xavier Trejo

  2. What is water pollution? • Water pollution is the contamination of bodies of water.

  3. What causes water pollution? • Human carelessness of where their wastes go. • Littering • Sewage and wastes water • Marine Dumping

  4. What causes water pollution • Industrial waste • Toxic waste produced by factories, mines, etc • Nuclear Waste • Radioactive chemicals from industrial factories • Oil Spills • Accidental leakage of oil into bodies of water

  5. Statistics: Oil Spills Oil Spills since 1970 Spills > & < 700 tons Causes of Oil Spills

  6. Continued • Atmospheric Deposition • Global Warming • Eutrophication • Causes algae blooms • Food chain out of wack and depletes O2in water, kills marine life

  7. What we can do to help • Don’t use a lot of water • Don’t litter • Keep a look out for what you dispose of down your sink or your toilet • Use environmentally friendly products • Cut up your 6-pack soda rings, they can kill lives • Throw plastic straws in the trash, because they can get caught in a whales blowhole

  8. References • http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/sea0855l.jpg • http://envis.maharashtra.gov.in/envis_data/files/news/Water-pollution.jpg • http://blog.sustainablog.org/wp-content/files/299545533_d44a4e8007.jpg • http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/cleaning-oil-spill-2.jpg • http://www.ratepayers.com.au/img/issues/our_coast_at_risk/oil_spill_4.jpg • http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5434352/371030-main_Full.jpg • http://earthsavvy.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/penguins.jpg • http://www.itopf.com/information-services/data-and-statistics/statistics/ • http://www.itopf.com/information-services/data-and-statistics/statistics/ • http://www.itopf.com/information-services/data-and-statistics/statistics/ • http://www.ecifm.rdg.ac.uk/landpol.gif • http://antonmarquez.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/global_warming_by_teabing.jpg • http://www.funnyandjokes.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/shark-global-warming.jpg • http://www.stopglobalwarming.com.au/images/scientific_evidence/global_warming_graph_atmconcentration.gif • http://wattsupwiththat.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/polar_bears480.jpg • http://lancaster.ne.gov/CITY/pworks/watrshed/educate/fertiliz/images/eutroph.jpg

  9. Conclusion • Thank-you for reading this very informative power point in which we have provided to you on this day. Also thank-you for reading our conclusion that has nothing to do with water pollution but how we want to thank-you in taking the time out to let us teach you about this dangerous topic.

  10. THE POWER IS YOURS!!!!!

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