Pollution Chemicals or other harmful items that end up in the air, on land, or in the water and that make the environment unhealthy Trash can become pollution. Flagler Beach, October 9, 2004 Photo credit: Jerry Full Cars and other vehicles can cause air pollution. Photo credit: EnvironmentBlog, Flickr Smog is a type of air pollution. Photo credit: Steven Buss, Flickr Oil spills cause pollution. Photo credit: Russian Doors/Marine Photobank 1 LN HTD KYSTVERKET/Marine Photobank Light can be considered pollution. Photo credit: NASA Sound (loud noise) can be pollution. Photo credit: Purestock, ThinkStock.com Sewage can cause pollution. Photo credit: Steve Spring, Marine Photobank Pollution can be invisible—we cannot see fertilizer and pesticides. Photo credit: Chesapeake Bay Program, Flickr Hot water can be pollution. Photo credit: FPL/Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Flickr How does pollution get into the water? Heavy rain washes things from the land into places like lakes, rivers, and oceans. We call this “stormwater.” Photo credit: Chesapeake Bay Program, Flickr Polluted or Healthy? Sometimes it is easy to tell…sometimes it is harder. Photo credits: Maia McGuire How can we keep our water and air healthy? Recycle Throw trash away properly Ride a bicycle or walk instead of driving a car Use solar or wind energy instead of energy from power plants Photo credit (clockwise from top): Eyematrix, Wavebreakmedia Ltd, jehsomwang, iriselmo; Thinkstock.com