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Understanding Pollution: Acid Rain, Oil Spills, and Plastic Waste in Our Environment

Pollution poses a significant threat to our environment through harmful contaminants. Acid precipitation results from chemical reactions in the atmosphere, leading to water acidification, vegetation damage, and health issues. Additionally, oil spills create toxic slicks that are difficult to clean. Plastics, which take thousands of years to decompose, create massive gyres in our oceans, causing severe ecological harm. This overview addresses the types of pollution, their effects, and the need for bioremediation and other strategies to combat environmental degradation.

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Understanding Pollution: Acid Rain, Oil Spills, and Plastic Waste in Our Environment

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  1. Pollution Pollution: harmful contaminants released into the environment e.g. pesticides & fertilizers automobile exhaust product packaging

  2. Pollution

  3. Pollution Acid Precipitation: precipitation that has been made more acidic than usual by the combination of certain chemicals in the air with water vapour e.g. sulfur + water sulfuric acid dioxide SO2 + H2O H2SO4

  4. Pollution Effects of Acid Precipitation: 1. acidification of water neutralizing: treating the acidified lake with a base to counteract the acid e.g. liming a lake

  5. Pollution Effects of Acid Precipitation: 1. acidification of water 2. damage to vegetation

  6. Pollution Effects of Acid Precipitation: 1. acidification of water 2. damage to vegetation 3. automobiles & building corrode

  7. Pollution Effects of Acid Precipitation: 1. acidification of water 2. damage to vegetation 3. automobiles & building corrode 4. health problems -most related to sulfur dioxide & nitrogen oxides breathed in

  8. Pollution Effects of Acid Precipitation: 1. acidification of water 2. damage to vegetation 3. automobiles & building corrode 4. health problems 5. soil nutrient depletion

  9. Pollution Water Pollution: Oil Spills: oil is toxic, slow to break down, and difficult to clean up -forms large slicks that cover the ocean, beach, and seabed

  10. Pollution Water Pollution: Oil Spills: oil is toxic, slow to break down, and difficult to clean up -forms large slicks that cover the ocean, beach, and seabed Bioremediation: the use of micro-organisms to consume and break down environmental pollutants

  11. Pollution Water Pollution: Oil Spills: oil is toxic, slow to break down, and difficult to clean up Plastics at Sea: plastics take thousands of years to break down Gyres: massive islands of plastic in the mid Pacific North Pacific Gyre video

  12. Pollution Water Pollution: Oil Spills: oil is toxic, slow to break down, and difficult to clean up Plastics at Sea: plastics take thousands of years to break down Gyres: massive islands of plastic in the mid Pacific North Pacific gyre

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