Prasanna H GAIKWaD

Fy bba 1st sem

Roll no- 702
Smt.sudhatai mandke college

Subject :

Environmental
Awareness
Definition Environment

Surroundings in which an organisation operates

including air, water, land, natural resources,
flora & fauna, human and their
interrelationship.
 Land
Air

Water
Flora & Fauna
5 key of environment receptirs

1. Air
2. WATER
3. Land / SOIL
4. NATURAL SOURCES
5. COMMUNITY
 Important of Environment
 Food Chain • Ecosystem.
Is community of living organisms
A group of Organisam
( plants,
interrelated by the fact that each
animals and microbes) in conjunction
member of the group feeds upon
with the non-living components of
on the below it and is in turn
their
eaten by the Organisam above it
Environment ( things like air, water,
in the chain.
mineral soil.) interacting as a system.
 What is air pollution ?
- Air pollution Occurs when the air contain gases, dust, fumes or odour
in harmful which could be harmful to the health and comfort of
humans and animals or which could causes damage to plants and
materials.
 Pollutants produced by human activity :
1. Open burning.
2. Combustion engine exhaust .
3. Plant emissions.
4. Pesticides used.
5. Radioactive fallout.
6. Fertilizer dust
 Effects
 Acid rain.
 Global warming.
 Effects of green house.
 Respiratory problems.
 The thinest ozone layer.
Soil Pollution

 Caused by the presence of xenobiotic human made chemicals

or other alteration in the natural soil environment
 Water Pollution
 Is the contamination of water bodies are pollution occurs
when pollutants discharged directly or indirectly into
water bodies without adequate treatment to remove
harmful compounds.
 Control
Control Effects Regulation Type of
measure
measure heat
stress
Heat
Noise

What is Mechanism Environmental Definition

noise? Noise nuisance heat stress

Dust Healt
Control
h
measure
Effect
s
Noise
 What is Noise ?
- Unwanted sound or undesirable by listener.
Mechanism Noise :

Ear Ear
Ossicles
Canal Drum

Auditory
Cochlea Oval Window
Nerve
Effects of Noise.

1. Tinnitus.
2. Deaf.
3. Acoustic Trauma.
4. Permanent Threshold shifts.
5. Temporary Threshold shifts.
 Control Measures
 Sound monitoring instruments
• Hearing Protection
 Personal Monitoring
1. Ear muffs
1. Dosimeter. 2. Ear plugs
2. Dose badge. 3. Ear canal cap
 Enviromental 4. Helmate enclose
Monitoring
1. Sound level meter
2. Audiometer
3. Audiogram
4.
5.
Regulations
 Factory and machinery Act 1989 (Noise Exposure)
 Requirements:

1. A permissible exposure limit is established.

2. A method of compliance is by engineering or
administrative control.
3. Initial and ongoing monitoring is specified for
employees exposed above the action limit.
4. A audiometric testing program must be provide for all
employees who exposed above the action limit
 Heat
 What is heat stress?
- Environment is too hot , the body is not able to cool fast
enough.

 Type of heat stress.

1. Heat stroke.
2. Heat exhaustion.
3. Heat syncope.
4. Heat Cramps.
5. Heat rash.
Control measure
 Wear light coloured, loose fitting, breathable
clothing such as cotton.
 Take a breakes.
 Provide water to workers.
 Wet bulb global temperature (WBGT).
Dust

 What is Dust?
- Consists of particles in the atmosphere that comes from
various sources.

 Health Effects
1. Respiratory problems.
2. Asthma.
3. Coughing.
THANK
YOU