Land Pollution Flashcards
Land pollution is the addition of undesirable matter to land that:
damage the ____ organisms,
terrestrial
Land pollution is the addition of undesirable matter to land that: reduce the uses of the land for ___, ___, ____ or other purposes
agricultural, residential, recreational
Land pollution is the addition of undesirable matter to land that: ___ the risk of health hazards to man.
increase
Soil Composition: Select all that apply
Minerals
Air
Solid Waste
Organic Matter from plant
Microplastics
Organic matter from animal residue
all except solid waste and microplastics
Soil Function: the capacity of soil to support the loads that are applied to the ground above
Bearing function
Soil Function: Medium for plant growth
Production or plant growth
function
Soil Function: recycling old, dead materials into the raw materials
decomposition or ecological function
Soil Function: Filter
Filter function
Sources of Land Pollution: Odd man out
a accidental chemical spills
b household solid waste
c improper disposal of chemicals and industrial waste
e. none of the above
none of the above
Sources of Land Pollution: Odd man out
a. agriculture
b. mining and quarrying
c. sewage sludge
d. Forestry Practices
e. solid waste
d. forestry practices
Source of Land Pollution: Soil contaminants are spilled onto the surface through many different activities.
Accidental chemical spills
Source of Land Pollution: disposal of Toxic and hazardous chemicals
Improper disposal of chemicals and industrial waste
Source of Land Pollution: Untreated sewage can contaminate land and bodies of water
Sewage Sludge
Source of Land Pollution: Open dumping of Solid waste
Household solid waste
Fate and Transport of Pollutants in Soil: pollutant might be washed away by ____
precipitation
T/f: precipitation of pollution causes no harm to the ground
TRUE - but will accumulate somewhere else
Fate and Transport of Pollutants in Soil: pollutant might be washed away by precipiration and will simply ___ somewhere else
accumulate
Fate and Transport of Pollutants in Soil: volatile pollutants evaporate causing no harm to the soil
TRUE - but becomes a source of air pollution
t/f: pollutant could infiltrate through the saturated soil, in much the same way as groundwater
false, unsaturated
t/f: In case of continuous pollution, it may accumulate in the soil
TRUE
some chemicals in continuous pollution like heavy metals and pesticides can ___ and ___ through the food chain
bioaccumulate and biomagnify
increasein concentration of a pollutant from the environment to the first organism in a food chain
bioaccumulation
increasein concentration of a pollutant from one link in a food chain to another
biomagnification
One of the major contributor to land pollution
Solid waste
three general categories of waste
municipal, industrial, and hazardous
waste arising from
domestic commercial institutional
in urban areas.
Municipal solid waste
waste arising from industrial activity and typically include rubbish, ashes, and hazardous waste
Industrial Solid Waste
waste that pose
substantial danger immediately or over a period of time to human, plant or animal life.
Hazardous Solid waste
Hazardous solid wastes exhibits the following (4)
Toxicity
ignatability
corrosivity
reactivity
improper SW management implications: (Select all that apply)
a. Disruption of food chains
b. aesthetic problems (eyesores, odor)
c. clogging of sewers, drains & river
d. loss of biodiversity
d. breeding place of insects & rodents
e. surface & groundwater pollution
f. contributes to air pollution
e. Harm to Aquatic Ecosystems
b, c, d, e, f
FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT:
(6)
waste generation
storage
collection
transfer and transport
processing and recovery
disposal
