TYPES OF POLLUTION

THEREARE FOUR MAIN TYPES OF POLLUTION.THESE

INCLUDE:
1.AIR POLLUTION 2.NOISE POLLUTION

Figure 1.2 shows air pollution caused by emission Fig 1.3 shows noise pollution from traffic noise

From industries

3.LAND POLLUTION 4.WATER POLLUTI0N

Figure 2.2 shows land pollution caused by

illegal dumping of waste material
Figure 3.1 shows water pollution caused by
leakages and spills

BELOW IS A TABLE SHOWING THE TYPES OF

POLLUTION,THEIR CAUSES,EFFFECTS AND POSSIBLE
SOLUTIONS
TYPE OF DEFINITION CAUSES EFFECTS SOLUTIONS
POLLUTIO
N
Noise Unwanted or 1.nose from 1.sleep 1.using noise
pollution excessive sound traffic disruption barriers or
that can leave 2.air traffic 2.hearing soundwalls near
deleterious effects 3.construction problems areas around the
 on human site processes Speech CBD
life,wildlife and e.g drilling interference 2.noise reducing
the environment 4.mining 3.lost road surfaces
activities productivity 3.cars should
5.loud speakers 4.hypertenson operate at lower
from events 5.high blood speeds
like weddings pressure 4.vegetation
surrounding roads
5.using other
methods of
transport such as
bicycles

Air This is the addition .1.burning 1.increase in 1.use of catalytic

pollution of biological fossil fuels respiratory convertors
physical and 2.mining illnesses 2.payment of
chemical activities 2.global carbon tax
substances to the 3.agicultural warming 3.use of clean
atmosphere practises 3.depletion of energy sources
4.exhaust the ozone layer 4.planting more
fumes from 4.formation of trees
cars acid rain 5.avoid burning
5.emmissions 5.destruction of waste material
from industries plants
Land This is the 1.urbanisation 1.destruction of 1.fining citizens
pollution deterioration of the 2.construction the natural and industries for
land’s earth processes ecosystem poor land
surfaces and at 3.mining and 2.polluted soil practises
below ground level extraction which leads to 2.avoiding
processes loss of fertile excessive
4.agricultural land for applications of
practises agriculture fertilisers
5.overcrowded 3.damages 3.recycling waste
landfills plants and materials
prevents them 4.reusing some
from obtaining waste materials
nutrients and such as tin cans
 thriving 4.provision of
4.contamination more litter bins in
of groundwater highly polluted
5.desertification areas
Water This is the addition 1.lekages and 1. increase in 1.Conservation of
pollution of harmful spills water bore water sources
substances into 2.the washing disease 2.water
water bodies such of agro- transmission treatments
as rivers chemicals 2.lack of usable 3.green
3.the use of water agriculture
water sources 3.eutrophication 4.stormwater
as toilets 4.increase in management
4.dumping of infant mortality 5.plastic waste
industrial rates reduction
wastes in water 5.destruction of
bodies biodiversity
5.silt and bank
soil from
construction
sites and bank
erosion by
farmers