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    Pollution is caused by the addition of substances from human activity that the environment cannot break down at a rate faster than they are introduced. Pollutants come from natural and human sources and can be organic, inorganic, light, sound, heat, or biological. Common pollutants include carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. Major sources of pollution include the combustion of fossil fuels, domestic and industrial waste, agricultural waste.

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    Pollution is caused by the addition of substances from human activity that the environment cannot break down at a rate faster than they are introduced. Pollutants come from natural and human sources and can be organic, inorganic, light, sound, heat, or biological. Common pollutants include carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. Major sources of pollution include the combustion of fossil fuels, domestic and industrial waste, agricultural waste.

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    ESS

    PRESENATATION
    1.5 HUMANS AND POLLUTION
    POLLUTION IS THE ADDITION OF A
    SUBSTANCE OR AN AGENT TO
    THE ENVIRONMENT BY HUMAN
    ACTIVITY, AT A RATE GREATER
    THAN THAT AT WHICH IT CAN BE
    RENDERED HARMLESS BY THE
    ENVIRONMENT AND WHICH HAS
    AN APPRICIABLE EFFECT ON THE
    ORGANISMS WITHIN IT
    POLLUTANTS

    -The substances released into the environment due to natural or human


    activity which adversely affects the environment are called pollutants.
    -In simple words we can say that a pollutant is a material that causes
    pollution.
    -Pollutants may be in the form of organic/ inorganic substances, light, sound
    or heat energy, or biological agents.

    -FOR EXAMPLE -
    Carbon monoxide (CO)
    Sulphur dioxide (SO2)
    Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
    SOURCES OF
    POLLUTION
    Combustion
    of fossil fuels
    Domestic
    Waste
    Industrial
    waste
    Agricultural waste
    SOURCES
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    Do not
    cause harm
    to the
    Environment

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