Environmental Pollution in Petroleum Refineries
Environmental Pollution in Petroleum Refineries
Environmental Pollution in Petroleum Refineries
Pollution in
Petroleum
Refineries
Subtitle
Environmental
Environment embraces all those disciplines which are
concerned with the physical, chemical, political, social,
cultural biological and even technological surroundings
in which all kinds of organisms live.
Environmental Pollution
Pollution is the contamination of our environment with
harmful substances, chemicals and impurities. Biological
and physical changes that adversely affect the health
and survival of living organisms are also pollution.
One of the greatest problems that the world is facing
today is that of environmental pollution, increasing with
every passing year due to the industrial revolution of
mankind and causing grave and irreparable damage to
the earth.
Pollutants
The agents which cause environmental pollutions are
called pollutants.
Types of Pollutions
Air pollution
Water pollution
Soil pollution
Thermal pollution
Noise Pollution
Marine Pollution
Air Pollution
Air pollution may be defined as the presence of any
solid, liquid or gaseous substance including noise and
radioactive radiation in the atmosphere in such
concentration that may be directly and indirectly
injurious to humans or other living organisms, plants,
property or interferes with the normal environmental
processes.
Air Pollutants