HELP STOP POLLUTION AND CLEAN UP THE ENVIRONMENT
TYPES
OF POLLUTION
VISUAL
– paper, Styrofoam and plastic bags, cups and containers, tin
and steel products, glass bottles, shopping carts furniture, newspapers,
car parts, etc.
Litter
Longevity:
|
Item
|
Outdoor life span
|
| Cotton rags
& paper |
Four
weeks |
| Wooden
stakes |
Four
years |
| Wax paper cup |
Fives
years |
| Cigarette filters |
15
years |
| Styrofoam cup |
10
to 20 years |
| Plastic containers |
50
to 70 years |
| Tin or steel cans |
100
years |
| Glass containers |
Forever |
| Rubber products |
Forever |
| SOURCE: Arkansas Game & Fish Commission |
Chemical
– a variety of chemicals and decaying metal objects
Biological
– human and animal waste products; decayed matter
Siltation
– sand and soil run-off into waterways can build up in river bottoms
and kill plant and aquatic life
Thermal
– low water levels and high temperatures raise water temperatures
into the 80’s which can kill aquatic life.
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