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PollutionChemicals 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?RecycleThrow trash away properlyRide a bicycle or walk instead of driving a carUse solar or wind energy instead of energy
from power plants
Photo credit (clockwise from top): Eyematrix, Wavebreakmedia Ltd, jehsomwang, iriselmo; Thinkstock.com
