TIPS TO PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT.
• Purchase reusable products to produce less waste.
• Make your purchases with your own bag and do not
use the plastic bags of the supermarkets.
• Avoid using disposable items such as paper tissues,
plastic cups and plates, etc.
• Avoid utensils and toys that work with batteries, if it is
not possible, use rechargeable batteries or clean green
batteries.
• When using writing paper, do not write on one side
only and then pull the sheet. Use the other side for
notes, take notes, draw, etc.
• Use the plastic bags that you give in the supermarket
to store the garbage.
• Separate the materials that make up the garbage to
recycle rationally. Use different bags for organic waste,
for paper and cardboard, for glass containers and
another for the rest of containers (brik, plastic, cans).
And deposit each type of waste in the containers that
are available for that purpose.
• Deposit used batteries and printer ink cartridges at
authorized points.
• Expired medications and x-rays that are not useful to
you, deposit them in the containers that you will find in
the pharmacies.
• Turn off the engine of your vehicle if it stops for more
than one minute and does not accelerate the engine or
exceed revolutions, save fuel and pollute less.
HOW CAN WE SAVE WATER?
 Close the taps properly, even if it seems
insignificant, 10 drops of water per minute
is 2,000 liters wasted per year.
 Turn off the tap while brushing your teeth
or shaving.
 Take a shower instead of a bath, as long as
it does not last long.
 Do not thaw food with water, remove it
sufficiently in advance so that it is not
necessary to waste water to thaw it.
 Irrigation of gardens and plants is
preferable to do it in the first hours of the
morning or in the late afternoon to avoid
the rapid evaporation of water.
 Do not wash the car more than once a
month, and not with a hose but with
buckets of water.
 Observe the water meter in your home and Our planet ARDE and little by little
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 INTRODUCTION
Many times we think that the global problems of
the environment are beyond our ability to act.
We feel powerless and consider that we can not
do anything except download the search for
solutions in politics and technology. However,
many of these problems originate in our
production and consumption model, to which we
are largely responsible.
WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION?
Environmental pollution is also the incorporation
into the receiving bodies of solid, liquid or
gaseous substances, or mixtures of them,
whenever they unfavorably alter the natural
conditions thereof, or that may affect the health,
hygiene or welfare of the public.
TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Water pollution: is the incorporation into the
water of foreign matter, such as microorganisms,
chemicals, industrial waste, and other types or
wastewater. These materials deteriorate the
water quality and make it useless for the
intended uses.
Soil pollution: the incorporation into the soil of
foreign matter, such as garbage, toxic waste,
chemical products, and industrial waste.
Soil contamination produces a physical, chemical and
biological imbalance that negatively affects plants,
animals and humans.
Air pollution: is the harmful addition to the atmosphere
of toxic gases, CO, or others that affect the normal
development of plants, animals and that negatively
affect the health of humans.
CAUSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
• Domestic solid waste
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• Industrial solid waste
• Excess of fertilizer and chemical products
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• Burning
• Trash
• Carbon monoxide in vehicles
• Drains of sewage or polluted water to the sea or rivers
EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Environmental pollution affects cardiovascular health.
There is a direct relationship between the increase in air
pollutant particles in the city and the thickening of the
inner wall of the arteries (the "intima media"), which is a
proven indicator of atherosclerosis.
The persistent effect of the pollution of the air breathed,
in a silent process of years, finally leads
to the development of acute cardiovascular
diseases, such as infarction. When inspiring
environmental particles with a diameter less than
2.5 micrometers, enter the smaller airways and then
irritate the arterial walls.
Another effect is the weakening of the ozone layer,
which protects living beings from the sun's
ultraviolet radiation, due to the destruction of
stratospheric ozone by Cl and Br from pollution; or
global warming caused by the increase in the
the massive combustion of fossil materials.
Deteriorates more and more our planet attempt
against the life of plants, animals and people
It causes physical damage to individuals converts to
a non-consumable element in water in
contaminated soils sowing is not possible.
PREVENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
• Do not burn or cut plants
• Control the use of fertilizers and pesticides
• Do not throw garbage in undesignated areas
• Regulate the urban cleaning service
• Create citizen awareness
• Create drainage channels for industries that do
not reach the seas or rivers used for the service or
consumption of man or animals
• Control accidental oil spills