Need to know • Define the term: Pollution. • State areas affected by pollution. • State mechanisms to control pollution. • Explain the difference between the terms pollutant and pollution. • Discuss the ecological impact of one human activity. 2 Pollution What it is Types of pollution Pollutants Effects of pollutants Control of pollutants Ecological impact of one human activity 3 Pollution Pollution is any human addition (contamination) to a habitat or the environment that leaves it less able to ...
What is agricultural pollution? • Agricultural pollution can be defined as the degradation or contamination of the environment through abiotic and biotic byproducts of farming. • For many years, our ancestors did farming in a sustainable way, thus there were almost no problems with agricultural pollution. • However, due to the optimization of yields over time through the excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides, agricultural pollution became a significant problem to the environment. • There are also many other sources ...
Background • Limited water availability • Increasing demands on water resources for (household, commercial, industrial, and agricultural purposes) due to population and economic growth • Poor water policies and management frameworks • Contamination of ground and surface water by industrial effluents, and agricultural chemicals • Over abstraction of conventional water resources • Therefore Need for non-conventional water resources Benefits of Reuse in Agriculture Reduction of surface water pollution Maintain water security Savings “high-quality” fresh water Providing alternative water resources ...
Chemistry of environmental pollution th 11 lecture By: Israa Murtadha Hameed Israa Murtadha Hameed What is Environment Environment: is a complex of many variables, which surrounds mankind as well as the living organisms. Environment includes water, air and land and the interrelation ships which exist among and between water, air and land and human beings and other living creatures such as plants, animals and micro organisms. Israa Murtadha Hameed What are Characteristics of the ecosystem? Each ecosystem consists of the ...
Introduction Environment protection is indispensable part of Danube region development that is embedded in the recent EU strategic documents (e.g. EU Strategy for Danube Region, Europe 2020). In harmony with concept of sustainable development, one of four EUSDR pillars represents the area of environment. Sustainable use of the Danube Region, as a major international hydrological basin and ecological corridor, requires a regional approach to nature conservation, spatial planning and water management. Water quality represents world-wide significant policy problem. Reaching ...
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