Classifications of Pollution

🎯Classifications of Pollution

There are several types of pollution, and they may come from different sources and have different consequences.
These are classified as

(i) On the basis of part of an environment where it occurs most

(a) Air Pollution
(b) Water Pollution
(c) Soil Pollution


(ii) On the basis of its origin 

(a) Natural (e.g. volcanic eruptions)
(b) Anthropogenic (man made pollution, such as industrial pollution, agricultural pollution, etc.)

(iii) According to the physical nature of pollutant

(a) Gaseous Pollution
(b) Dust Pollution
(c) Noise Pollution
(d) Radioactive Pollution, etc.