Pollution Chemicals or other harmful items that end up in the air or in the water and that make the environment unhealthy.
Trash can become pollution Flagler Beach, October 9, 2004
Cars and other vehicles can cause air pollution
Smog is a type of air pollution
Oil spills cause pollution k/files/images/oceans/poll ution/prestige_oil_spill_vic tim.jpg
Light can be considered pollution
Sound (loud noise) can be pollution
Sewage can cause pollution ed_000.jpg
Pollution can be invisible—we cannot see fertilizer and pesticides
Hot water can be pollution
Polluted or Healthy? Sometimes it is easy to tell…sometimes it is harder
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. relations/archive/newsroom/multimedia/images/2008_images/july/water002.JPG
How can we keep our water and air healthy? Recycle Throw trash away properly Ride a bicycle instead of driving a car Use solar energy instead of energy from power plants