Pollutants in the Environment (Air, Water, and Land Pollution)

It is define as an undesirable change in the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of air, water, and land that may be harmful to human life and other animals, living conditions, industrial processes, and cultural assets.

• Contamination

• Pollutants

• Ecological imbalance

• Pollution

These are by-products of man’s action. It is the chemicals that have ended up in the environment because of human activities and hazardous to health.

• Trash

• Agent

• Pollutant

• Toxic Chemical

These are the pollutants which are degraded at a plodding pace by the natural biological processes.

• Non-degradable Pollutants

• Secondary Pollutants

• Biodegradable Pollutants

• Tertiary Pollutants

These include domestic sewage that quickly decomposes under natural processes and can be rapidly decomposed by natural/ artificial methods

• Secondary Pollutants

• Biodegradable Pollutants

• Non-biodegradable Pollutants

• Primary Pollutants

They are a combination of substances emitted directly form various sources.

• Secondary Pollutants

• Non-biodegradable Pollutants

• Biodegradable Pollutants

• Tertiary Pollutants

It is a fog combined with smoke and other chemical fumes

• Smog

• Exhaust Gas

• Vapor

• Dirty Smoke

It is the presence of material in the air in such concentrated concentrations to man and his environment.

• Noise Pollution

• Water pollution

• Soil pollution

• Air pollution

The following describes water pollution except:

• It is a condition where materials are found in water which harms the environment.

• A degradation caused by aerosols.

• An occurrence that contaminates bodies of water.

• Primary source of this pollution comes from food wastes, mineral oils, and detergents.

It is the accumulation of natural radiation levels caused by human activities.

• Soil Pollution

• Radiation Pollution – or Radioactive Pollution

• Noise Pollution

• Air Pollution

It is an occurrence in which soil is undergoing degradation because of contamination.

• Air Pollution

• Soil Pollution

• Water Pollution

• Radiation Pollution – or Radioactive Pollution