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Land PollutionLand Pollution

Ms. MorrisMs. Morris

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Land Pollution OverviewLand Pollution Overview

• Historically, land is a dumping ground forwaste

• 6 billion tons of waste produced each year   !gricultural

  "ommercial

  #ndustrial

  $omestic• %ormally, not a problem if disposed of

properly

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#f #mproperly $isposed off #mproperly $isposed of&

• Household wastes breeding ground for

rats, flies, mos'uitoes

•One 'uart used motor oil contaminates()),)))*s gallons of drin+ing water 

• Leachate li'uid that results when water

moves through any nonwater media and

collects contaminants

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-oils-oils

• Land earth soil

• -oil is critical to life

  Plants get nutrients from soil  !nimals get nutrients from plants

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-oil-oil

• /our ma0or components

  Mineral particles 1roc+s and clays2

  Organic matter 

  3ater   !ir 

• -oils vary in different aspects

  "olor 

  4hic+ness

  Layers

  !mount of clay, salt, 5 organic matter 

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-oil-oil

• /actors affecting how fast pollutants move

through soil

  -oil composition

  -oil structure

  Pore sies

  !mount of organic matter 

•  !ll -oil profile

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#mage& www.leecounty.com

• O Horion

Organic matter 

•  ! Horion 4op

soil

• 7 Horion

-ubsoil

• " Horion

Parent Material

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• $efine a leachate.

• List the four ma0or soil components.

• 9:plain why soil is critical to all life forms.• Turn in to Ms. Morris by the end of the

day (10 Points).