🌊 Pollution
How many people are drinking polluted water?
What is
2 billion people globally
What country has the air worst quality?
Hint: a country in Asia
What is
India
Is noise pollution in the top three worst pollution
What is
No
How many people die from land pollution
(in the millions!)
What is
8 million people
1 affect light pollution has on humans
Being exposed to to much light reduces Melatonin production.
2 effects water pollution has on humans.
What is
Polluted water can cause diarrhea and in the severe case has been found to lead to cancers.
2 effects air pollution has on humans.
What is
Lung Disease and worsening breathing
What % of people are affected by noise pollution globally
What is
About 5%
How much faster does America lose topsoil?
What is
17 times faster
why is light pollution a problem?
There is growing evidence that links the brightening of the night sky to ecosystem disruptions, health and environmental issues, and increased energy consumption. Lights account for 1/4 of the worlds energy
3 causes of water pollution
What is
Fertilizer/pesticide run-off
Littering/plastics, radioactive wastes
Oil Spills
3 causes of air Pollution?
What is
Large Manufacturing company/factory
Cars, trains, boats, etc.,
Smoking
3 causes of noise pollution?
What is
One cause of noise pollution is sonar in the ocean. It affects sea life and there ability to communicate using sonar.
Radios, phones, TVs, and other household utilities are all major contributing facts to noise pollution
Transportation- cars, trains, subways, and aircraft's not only produce carbon and cause air pollution but are noisy and incorporate into earths noise pollution.
3 causes of land pollution
What is
Pick up liter
Landfills
Deforestation
3 causes of light pollution?
What is
Phones / Tvs / Electronics
Traffic lights
Cities
How many children die each year due to polluted water? Please answer in a percent
What is
50%
what % of people die from air pollution
What is
11% globally
4 effects noise pollution has on humans
What is
Interrupted Sleep
Stress
Hearing loss
Speech interference
4 effects land pollution has on humans
What is
Chronic respiratory disease
Lung cancer
Heart disease
Brain trauma
What areas experience the worst light pollution?
Big Citys
5 ways to reduce water pollution/solution
What is
Pickup litter
Use more natural fertilizers / less
Prevent oil spills
Use natural cleaners
Don't throw trash in water
5 ways to reduce air pollution/solution
What is
Car pooling, Public Transport
Bike or walk
Plant trees
Don't idle your car
Use hand-powered or electric equipment.
5 ways to reduce noise pollution/solution
What is
Use earbuds
Don't use speakers
Use silent machines
5 ways to reduce Land pollution/solution
What is
Throw away your trash and recycle your plastics.
Compost foods and biodegradable products to keep more out of the dumps.
Drink less coffee. Coffee plants destroy the land that they grow on. Taking all nutrition from the soil making it hard to grow other plants.
Use less paper and paper products. 200 million trees are cut down every day to produce paper products.
If you are not in an area where plastic bags are band, try bringing your own bags when shopping
5 ways to reduce light pollution/solution
What is
Don't drive at night
Turn off the lights
Use blinds and drapes
Turn off unneeded lights
Use dark mode on phones