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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
'''Pollution''' is the harmful [[Chemical|chemicals]] that go into the [[Environment|environment]] usually made by [[Human|humans]].
===About Pollution===
: Pollution can be in the [[water]] or in the [[air]].
: Factories often produce [[pollution]] that gets into the [[air]], including [[soot]] that can affect our [[breathing]] as well as [[Sulphur Dioxide]] and [[Nitrous Oxide]]s which cause [[Acid Rain|acid rain]].
: [[Plastic (Material)|Plastic]] is currently considered a major [[pollution]] in the [[ocean]]s and is responsible for the deaths of countless [[animal]]s every year.
: [[Fertiliser]]s used on crops is a major source of [[pollution]] for [[river]]s and lakes and can cause [[eutrophication]].
===Pollution in a Food Chain===
: When farmers grow crops, wild animals sometimes eat them, so the farmers spray the crops with poison.
: When the animals die from the poison, they are eaten by other animals which then also eat the poison.
: The poison builds up in the food chain, meaning the [[Top Carnivore|top carnivore]] often has a lot more poison than was originally sprayed on the crops. This can be very harmful to them and even kill them.
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| style="height:20px; width:500px; text-align:center;" |In this [[diagram]] the poison is shown by yellow X's. If each gazelle eats two bushes, then the gazelles will get twice as much poison as the bush. If a cheetah eats two gazelles, then the cheetah will get twice as much poison as the gazelle had.
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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
'''Pollution''' is the harmful [[Chemical|chemicals]] that go into the [[Environment|environment]] (usually made by [[human]]s).
===About Pollution===
: There are many different kinds of [[pollution]]. Some go into the [[Air Pollution|air]] where they can be [[inhale]]d by [[organism]]s, some go in the water where they can be [[ingest]]ed by [[animal]]s or [[Absorb (Biology)|absorbed]] by [[plant]]s and some may get into the [[soil]] where they can also be [[Absorb (Biology)|absorbed]] by [[plant]]s.
: '''Pollutant'''s can harm the [[organism]] which first takes them in or it can harm [[organism]]s further along in the [[Food Chain|food chain]] as the [[pollution]] can be [[concentration|concentrated]] as it is passed along to the next [[Trophic Level|trophic level]].
: [[Pollution]] can damage entire [[ecosystem]]s and reduce [[biodiversity]].
===Pollution and Disease===
: [[Air Pollution|Air '''pollution''']] is a [[Risk Factor|risk factor]] in [[lung]] [[disease]]s including [[Lung Cancer]].
===References===
====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945563/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945563&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9a1d023a374038e6072f33c4f3cf808b ''Pollution, page 116, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158754/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158754&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=27ad53b0283feeff7fc5ae04a9e205f440 ''Pollution, page 358-61, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359381/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359381&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=47c8d1ae58d8b3a5e2094cd447154558 ''Pollution, pages 202-203, 217, GCSE Chemistry; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851346/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851346&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=3ac654f4b0da781c49c855a1af4c92ea ''Pollution, pages 237-8, GCSE Chemistry, Hodder, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851338/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851338&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=425855d5890466e47189e1c21b67a1ea ''Pollution, pages 263, 264, 271-6, GCSE Biology, Hodder, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782946381/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782946381&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=5ec5fc3f6429e30c1d9ab9bca2bccf93 ''Pollution, pages 276, 277, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Biology, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359373/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359373&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=952a73bbb09d222ecc4b50d200679849 ''Pollution, pages 288-291, 296-297, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945954/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945954&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=100574c08fbbb64318256eb79ed61a76 ''Pollution, pages 341, 342, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945598/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945598&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ad276ad49df77ab4b40ab4fd0fe10172 ''Pollution, pages 91, 158, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158754/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158754&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=27ad53b0283feeff7fc5ae04a9e205f441 ''Pollution; indicator, page 360-1, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851362/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851362&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=7d78d70a2044ee9982dae010c94af92a ''Pollution; Of air, pages 105, 179-81, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851362/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851362&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=7d78d70a2044ee9982dae010c94af92a ''Pollution; Of land, pages 105-6, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851362/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851362&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=7d78d70a2044ee9982dae010c94af92a ''Pollution; Of water, pages 104-5, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA '']
====Edexcel====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945741/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945741&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=30da4f2178da182547b62a7329d13b57 ''Pollution, page 67, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120207/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120207&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=22455ff53961978667722edaa64c0be5 ''Pollution, page 93, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120215/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120215&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=8f96ddb76196848bafdb124354e4cf77 ''Pollution, pages 158-159, GCSE Chemistry, Pearson, Edexcel '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782948120/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782948120&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=dedef775c6a43dbb0a609441525adac0 ''Pollution, pages 283, 308, 309, GCSE Biology, CGP, Edexcel '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782946748/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782946748&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a4f0348fc37d0ba1bb52d27f8679581f ''Pollution, pages 95, 105, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120207/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120207&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=22455ff53961978667722edaa64c0be5 ''Pollution; assessing, pages 186-187, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel '']
====OCR====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359810/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359810&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=d768d99f1a06f7c12fab40e5aef85a55 ''Pollution, page 29, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945660/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945660&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=83aa4500ad7759e7f401a1c5ba5df758 ''Pollution, page 81, Gateway GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359829/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359829&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=90e8d7b4f039d53035238fa0320fe00b ''Pollution, pages 254-255, Gateway GCSE Chemistry, Oxford, OCR '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945695/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945695&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ceafcc80bcad6b6754ee97a0c7ceea53 ''Pollution, pages 62, 147, Gateway GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR '']