Effects of Pollution
Species Extinction
WATER POLLUTION
WHAT IS IT?
When natural water, rivers, is overloaded
with toxic chemicals from industrial
processes, nutrients from farms and trash
blown from landfills
IMPACTS
WATER POLLUTION
1.1 billion people are having lack
access to water
2.4 billion have no adequate
sanitation
Water is polluted by toxic
substances, sewage and industrial
waste washed into waterways
These pollutants come in many
forms — organic, inorganic,
radioactive
OCEAN GARBAGE
PATCHES
Plastics and marin debis create
garbage patches - floating
islands of trash
Distribute toxic chemicals
throughout the oceans - affect
corals and animals
CAUSES THAT
LEADS TO
POLLUTED WATER
OCEAN LITTER
From many sources: ships, city,
and landfills
Once in the ocean, this debris
gathers in large patches and
washes up on beaches
AIR POLLUTION
Burning of fossil fuels = carbon dioxide
in atmosphere - climate change
Industrial processes = particulate
matter [PM]
Smoking and cooking - smog and acid
rain
Irritate eyes, nose and throat
Short term: upper respiratory
infections, headaches, nausea and
allergic reactions
Long term: chronic respiratory disease,
lung cancer, and heart disease
Long term: climatic changes - negative
impacts on food, water and ecosystems.
https://sciencing.com/the-effects-of-water-pollution-on-plants-animals-
13636445.html
https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/pollution
WHAT ARE AFFECTED?
Animals and Plants and the whole ecosystem.
The ecosystem is extremely damage to a
point where it cannot recover by hazardous
waste, heavy metals and mercury.
HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS
AND DEAD ZONES
Human activities increase nitrogen
and phosphorus
Eutrophication help with the growth
of phytoplankton and algae
Toxins from algal blooms can kill
fish, marine mammals and seabirds
and also harm humans.
Bacteria suck up oxygen from water
when algae decompose, creating a
“dead zone.”
ACID RAIN
Acid rain can leach toxic
aluminum from the soil
At low levels - stress fish
At higher concentrations - kill
fish
Acid rain weakens trees in forests
Acid rain contributes to air
pollution
PESTICIDES AND
FERTILIZERS
Pollute nearby land and water
Chemicals are washed into waterways
when rains
Pesticides can also kill non-target
organisms
Fertilizers affect the nutrient cycle in
marine areas - algae grow
Algae = lack of oxygen in water -
aquatic life may be killed
NOISE AND LIGHT
POLLUTION
Arctic: noises of oil and gas
explorations - sea life have
difficulty feeding and breeding
Light pollution disrupts circadian
rhythms
Light pollution contributes to the
development of cancer
Impact sea turtles - drawn toward
lights
Coastal developments are
encouraged to turn off their lights
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WATER POLLUTION AND
SPECIES EXTICTION

Endangered Species
WHY ARE THEY AT RISK?

Great White Shark

VU=Vulnerable
Fishing for shark fin
pollution - other move away or die = no food = die

Sea Turtle

VU=Vulnerable
Habitat loss
Climate change
stuck in the plastic
eat plastic- die

Whale Shark
EN = Endangered
20 Meters long
unharmful
valuable
eat plankton
ocean’s acidity & garbage - Plankton decreased
swallow water with other substances

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POLLUTION | THREATS | WWF. (N.D.). RETRIEVED FROM

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GREAT WHITE SHARKS | SPECIES | WWF. (N.D.). RETRIEVED FROM

HTTPS://WWW.WORLDWILDLIFE.ORG/SPECIES/GREAT-WHITE-SHARK

SEA TURTLE | SPECIES | WWF. (N.D.). RETRIEVED FROM

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