Waste from human activity

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  • Created by: Uswa
  • Created on: 23-03-13 16:59
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  • Waste From Human Activity
    • Problems
      • Rapid growth in human population and increase in standard of living
        • Means increasingly more waste is produced
      • Unless waste is handled properly
        • More pollution will be caused
    • Waste may pollute
      • WATER
        • Sewage
        • Fertilisers
        • Toxic Chemicals
      • Air
        • Smoke
        • Gases like sulfur dioxide
          • Which contributes to acid rain
      • Land
        • Toxic chemicals, e.g. pesticides & herbicides
          • Which may be washed from the land into waterways
    • Humans reduce amount of land available for animals and humans by
      • Building
      • Quarrying
      • Farming
      • Dumping water
  • Fertilisers

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