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.
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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