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What is Environment ?? Environment means our surrounding
Environment includes
air
water
soil
Biological environment- flora,
fauna
noise
aesthetics
cultural, socio-economic,
political conditions
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Why Care for Environment ?? It affects our ability to live on Earth
It affects our health, our economy, our existence
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Threats to Environment
Air pollution
Tonnes of pollutants dumped
in air by industries, vehicles
Green coverage decreasing day by day
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Air Pollutants CO2
CO
Nitrogen oxides (NOx)
Sulfur oxides
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Particulate Matter
Toxic metals- lead, cadmium
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Effects of Air Pollution Dust Particles of small sizes damages lungs– causing respiratory symptoms like
cough, wheezing, asthma etc
Excess Carbon Monoxide can cause death
Excess CO2 , CH4 (Green house gases)
causing Global warming
Polar ice caps melting
Higher sea levels floods
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Effects of Air Pollution Cancer causing potential of diesel exhaust is very high
Poly aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and particulate matter of diesel exhaust 10 times more potent to cause mutation
NOx reduces oxygen carrying capacity of blood, can cause cancer, emphysema
NOx Ozone respiratory problems
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Protect Environment (What can we do?)
Preventive action is the best
Spread the awareness among people
Conduct epidemiological studies– how air quality affects health????????
Pressurize governments for proper policies for e.g.
- prevent dieselization of private vehicles
Promote usage of bicycles
Use alternative energy resources-solar,wind…
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Protect Environment (What can we do?) Zoning and transport infrastructure planning
Introduction of cleaner engines and cleaner fuels like CNG (compressed Natural Gas)
Stricter regulations for vehicular and industrial emissions and regular compliance checking
Stop burning of wastes
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Water Pollution
Stop misuse and wastage of water!!!
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Causes
Dhobi Ghat on river plastics and garbages
dumped into river
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Causes
Clay idols discarded into river
Human corpse discarded into
river
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Oil Spills
A bird covered with oil Oil spill cleaning process
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Water Pollutants Heavy metals--- chromium, nickel, copper etc
Inorganic chemicals– acids, alkalis, inorganic salts
Nutrients- Nitrogen, Phosphorus
Disinfection byproduts– trihalomethanes etc
Microorganisms
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Effects Cadmium causes Itai Itai disease
Mercury causes Minamata disease
Microorganisms causes diseases like dysentry, diarrohea
Excess nutrients cause eutrophication
Decreases
dissolved oxygen
concentration
Affects aquatic life
Itai Itai disease
Minamata disease
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You can help Never throw rubbish away any how. Always look for the correct waste bin. If there is none around,
please take it home and put it in your trash can. This includes places like the beach, riverside and water bodies.
Use water wisely. Do not keep the tap running when not in use. Also, you can reduce the amount of water you use in washing and bathing. If we all do this, we can significantly prevent water shortages and reduce the amount of dirty water that needs treatment.
Do not throw chemicals, oils, paints and medicines down the sink drain, or the toilet. In many cities, your local environment office can help with the disposal of medicines and chemicals. Check with your local authorities if there is a chemical disposal plan for local residents.
Buy more environmentally safe cleaning liquids for use at home and other public places. They are less dangerous to the environment.
If you use chemicals and pesticides for your gardens and farms, be mindful not to overuse pesticides and fertilizers. This will reduce runoffs of the chemical into nearby water sources. Start looking at options of composting and using organic manure instead.
If you live close to a water body, try to plant lots of trees and flowers around your home, so that when it rains, chemicals from your home does not easily drain into the water.
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Soil Pollution
It is the degradation of Earth's land surfaces by human activities and
misuse of land resources.
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Causes Haphazard disposal of urban and industrial wastes
Exploitation of minerals
Harmful agricultural practices
Population increasing
Higher food
demand
Intensive
agriculture
Forest converted to
agricultural fields
monoculture
Excessive
use of
fertilizers,
pesticides,
herbicides
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Causes Urbanization
Construction,
destruction of forests Informal settlements,
poorly maintained
sewage pipes
Construction debris
More land required
for landfill sites
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Effects Can seriously disrupt the balance of nature
Pesticides can damage crops
Some pollutants can get into our systems indirectly from eating vegetables
grown in contaminated soil.
Reduced aesthetic appeal
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What can we do? Three R– Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Collect degradable and non degradable waste in separate bins
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What can we do? Soil remediation for polluted soil
Plant more trees
Afforestation reduces
soil erosion
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Worst Environmental disasters 1)Bhopal Gas Tragedy Dec 2, 1984
45 tonnes of poisonous Methyl isocyanate escaped from Union Carbide Plant
Thousands died within hours
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2) Chernobyl Disaster
April 26, 1986
One reactor of Chernobyl power plant of Ukraine exploded
Massive radiation sent into the atmosphere
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3) Kuwait Oil well fire After Gulf War around 600 oil wells were put ablaze
intentionally
They burnt for 7 months
Smoke, soot, black rain
Lakes of oil created
Animals died
“Kuwait oil well fires 1991” Photo backwoodsweb.com
Aug.1991. 30 Aug. 2011. <http://wwwbackwoodsweb.com>
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And the list goes on 1.The Ones that Made History BP Gulf Oil Spill Tennessee Coal Ash Spill Sidoarjo Mud Volcano Jilin Al-Mishraq Fire West Virginia/Kentucky Coal Sludge Spill Baia Mare Cyanide Spill Libby, Montana Asbestos Contamination Gulf War Oil Spill Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Chernobyl Chevron Oil Refinery Spill Bhopal India Gas Leak Meltdown at Three Mile Island Amoco Cadiz Cactus Dome Marshall Islands Seveso Times Beach Missouri Dioxin Contamination Fire Hole in Turkmenistan The Palomares Incident Ecocide in Vietnam Castle Bravo London's "Great Smog" 1952 Love Canal Minamata Bay toxic poisoning The Great Dustbowl Alabama PCB Poisoning 2.Ongoing Disasters The Aral Sea Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Great Pacific Garbage Patch Guiyu China The Niger Delta Picher, Oklahoma Lead Contamination
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Where we are going?
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What can we do?
Environment management system
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How do I enhance EMS Know the Environmental policy of your company.
Know how to apply it in your day to day activities.
Implement in your area and support other functions.
Know the safe working practices and follow.
Know emergency preparedness procedures
Know the consequences of non compliance
Report Incident and that near misses.
Support for investigation if anything goes wrong.
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Report all incidents Accident/Incident/Near Miss
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What is Environmental Incident? occurrence or set of circumstances, as a consequence
of which pollution (air, water, noise, or land) or an adverse environmental impact has occurred, is occurring, or is likely to occur.
Adverse environmental impact includes contamination, harm to flora and fauna (either individual species or communities), damage to heritage items and adverse community impacts.
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Report all Incidents
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Why to Report all incidents Comply with Law
Learn from mistakes
Identify root cause and take action to avoid recurrence
To avoid 110 Polluting incident and 1 environmental disaster.
We have only one earth for our future generation.
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Environmental Disasters
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Environmental accidents
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Environmental accidents
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Near Miss
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Sustainable Development Development in a way so that resources are able to
meet the demands of future generations
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