Land Pollution

By: Jose Gallardo

 What is Land Pollution?
Land pollution is the deterioration
(destruction) of the earths land surfaces,
often directly or indirectly as a result of
mans activities and their misuse of land
resources.
 How is Land Pollution Caused?
It occurs when waste is not disposed of properly, or can
occur when humans throw chemicals onto the soil in the
form of pesticides, insecticides and fertilizers during
agricultural practices. Exploitation of minerals (mining
activities) has also contributed to the destruction of the
earths surface.
 Land Pollution Chemicals can take a long time
Stimulates Other to appear in groundwater
Types of Pollution Water Pollution

Can be caused by the use of

pesticides

Pesticides are used on

agriculture too kill pests

Groundwater is contaminated
by pesticides, used for drinking
water by about 50% of the
Nations population, 95% in
agricultural areas
Types of Land Pollution (Four Main
Types)
Solid Waste-

Things like paper, plastic containers, bottles, cans, food and even used cars
and broken electronic goods, broken furniture and hospital waste are all
examples of solid waste. Some of these are biodegradable (meaning they
easily rot or decay into organic matter). Examples include food droppings,
paper products as well as vegetation (like grass and twigs). Others are not
biodegradable, and they include plastics, metals and aluminum cans,
broken computer and car parts.
Types of Land Pollution (Four Main
Types)
Pesticides and Fertilizers-

Many farming activities engage in the application of fertilizers, pesticides

and insecticides for higher crop yield. This is good because we get more
food, but can you think of what happens to the chemicals that end up on
the crops and soils? Sometimes, insects and small animals are killed and
bigger animals that eat tiny animals (as in food chains) are also harmed.
Finally, the chemicals may be washed down as it rains and over time, they
end up in the water table below (causes water pollution).
Types of Land Pollution (Four Main
Types)
Chemicals-

Chemical and nuclear power plants produce waste materials that have to
be stored somewhere. Fertilizer, insecticides, pesticides, pharmaceuticals
manufacturers also produce lots of solid and liquid waste. In many cases,
they are stored in an environmentally safe way, but there are some that
find their way into landfills and other less safe storage facilities. Sometimes
they also find their way into leaking pipes and gutters. They end up
polluting soils and making crops harmful to our health.
Types of Land Pollution (Four Main
Types)
Deforestation-

Humans depend on trees for many things including life. Trees absorb
carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) from the air and enrich the air with
Oxygen, which is needed for life. Trees provide wood for humans and a
habitat to many land animals, insects and birds. Trees also, help replenish
soils and help retain nutrients being washed away. Unfortunately, we have
cut down millions of acres of trees for wood, construction, farming and
mining purposes, and never planted new trees back. This is a type of land
pollution.
Common Causes Of Land Pollution
 How are they harmed?
Land Colony collapse disorder
Pollution The EPA requires instructions for
protecting bees on the labels of
pesticides that are known to be
particularly harmful to bees

Bee Kill Incident- When most or all

of the bees in a hive are killed by
overexposure to a pesticide, results
from acute pesticide poisoning

Pesticide poisoning through

exposure to pesticides applied to
crops or for in-hive insect or mite
control.

The result of the flaws of the Human

race
 Warning Or Caution Statements
Type Of Formulation
Directions For Name Of Product Ingredient Statement
Use

Re Entry Statement Registration And Net Contents

Establishment Numbers
Name And Address Of Manufacturer Misuse Statement Child Hazard Warning
 Land
Effects of Land Pollution on Humans
Pollution
Contaminated lands and
environments can:
Cause problems in the human
respiratory system.

Cause problems on the skin.

Cause various kinds of cancers.

Eating fruits and vegetables that have

been grown in polluted soil.
Some people live off of Land Breathing in polluted dust or particles.
Pollution by scavenging for food
that has been thrown away
Solutions
everyone must read and follow pesticide
label instructions

Make people aware about the concept of

Reduce, Recycle and Reuse.

Reduce the use of pesticides and

fertilizers in agricultural activities.

Buy biodegradable products.

Do Organic gardening and eat organic

food that will be grown without the use
of pesticides.
Action
To take action I will be raising
awareness by distributing some flyers
to my classmates
 Citations
http://eschooltoday.com/pollution/land-pollution/what-is-land-pollution.html

http://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/articles/1217
97.aspx
https://www.britannica.com/science/land-pollution

http://www.avensonline.org/blog/land-pollution-an-introduction-to-causes-eff
ects-and-solution.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2984095/

https://www.epa.gov/pollinator-protection/colony-collapse-disorder

https://recreational-turf.wikispaces.com/PESTICIDE+LABELING