Land Pollution & Usage

By: Sara Kimborowicz, Joy Mallory, Devin Burger, Brandon Dumas,

Justin Crowley, and Kyle Poslosky

Land Usage Land use- is the human use of land. Land use and land management practices have a big impact on natural resources such as water,soil,nutrients, plants and animals. 

Land Pollution

• plastic bottles/containers, cans, and gas powered vehicles are bad for the environment.

• landfills are the worst for the environment because they are holes in the ground where the waste is placed.

How Do We Use Our Land Today?We use our land today for several things such as:Farming, Mining, Recreation, Highways, Building Cities.

- When land is being used for houses, industries, roads, and businesses it is known as urban land. - Rural land is an area of few people and large open spaces of land. When land is being used for graze livestock and wildlife, it is known as range land.  - We use land in three major ways; woods in forests, crops in farm, and mineral resources! Weather people live in rural or urban cities, we all depend on resources that are being produced in the rural areas.

-Resources being produced by natural andartificial ecosystems is known as ecosystem services.  -Ecosystem Services:      -aesthetic beauty    - purification of water & air      -regulation of climate   -prevention of flood/drought       -movement and cycling of nutrients       -maintenance of biodiversity  -detox wastes      -decompose wastes

Primary Land-Use

- Rangeland- land used to graze livestock and wildlife- Forestland- land used for harvesting wood, wildlife, fish, nuts, and other resources- Cropand- land used to grow plants for food and fiber- Parks and Preserves- land used for recreation and scenic enjoyment and for preserving native animal and plant communities and ecosystems- Wetlands, mountains, deserts etc- land that is difficult to use for human purpose- Urbanland-  land used for houses, businesses, industry and roads.

What is land pollution?

• Land pollution is when left over wasted is is thrown away and piles up in land fills

• Trash is also being thrown away into rivers and into forests as well

• Sometimes the waste in burned for fuel or energy• This is a problem because the products thrown away might

have oils or chemicals in them or on them.•  In a average day in the United States, people throw out up

to 200,000 tons of edible food and 1 million bushels of litter out of their automobiles.

The issue with land pollution

• The issue with land pollution is that chemicals for the waste is getting into the ground 

• When that happens the ground water gets contaminated• The pollution then gets into the soil and eventually gets in to

the air.• If waste gets in the water it will make it unsafe to use or

drink, and if consumed there could be possible health problems. 

•  When the air gets polluted it is also a bad issue because it can turn into something called acid rain, acid rain is rain that is very acidic due to pollutants in cloud water.

Renewable Resources   To cut back on the use of fossil fuels,several renewable resources can be utilized, such as: • Wind power, which is collected by large turbines that spin

from the wind and create electricity that can power homes and businesses. This has the added benefit of producing nearly zero emissions.

• Solar power, which is collected by photovoltaic panels, or pv panels for short.

• Hydroelectric power, which collects energy from running water or waves. This is arguably the best clean energy, because a relatively small contraption can produce a large energy output.

 Cons to Renewable Resources

    Despite being cleaner than collecting coal or other nonrenewable resources, there are some cons to consider when building a clean energy site.• Wind power: In order to collect enough power for commercial use,

the turbines used have to be several hundred feet tall, and have massive spinning blades, which use a lot of space. These can pose a problem for flying animals.

• Solar power: The cells that make up the panel are relatively fragile, and must be protected with a glass covering. Another problem for the average consumer is that they are very expensive.

•  Hydroelectric power: May be quite noisy, and the parts that enter the water may be hazardous for fish.

Solutions for Land Pollution• Disposing waste correctly.• We can separate household waste at home.• Recycling, Re-use and Reduce.• Organic waste can be recycled by composting.• Do not litter.•  Use biodegradable items•  Organic Gardens can help lower the amount of waste sent

to landfills.•  Set up household systems to help separate their waste

products. 

Citation of Sources

• greenstudentU.com• www.earthplatform.com/c/pollution/land • www.buzzle.com•  environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-

warming/pollution-overview/• Environmental Science Book By Karen Arms • http://library.thinkquest.org/07aug/01735/files/

solutions_landpollution.html• www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/airpollution.html•  http://www.awea.org/learnabout/publications/factsheets/

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