GOVT SENIOR

SECONDARY SCHOOL
PANJOLA

PRINCIPAL:-MR.GURDARSHAN SINGH
(DDO)
 ENVIRONMENT
&
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS
BY
MRS.MADHU BALA
(S.S.MISTRESS)
 ENVIRONMENT
INTRODUCTION:-
Environment, all of the external factors affecting an
organism. These factors may be other living organisms
(biotic factors) or nonliving variables (abiotic factors),
such as temperature, rainfall, day length, wind, and
ocean currents.
 TYPES OF ENV.PROBLEMS
• POPULATION GROWTH
• GLOBAL WARMING
• DEPLETION OF THE OZONE LAYER
• AIR POLLUTION
• WATER POLLUTION
• GROUND WATER DEPLETION &
CONTAMINATION
• CHEMICAL RISK
• ENERGY PRODUCTION
Human population growt
h
Human population growth is at the root
of virtually all of the world’s
environmental problems. Although the
growth rate of the world’s population
has slowed slightly since the 1990s, the
world’s population increases by about
77 million human beings each year. As
the number of people increases,
crowding generates pollution, destroys
more habitats, and uses up additional
natural resources.
 Ozone Depletion

Several pollutants attack the ozone layer. Chief among

them is the class of chemicals known as
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), formerly used as
refrigerants (notably in air conditioners), as agents in
several manufacturing processes, and as propellants
in spray cans. CFC molecules are virtually
indestructible until they reach the stratosphere. Here,
intense ultraviolet radiation breaks the CFC molecules
apart, releasing the chlorine atoms they contain.
These chlorine atoms begin reacting with ozone,
breaking it down into ordinary oxygen molecules that
do not absorb UV-B.
OZONE LAYER DEPLETION
 AIR POLLUTION
INTRODUCTION:-

Air Pollution, addition of harmful substances to the

atmosphere resulting in damage to the environment,
human health, and quality of life. One of many forms
of pollution, air pollution occurs inside homes,
schools, and offices; in cities; across continents;
and even globally. Air pollution makes people sicK it
causes breathing problems and promotes cancer
and it harms plants, animals, and the ecosystems in
which they live.
AIR POLLUTION
 WATER POLLUTION

Water Pollution:-
contamination of streams, lakes, underground water, bays,
or oceans by substances harmful to living things. Water is
necessary to life on earth. All organisms contain it; some
live in it; some drink it. Plants and animals require water
that is moderately pure, and they cannot survive if their
water is loaded with toxic chemicals or harmful
microorganisms. If severe, water pollution can kill large
numbers of fish, birds, and other animals, in some cases
killing all members of a species in an affected
areas.
INDUSTRIAL WATER
POLLUTION
 CHEMICAL RISK

A number of toxic substances that humans

encounter regularly may pose serious health risks.
Pesticide residues on vegetable crops, mercury in
fish, and many industrially produced chemicals may
cause cancer, birth defects, genetic mutations, or
death.
GROUND WATER DEPLETION &
CONTAMINATION

Water that collects beneath the ground is

called groundwater.
In addition to groundwater depletion, scientists
worry about groundwater contamination, which
arises from leaking underground storage
tanks, poorly designed industrial waste ponds,
and seepage from the deep-well injection of
hazardous wastes into underground geologic
formations. By some estimates, on average, 25
percent of usable groundwater is
contaminated, and in some areas as much as
75 percent is contaminated
 Energy Production

The limited supply of fossil fuels, coupled with their

contributions to global warming, air pollution, and acid
rain, makes it clear that alternative forms of energy will
be needed to fuel industrial production and
transportation.
THANKS OF THE
AIF DE PROGRAM
&
OUR GUIDE:-

SUNYAINA & DAVINDER KAUR

THAT HELP ME TO MAKE

THIS PRESENTATION