Introduction

Environmental degradation is one of the important issue at global level. It was decided
that degrading environment cannot foster sustainable development and healthy future of next
generation at the Rio-D-Janerio in world Earth summit in 1992. Pollution is main cause of
Environmental degradations and this concept is used generally in media and public forum. Any
issue concerned with environment does not ends without description of pollution. From last few
decades world is aware of pollution and its harmful effect. Pollution is becoming a hot issue all
over the world. All the countries have taken a serious action to control the pollution. Each and
every nation has been engaged in preparation of National Environmental Policy for sustainable
development and conservation of natural resources.

Pollution is defined as undesirable change in the physical, chemical or biological characteristics

of natural water, air, or soil, which can adversely affect the life or can create a potential health
hazards to any living organisms or can cause damage to nan living things. Material or property.
Pollution is contamination of air, water or soil by substance that are harmful to living organisms.
In simple manner any direct or indirect alteration in any property, any component from the
environment , which disturbs the original functioning of the same. This change is also harmful to
man or any living organism is known as pollution. Pollutant means the substance in any form of
matter. i.e. solid, liquid or gaseous which cause the pollution.

Development activities such as construction, transportation and manufacturing not only deplete
the natural resources but also produce large amount of wastes that leads to pollution of air, water,
soil, and oceans; global warming and acid rains. Untreated or improperly treated waste is a major
causes of pollution, of rivers and environmental degradation causing ill health and loss of crop
productivity . Study about the major causes of pollution , their effects on our environment and
the various measures that can be taken to control such pollutions.

In general pollution can be divided into two basic categories, i.e. Natural pollution and Man date
pollution which is based on the origin of pollutant. If pollutant generates due to natural activities
like storm, forest fires, volcanoes it is natural pollution. If the pollutants come into nature due to
man made activities and pollute the environment is known as man-made pollution, e. g. chemical
fumes or effluents from the factories. This is simply discharge of unhealthy material in the
environment due to man made activities. Pollution is categorized into three categories, depending
upon the nature of pollutant and their effect on environment. These major types of pollution are
air, water, and soil pollution. There are many other types of pollutant depending upon the
specific nature.
Objectives

1.To understand the meaning of environment pollution,Pollutants.

2.To list various kinds of Pollution.

3.To identify the causes of environmental Pollution.

4.To find out the ways of controlling Pollution.

5.To understand the effects of environmental Pollution.