POLLUTION

• POLLUTION IS THE INTRODUCTION OF CONTAMINANTS INTO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

THAT CAUSE ADVERSE CHANGE.POLLUTION CAN TAKE THE FORM OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
OR ENERGY, SUCH AS NOISE, HEAT OR LIGHT. POLLUTANTS, THE COMPONENTS OF POLLUTION,
CAN BE EITHER FOREIGN SUBSTANCES/ENERGIES OR NATURALLY OCCURRING
CONTAMINANTS.
• AIR POLLUTION CAN BE DEFINED AS THE PRESENCE OF TOXIC CHEMICALS OR COMPOUNDS
(INCLUDING THOSE OF BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN) IN THE AIR, AT LEVELS THAT POSE A HEALTH RISK.
• WATER POLLUTION IS THE CONTAMINATION OF WATER BODIES, USUALLY AS A RESULT OF
HUMAN ACTIVITIES. WATER BODIES INCLUDE FOR EXAMPLE LAKES, RIVERS, OCEANS, AQUIFERS
AND GROUNDWATER. WATER POLLUTION RESULTS WHEN CONTAMINANTS ARE INTRODUCED
INTO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, RELEASING INADEQUATELY TREATED
WASTEWATER INTO NATURAL WATER BODIES CAN LEAD TO DEGRADATION OF AQUATIC
ECOSYSTEMS.
• LAND POLLUTION. OCCASIONALLY, SPILLS OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTS ARE
PRODUCED THAT FILTER THROUGH THE LAND AND CONTAMINATE IT. WE CAN
HIGHLIGHT OIL OR HEAVY METALS, AS WELL AS HERBICIDES AND PESTICIDES.