MAINTAINING OUR ENVIRONMENT
By Jenny Halstead
Topeka AmeriCorps Riparian Team Member
1995-1996
Index To Slides
- MAINTAINING OUR ENVIRONMENT
- INTRODUCTION
- KEY POINTS OF THIS PRESENTATION
- POLLUTANTS
- Human-influenced
- Natural pollutants
- TYPES OF HUMAN-INFLUENCED
POLLUTION
- POINT-SOURCE
- NON-POINT SOURCE
- AREAS OF NPS POLLUTION
- AIR POLLUTION
- Due to gases
- Due to suspended particles
- WATER POLLUTION
- Due to sewage
- Due to chemical contamination
- Due to sediment loads
- Water pollution
- SOIL POLLUTION
- Due to contaminated water
- Due to chemicals
Due to solid waste and debris
- EFFECTS OF POLLUTION
- Pollution is aesthetically unpleasant and is a nuisance
- Pollution causes property damage
- Pollution is harmful to plant and animal life
- Pollution is harmful to human health
- Pollution disrupts natural “life-support” system
- BENEFITS OF LOW POLLUTION LEVELS
- Increased human well-being
- Increased survivorship of plants, fish, and wildlife
- Improved water, air, and soil quality
- THE BOTTOM LINE
- What You Can Do