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UNIT X: LAND POLLUTION Flashcards

1
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addition of undesirable matter to land

A

Land Pollution

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2
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T or F: Land pollution damages the terrestrial organisms

A

T

there is a delicate balance between nature and certain organisms like nitrogen fixing bacteria

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3
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Land pollution reduces the uses of the land for a__________, r__________, r_________, or other purposes

A

agricultural; residential; recreational

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4
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Land pollution increase the risk of _______ hazards to man.

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health

food insecurity, malnutrition, RTIs, etc

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5
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Soil composition (4)

A

Minerals
Air
Water
Organic matter from plant & animal residue

MAWO

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6
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Soil function (4)

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Bearing function
Production or plant growth function
Decomposition or ecological function
Filter function

Bear PDF

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7
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Sources of LP (6)

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Accidental chemical spills
Improper disposal of chemicals and industrial waste
Agriculture
Mining and quarrying
Sewage sludge
Household solid waste

sadya-hindi sadya-2industry-2household-others

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8
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Soil contaminants are spilled onto the surface through many di fferent activities.

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Accidental Chemical Spills

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9
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Involves factory, human, and chemical waste, improper disposal, and the use of portions of lands as dump sites

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Improper Disposal of Chemicals and Industrial Waste

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10
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T or F: Microplastics can now be found in our body systems.

A

T

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11
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T or F: Sando bags and pet bottles are short-living plastics

A

F

long

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12
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T or F: Smokey mountains are not a good practice because wastes are only covered by soil and are dumped with waste again.

A

T

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13
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Explosions in dump sites happen due to trapped ________ after decomposing.

A

Methane

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14
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T or F: If we also mismanage our agriculture, it can change the soil composition so much that it becomes unhealthy and will not be viable for crop.

A

T

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15
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Type of agriculture we use in the Ph

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Brute Force Agriculture

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16
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T or F: We don’t have the same balance from the old
times where they depended on the seasons

A

T

Brute Force Agriculture

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17
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In line with Brute Force Agriculture, plans are treated with

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Nitrogen and Fertilizers (ammonia)

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18
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Weeds in corn, rice, etc., can be _______-fixing

A

nitrogen

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19
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In its roots, there is a
bacteria that can fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, which is a natural way of putting back nitrogen into the soil.

A

Monggo

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20
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May not kill us but can change the compositions
in our body

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Pesticides and herbicides

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21
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When it rains over the mountains particularly at mining areas a ffected with chemicals, it will wash over these chemicals and bring it to our sources of freshwater.

A

Runoff

22
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2 Types of Mining

A

Small scale mining
Large scale / industrial mining

23
Q

Less regulated type of mining

A

Small scale mining

24
Q

Heavy metal involved in mining gold

A

Mercury

25
Q

Mercury can destroy the ________ __________ of kidneys.

A

nephron tubules

26
Q

Untreated sewage can contaminate land and bodies of water

A

Sewage Sludge

27
Q

The septic tank shall be located not less than _________ from any well, spring, cistern, or other sources of drinking water supply

A

25 meters

28
Q

Individual sewage disposal system utilizing leaching fields, leaching beds, or leaching wells shall not be permitted where the depth to normal ground water or rock strata is less than ____________.

A

1.20 meters

29
Q

Open dumping of Solid waste

A

Household Solid Waste

30
Q

FATE AND TRANSPORT OF POLLUTANTS IN SOIL: Pollutants might be washed away by ___________, causing little or no harm to the ground; however, pollutants will simply accumulate somewhere else.

A

Precipitation

31
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FATE AND TRANSPORT OF POLLUTANTS IN SOIL: The pollutant, if ________, could evaporate, again causing little harm to the soil ( however, it might become a source of air pollution).

A

volatile

32
Q

FATE AND TRANSPORT OF POLLUTANTS IN SOIL: Pollutants could infiltrate through the __________ soil, in much the same way as groundwater.

A

Unsaturated

33
Q

FATE AND TRANSPORT OF POLLUTANTS IN SOIL: In case of __________ pollution, it may accumulate in the soil.

A

Continuous

34
Q

Increase in concentration of a pollutant from the environment to the first organism in a food chain

A

Bioaccumulation

35
Q

Increase in concentration of a pollutant from one link in a food chain to another

A

Biomagnification

36
Q

Biggest polluters of plastic

A

Philippines and Japan

37
Q

T or F: If the pollutant is found in the soil (pesticides, volatile substances) it will reach the atmosphere.

A

T

solid waste is correlated to air

38
Q

3 General Categories of Solid Waste

A

Municipal Waste
Industrial Waste
Hazardous Waste

39
Q

One of the major contributors to land pollution

A

Solid Waste

40
Q

Waste arising from domestic, commercial, institutional activities in urban areas; a mix of biodegradable and non biodegradable waste

A

Municipal Waste

41
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Waste arising from industrial activity and typically include rubbish, ashes, and hazardous waste

A

Industrial Waste

42
Q

Waste that poses substantial danger immediately or over a period of time to human, plant or animal life. It exhibit the following:
○ Toxicity
○ Ignitability (sumasabog)
○ Corrosivity (sa skin)
○ Reactivity (ex. lithium ion batts)

A

Hazardous Waste

43
Q

Solution to land pollution

A

Solid Waste Management

44
Q

We need an ___________ __________ to promote waste
management can also be implemented

A

Encouraging environment (use models)

45
Q

Public Health Implications of Improper SW Management

A

Aesthetic problems (eyesores, odor)
Clogging of sewers, drains & river
Breeding place of insects & rodents
Surface & groundwater pollution
Contributes to air pollution

46
Q

Functional Elements of SWM

A

Waste Generation
Storage
Collection
Transfer and Transport —- Processing and Recovery
Disposal

47
Q

The landfill system should have a _______ _________ because they waste should not be in layers as they decompose.

A

space container

48
Q

The landfill system should have a _____ __________ ________ because waste generates gas as it decomposes.

A

gas collection system

49
Q

It is the liquid portion that comes off the waste.

A

Leachate

50
Q

The gas collection could be used for __________ generation.

A

electricity

51
Q

The landfill system should have a __________ ______ because waste should not be exposed.

A

protective cap

52
Q

The landfill system should have a __________ ______ that should not be crossed by leachate (before reaching the water table).

A

protective line

MT 6312 (8 decks)

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