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Chemicals or other harmful items that end up in the air, on land or in the water and that make the environment unhealthy.

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1 Chemicals or other harmful items that end up in the air, on land or in the water and that make the environment unhealthy.

2 Trash can become pollution Flagler Beach, October 9, 2004 Photo credit: Jerry Full Lesson 10: Pollution

3 Cars and other vehicles can cause air pollution Photo credit: EnvironmentBlog (Flickr) Lesson 10: Pollution

4 Smog is a type of air pollution Photo credit: Steven Buss (Flickr) Lesson 10: Pollution

5 Oil spills cause pollution Russian Doors/Marine Photobank 1 LN HTD KYSTVERKET/Marine Photobank Lesson 10: Pollution

6 Light can be considered pollution Photo credit: NASA Lesson 10: Pollution

7 Sound (loud noise) can be pollution Lesson 10: Pollution

8 Sewage can cause pollution Photo credit: Steve Spring/Marine Photobank Lesson 10: Pollution

9 Pollution can be invisible—we cannot see fertilizer and pesticides Photo credit: Chesapeake Bay Program (Flickr) Lesson 10: Pollution

10 Hot water can be pollution Photo credit: FPL/Nuclear Regulatory Commission Lesson 10: Pollution

11 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 Lesson 10: Pollution

12 Polluted or Healthy? Sometimes it is easy to tell…sometimes it is not Photo credits: Maia McGuire Lesson 10: Pollution

13 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 Lesson 10: Pollution


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