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37 Free Environmental Pollution Books [PDF]

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Environmental pollution happens when harmful substances end up in the air we breathe, the water we drink and the soil that feeds us. These free books in PDF explain where pollution comes from and how it affects our health.

You'll find guides on air pollution, water pollution, plastic waste and soil contamination, plus noise and chemicals. Most come from trusted sources like the WHO, UNEP and the World Bank.

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Environmental Pollution Books

Start here for the big picture of environmental pollution. These reports cover every major type of pollution, its causes and its effects on people and ecosystems.

  • Towards a Pollution-Free Planet

    A global overview of every major type of pollution, from air and water to soil, chemicals and waste, with the actions that can stop it. A clear starting point to understand the whole problem.

    UN Environment Programme (UNEP)

    Format: PDF 124 pages 5.14 MB
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  • Zero Pollution Outlook 2022

    Looks at how air, water, soil and noise pollution affect our health and ecosystems, and what it would take to bring them down to safe levels. Packed with maps and charts.

    European Commission Joint Research Centre

    Format: PDF 99 pages 13.06 MB
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  • Healthy Environment, Healthy Lives

    Explains how polluted air, noise, chemicals and dirty water shape our health and well-being, and who is most at risk. Well illustrated and easy to follow.

    European Environment Agency

    Format: PDF 172 pages 29.47 MB
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  • Inheriting a Sustainable World? Atlas on Children's Health and the Environment

    An illustrated atlas showing how air pollution, unsafe water, chemicals and e-waste affect children, with clear infographics on each risk and how to reduce it.

    World Health Organization

    Format: PDF 164 pages 16.45 MB
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  • Pollution

    A textbook chapter covering the causes, effects and control of air, water, soil, marine, noise and thermal pollution, plus solid waste and real case studies. Great for students.

    The University Grants Commission

    Format: PDF 52 pages 0.35 MB
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  • Environment Pollution

    Traces how countries came together to fight pollution through international treaties and institutions, from the 1972 Stockholm conference onward.

    Peter M Haas

    Format: PDF 45 pages 0.18 MB
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Air Pollution Books

From city smog to smoke inside the home, these air pollution books explain which pollutants matter and how they harm your lungs. You'll also find the engineering used to keep emissions in check.

Water Pollution Books

Rivers, lakes, groundwater and the water in your tap all need protection. These water pollution books cover wastewater, oil spills like Deepwater Horizon and how drinking water stays safe.

Plastic Pollution Books

Plastic never really goes away. These books follow it from our trash to the oceans, including the microplastics now found almost everywhere.

Soil Pollution Books

Soil pollution is the hardest type to see. Learn how heavy metals and pesticides reach the soil and how contaminated land is cleaned up, even with plants.

  • Soil Pollution: A Hidden Reality

    The best introduction to soil pollution: the main pollutants, including heavy metals and pesticides, how they reach the soil and food chain, and how contaminated land is cleaned up.

    Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

    Format: PDF 156 pages 9.81 MB
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  • Soil Contamination by Heavy Metals and Metalloids

    Research on how lead, cadmium, arsenic and other heavy metals build up in soils, and the risks they pose to crops and people.

    Dionisios Gasparatos (ed.)

    Format: PDF 104 pages 6.96 MB
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  • Urban Redevelopment of Contaminated Sites

    How old industrial land and other contaminated sites affect health, and how cities can clean them up safely before building on them.

    WHO Regional Office for Europe

    Format: PDF 165 pages 3.01 MB
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  • Introduction to Phytoremediation

    A practical guide to using plants to clean up polluted soil and water, explaining which plants work, for which contaminants and at what cost.

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    Format: PDF 105 pages 3.44 MB
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Pollution Control Books

This is the practical side of pollution control. These environmental engineering manuals show how industries prevent pollution at the source and treat their emissions and waste.

Pollution Books for Kids

Here you'll find picture books, activity books and classroom lessons that teach kids about pollution. They work great for parents, teachers and youth clubs.

  • Why Is Coco Orange?

    A picture book for ages 4 to 8 about Coco, a chameleon who can't change colors and whose asthma is acting up. A fun way to teach kids about air quality and staying healthy.

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    Format: PDF 36 pages 1.47 MB
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  • A Cloud of Trash

    An illustrated story about Cheekoo, a girl followed everywhere by a cloud of her own trash, and how she learns to handle her waste. Perfect for talking about litter and recycling with young readers.

    Karanjeet Kaur

    Format: PDF 23 pages 3.01 MB
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  • What's Happened to Our Water?

    A picture book about Mfubu and his friends, who travel up the river to find out why their pool has turned dirty. Ideal for preschool readers.

    Sue Adams

    Format: PDF 19 pages 4.4 MB
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  • Drop by Drop Makes the Ocean

    An illustrated story about a village pond ruined by factory chemicals, and the children and grandmother who work together to bring it back to life.

    Bhumija Rishi

    Format: PDF 12 pages 1.47 MB
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  • Understanding Marine Debris: Games and Activities for Kids of All Ages

    Puzzles, mazes and coloring pages that teach kids how trash ends up in the ocean and what they can do to stop it.

    NOAA Marine Debris Program

    Format: PDF 16 pages 1.44 MB
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  • Air Quality Activity Book

    Colorful games and activities that help kids learn what air pollution is, how to read the air quality index and how to stay healthy.

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    Format: PDF 14 pages 4.99 MB
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  • Plastic Pollution Curriculum and Activity Guide

    Ready-to-use lessons from kindergarten to high school on trash, watersheds and plastic in our waterways, with hands-on activities for every grade.

    Pennsylvania Sea Grant Penn State

    Format: PDF 78 pages 3.09 MB
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  • AQI Toolkit for Teachers

    Classroom lessons for grades K to 8 on air quality, ozone and particle pollution, with experiments, worksheets and teacher notes.

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    Format: PDF 196 pages 2.55 MB
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  • Environmental Activities for Youth Clubs and Camps

    Hundreds of outdoor and classroom activities on waste, water, air and nature, designed for youth clubs, camps and community groups.

    Peace Corps

    Format: PDF 206 pages 22.37 MB
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That's the full collection of environmental pollution books. Every PDF is free to read online or download, with no sign-up.

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