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1. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT Submitted by : YOGESH KUMAR

2. INTRODUCTION An act to provide for the protection and improvement of environment. The decisions were taken at the United nations conference on the human environment in June 1992,in which India participated, to take appropriate steps for the protection and improvement of human environment. The Environment Protection Act 1986 was introduced after the Bhopal gas tragedy.

3. OBJECTIVES To protect the forests and wildlife in the country. To improve the quality of life by protection of environment. Establishing environmental laboratories. To appoint environment officers to check environmental pollution .

4. DEFINATIONS ENVIRONMENT – Environment it includes water, air and land and the inter relationship which exists between water, air and land and human being, other living creatures, plants, micro organisms and property. 2 . ENVIRONMENT POLLUTANT - It means any solid, liquid or gaseous substance present in such concentration as may be injurious to environment pollutant.

5. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE- It means any substance or preparation which, by reason of its chemical or physico -chemical properties or handling, is liable to cause harm to human beings, other living creatures, plant, micro-organism, property or the environment ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION- It means the presence of any environmental pollutant in the environment. It includes all extraneous materials that are harmful to human being ,animals and plants life.

6. SOURCES AND CAUSES FOR THE POLLUTION

7. Combustion Construction Mining Agriculture Chemical plants Coal-fired power plants Oil refineries Petrochemical plants, Nuclear waste • Large livestock farms (dairy cows, pigs, poultry, etc.) • PVC factories Plastics factories and other heavy industry are increasingly significant in the pollution equation.

8. PREVENTION , CONTROL, OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

9. Persons carrying on industry operation, etc., not to allow emission or discharge of environmental pollutants in excess of the standards. Persons handling hazardous substances to comply with procedural safeguards Furnishing of information to authorities and agencies in certain cases Powers of entry and inspection Power to take sample and procedure to be followed in connection therewith Environmental laboratories

10. CONCLUSION If we think right now we can minimize the pollution While you are thinking about yourself, Think about our environment and GO GREEN

11. THANK YOU