How does housing affect natural enviornment? Flashcards
1
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what is pollution
A
introduction of a great concentration of substances that do not normally belong in the environment.
Harmfully effects plants, animals, humans
2
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What is land pollution
A
garbage/industrial waste impacted from many forms of industry.
3
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How does land pollution affect building of houses
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Its can leas to long-term damage to land =>unsafe for building houses
4
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what causes water pollution?
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surface-runoff from streets carries oil, rubber and other contaminants form vehicles.
Ground water contaminated by garbage dumps, toxic waste and chemical storage
The prosses of removing poorly treated sewage that is low in dissolved O2 and high in pollutants from waste water