LAND POLLUTION

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
OBJECTIVES:

• DESCRIBE WHAT LAND POLLUTION IS

• DETERMINE THE SOURCES OF LAND POLLUTION
• IDENTIFY THE EFFECTS OF LAND POLLUTION TO
PLANTS, ANIMALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
• COME UP WITH WAYS TO REDUCE LAND
POLLUTION
LAND AND SOIL POLLUTION
• SOLID WASTE
• GARBAGE
• GOVERNMENT ACTION ON GARBAGE DISPOSAL
• LESSON 20: DIFFERENT METHODS OF WASTE DISPOSAL
• LANDFILL
• INCINERATOR
• OCEAN DUMPING
LAND POLLUTION
is the destruction and contamination of
the land through the direct and indirect
actions of humans.
 CAUSES OF LAND POLLUTION
1. Deforestation and soil
erosion

2. Agricultural chemicals

3. Industrialization
 CAUSES OF LAND POLLUTION

4.Mining

5. Landfills

6. Human sewage
 EFFECTS OF LAND POLLUTION

Ground water
poisoning

 Leaching
 EFFECTS OF LAND POLLUTION

Water nutrient
enrichment

Eutrophication
 EFFECTS OF LAND POLLUTION

Loss of topsoil

 Soil becomes more susceptible to

harmful fungus species and begins
to erode.
 EFFECTS OF LAND POLLUTION

Shifting habitat

 Animals are forced to move to

find shelter and food.
 Extinction of some species.
 EFFECTS OF LAND POLLUTION

Increased risk
of wildfires
 Fires can grow quickly
because of the dry conditions
and widening area of
polluted land.
 EFFECTS OF LAND POLLUTION
 Birth defects
 Development of
breathing disorders
ON HUMANS  Skin diseases
 Cancer
 Affect child’s cognitive
development
SOLUTIONS TO LAND POLLUTION
Proper waste disposal
3R’s
Organic Gardening
Patronizing local organic products

Reducing the use of non-biodegradable products

“Thousands have lived
without love, not one
without water.”
W. H. Auden - British poet