WATER POLLUTION

What is it

• Pollution of the water
• Caused by:
• Dumping waste, air pollutants settling, oil spills, ect.

Why is it harmful

• Poisons wildlife
• Polluted water is bad to drink
• Disrupts food chains
• Destroys ecosystems

Effects on organisms

• Poisons them and whatever eats them
• Large chunks can kill or maim animals
• Animals can ingest the pollution and die

Who does it effect the most
Aquatic Life
Cause...
It is where they live, and pollution makes it unsafe for living.

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AIR POLLUTION

What is it?

• Pollution in the air
• Pollutants include:
• Soot, smoke, and gases such as CO2

Why is it harmful?

• Polluted air is nearly unusable
• We need air to survive, without it, we die

Effects on organisms

Irritates organisms' eyes and lungs
Can cause infection and cancer

Organism most effected
Land Animals + People
Why
They need air to live.
Polluted air irritates their bodies

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LAND POLLUTION

What is it

It is pollution on land
Caused by air or water pollutants settling. Also by littering

Why is it harmful

Animals can eat the trash and die
Can destroy fertile land

Effects on organisms

Destroys precious resources
Health hazard
Change the climate of an ecosystem
Eat=Death

Organisms most effected
Animals and trees
Why
If they eat it they die
It destroys fertile land

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Most destructive pollution:
Air Pollution
Why:
Everything needs clean air.
Causes health problems
Causes acid rain
Damages trees and crops

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Solution:
If you live close to school, you could walk or take your bike. If you live far away, but have friends nearby, you could carpool to school.

Solution Continued:
Each week a new parent could take the group to school, so to not overwork a single parent.