Download Learning Objectives Pollution

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Training for Healthcare Professionals
Health
Environment
Safety
Module : Specimen
Collection
– Blood
Culture
Pollution
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Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
• Understand what pollution is
• Understand the causes and effects of pollution
• Learn to protect oneself and the environment from the
adverse effects of pollution
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Pollution
• Pollution is the contamination of
environment with substances that
have a harmful effect on it.
• The term pollution refers primarily
to the fouling of air, water, and land
by wastes.
• Polythene bags, plastics,
poisonous chemicals, etc., are
some substances that cause
pollution
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Did You Know?
• Pollution is continuously changing the
colour of the marble frontal of Taj Mahal,
one of the seven wonders of the modern
world, to yellow
• Almost 80% of Indian sewage flows
untreated into river Ganga
• There are more than 500 million cars in the
world and by 2030 the number will rise to 1
billion, almost doubling the pollution level
• Around 1000 children die in India every
year due to diseases caused from polluted
water
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Pollutants
• Pollutants are substances that have
harmful effects on the environment
• On the basis of their form, they can be
classified as follows:
• Primary pollutants: These are directly
released from the source. E.g.. Carbon
dioxide emissions
• Secondary pollutants: These form
when primary pollutants react in the
atmosphere. E.g.. Sulphuric Acid,
Ozone, etc.
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Types of Pollution
Water Pollution : Sewage, industrial
wastes
Air Pollution: Ozone, nitrogen dioxide,
sulphur oxides
Noise Pollution: Industries, automobiles
Soil Pollution: Pesticides, herbicides,
polythene bags
Thermal Pollution: Waste from steel
industries, power plants
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Effects
Pollution is never just someone else’s problem. Most of all it affects
children, pregnant women, and people with heart and respiratory
diseases. Here are some of its effects:
• Air pollutants such as ozone contribute to
climate change
• Air pollution causes appendicitis, asthma,
increase in blood pressure, breast cancer,
etc.
• Lead, cadmium are consumed by insects
disrupts the entire food chain as it is
consumed by other animals
• Oil spills are harmful to aquatic animals like
fish
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Preventive Measures
“One person alone cannot save the planet’s biodiversity, but each
individual’s effort to encourage nature’s wealth must not be
underestimated.”
- United Nations Environment Programme
Click on each image to know more.
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Preventive Measures –
Protecting the Environment
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Improve waste disposal
Use efficient transportation
Reduce energy consumption
Go Green
Be a responsible citizen
Use Renewable sources of energy
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Preventive Measures –
Protecting Oneself
• Avoid exercising outdoors when
pollution levels are high.
• Eat in clean places. Consume foods
that are high in antioxidants.
• If you have breathing problems, stay
away from friends and family when
they smoke.
• Have your drinking water tested in a
laboratory.
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Activity
Time Required (suggested) : 30 Minutes
Items Needed: NIL
Form Groups : Divide yourselves into groups of five for the activity. - 5 minutes
Activity : Pollution
Initial Demonstration: 10 minutes
Each group selects two volunteers and a leader to coordinate the activity. The leader will choose a
topic, which will be a type of pollution, for his group. One volunteer suggests a way to protect oneself,
and the other, a way to protect the environment from the type of pollution. Rest of the group
members observe.
Group Feedback: 5 minutes
The observers in the group give feedback to the volunteers about their suggested methods.
Repeat Demonstration: 5 minutes
Another set of volunteers in each group will repeat the same exercise.
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Now, You Can…
Please rank your comfort level for the learning objectives:
Yes
Need More Practice No
• Define pollution
• Protect oneself from pollution
• Protect the environment
from pollution
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Acknowledgement and Credits
We gratefully acknowledge the following sources of information and
content:
• http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/various-pollutionfacts.php#sthash.uIFdqKtg.dpuf
• http://www.allsubjects4you.com/pollution.htm
For further references, please see:
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/8179446
/Taj-Mahal-falling-victim-to-chronic-pollution.html
Authors: Gautham Sethuraman, Deepali Ghosh, Suneel Kadekar
Graphic Designer: Revana Siddappa
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