Name: _______________________

Pollution Notes

____________ - anything that makes the Earth unhealthy and dirty

4 Main types of pollution:

o _____________

o _____________

o _____________

o _____________

_________________- a building or group of buildings in which electricity

for a large area is produced

_________________- chemicals used to kill insects and rodents. It can also

harm people

_________________- waste that is carried off into sewer pipes and drains

_________________- rain that has sulfuric acid or nitric acid in it. It can kill

plants or wildlife. Often caused by air pollution from factories

Pollution affects not use the environment but also __________,

____________, and __________

Each year 1.2 ___________ gallons of untreated sewage is dumped into

U.S. water