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Name : V. GOPINATH
Class : B-11 (AERO)
Roll No. : 311019101013
AIR POLLUTION
SOURCERS OF DAMAGE:
CHEMICAL:
SO3 emitted combines with Oxygen and moisture forming sulphuric acid, called
Acid rain.
EFFECT:
Corrodes the clean white marble, results in decay of marble and yellow pallon
affects the entire monument.
ACTION:
SOURCE:
CHEMICAL:
Methyl Iso Cynate (MIC) reactor exploded due to failure of its cooling system
and 40 tons leaked.
EFFECTS:
A lower concentration affects lungs and eyes, irritation in the skin. Higher
concentration removes Oxygen from the lungs and leads to death.
DAMAGE:
Spread over 40 Sq.Km area. 5000 persons were killed, 65000 people were
affected by severe respiratory disorder, 1000 people became blind.
WATER POLLUTION
EFFECTS:
White or black spots on the skin called Melanons, bladder and lung cancer,
children affected by Arsenicosis.
DAMAGE:
CHEMICALS:
EFFECTS:
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION:
SOURCES:
EFFECTS:
Affects surface and underground water effluent also increase the pH of soil.
River like Noyyal and Cauvery are affected.
ACTION:
Tamilnadu pollution Control Board has directed not to allow effluents to mix
into the river systems.
FLOODS:
1.Flood in Bangladesh-1974
DURATION:
EFFECTS:
1500 People died, 280000 were died from disease and starvation 450000
houses destroyed and 35 million lost their belongings.
CYCLONE:
Cyclone in Orrisa-1999
SOURCE:
EFFECTS:
LANSLIDES:
EFFECTS:
3. PLACE : Iran-1971
EFFECT : 25000 in 1971, 50000 in 1990 and many 1000’s in 2003
TSUNAMI:
PLACE:
REASON:
EFFECTS:
7950 Deaths in TN, 580 deaths in Pondy, 170 in Kerala, 105 in AP and 6050 in
Nagapattinam(TN)
MARINE POLLUTION:
1.GULF WAR:
SOURCE:
Gulf war between Iraq and USA.
PLACE:
CAUSE:
1700 Oil wells set fire. Oil spill covered sea water nearly 80 Km long and 25
Km wide. Burning for 10 months, release of CO2 and SO2.
EFFECTS:
MINIAMATTA EPIDEMIC(1953):
SOURCE:
CHEMICAL:
Methyl Mercury.
CAUSE:
EFFECTS:
SOURCE:
CAUSE:
Leaked Radio active rays and materials.
EFFECTS: