UNIT X: LAND POLLUTION

Question 1

addition of undesirable matter to land

Answer 1

Land Pollution

Question 2

T or F: Land pollution damages the terrestrial organisms

Answer 2

T

there is a delicate balance between nature and certain organisms like nitrogen fixing bacteria

Question 3

Land pollution reduces the uses of the land for a__________, r__________, r_________, or other purposes

Answer 3

agricultural; residential; recreational

Question 4

Land pollution increase the risk of _______ hazards to man.

Answer 4

health

food insecurity, malnutrition, RTIs, etc

Question 5

Soil composition (4)

Answer 5

Minerals
Air
Water
Organic matter from plant & animal residue

MAWO

Question 6

Soil function (4)

Answer 6

Bearing function
Production or plant growth function
Decomposition or ecological function
Filter function

Bear PDF

Question 7

Sources of LP (6)

Answer 7

Accidental chemical spills
Improper disposal of chemicals and industrial waste
Agriculture
Mining and quarrying
Sewage sludge
Household solid waste

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Question 8

Soil contaminants are spilled onto the surface through many di fferent activities.

Answer 8

Accidental Chemical Spills

Question 9

Involves factory, human, and chemical waste, improper disposal, and the use of portions of lands as dump sites

Answer 9

Improper Disposal of Chemicals and Industrial Waste

Question 10

T or F: Microplastics can now be found in our body systems.

Answer 10

T

Question 11

T or F: Sando bags and pet bottles are short-living plastics

Answer 11

F

long

Question 12

T or F: Smokey mountains are not a good practice because wastes are only covered by soil and are dumped with waste again.

Answer 12

T

Question 13

Explosions in dump sites happen due to trapped ________ after decomposing.

Answer 13

Methane

Question 14

T or F: If we also mismanage our agriculture, it can change the soil composition so much that it becomes unhealthy and will not be viable for crop.

Answer 14

T

Question 15

Type of agriculture we use in the Ph

Answer 15

Brute Force Agriculture

Question 16

T or F: We don’t have the same balance from the old
times where they depended on the seasons

Answer 16

T

Brute Force Agriculture

Question 17

In line with Brute Force Agriculture, plans are treated with

Answer 17

Nitrogen and Fertilizers (ammonia)

Question 18

Weeds in corn, rice, etc., can be _______-fixing

Answer 18

nitrogen

Question 19

In its roots, there is a
bacteria that can fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, which is a natural way of putting back nitrogen into the soil.

Answer 19

Monggo

Question 20

May not kill us but can change the compositions
in our body

Answer 20

Pesticides and herbicides

Question 21

When it rains over the mountains particularly at mining areas a ffected with chemicals, it will wash over these chemicals and bring it to our sources of freshwater.

Answer 21

Runoff

Question 22

2 Types of Mining

Answer 22

Small scale mining
Large scale / industrial mining

Question 23

Less regulated type of mining

Answer 23

Small scale mining

Question 24

Heavy metal involved in mining gold

Answer 24

Mercury

Question 25

Mercury can destroy the ________ __________ of kidneys.

Answer 25

nephron tubules

Question 26

Untreated sewage can contaminate land and bodies of water

Answer 26

Sewage Sludge

Question 27

The septic tank shall be located not less than _________ from any well, spring, cistern, or other sources of drinking water supply

Answer 27

25 meters

Question 28

Individual sewage disposal system utilizing leaching fields, leaching beds, or leaching wells shall not be permitted where the depth to normal ground water or rock strata is less than ____________.

Answer 28

1.20 meters

Question 29

Open dumping of Solid waste

Answer 29

Household Solid Waste

Question 30

FATE AND TRANSPORT OF POLLUTANTS IN SOIL: Pollutants might be washed away by ___________, causing little or no harm to the ground; however, pollutants will simply accumulate somewhere else.

Answer 30

Precipitation

Question 31

FATE AND TRANSPORT OF POLLUTANTS IN SOIL: The pollutant, if ________, could evaporate, again causing little harm to the soil ( however, it might become a source of air pollution).

Answer 31

volatile

Question 32

FATE AND TRANSPORT OF POLLUTANTS IN SOIL: Pollutants could infiltrate through the __________ soil, in much the same way as groundwater.

Answer 32

Unsaturated

Question 33

FATE AND TRANSPORT OF POLLUTANTS IN SOIL: In case of __________ pollution, it may accumulate in the soil.

Answer 33

Continuous

Question 34

Increase in concentration of a pollutant from the environment to the first organism in a food chain

Answer 34

Bioaccumulation

Question 35

Increase in concentration of a pollutant from one link in a food chain to another

Answer 35

Biomagnification

Question 36

Biggest polluters of plastic

Answer 36

Philippines and Japan

Question 37

T or F: If the pollutant is found in the soil (pesticides, volatile substances) it will reach the atmosphere.

Answer 37

T *solid waste is correlated to air*

Question 38

3 General Categories of Solid Waste

Answer 38

Municipal Waste Industrial Waste Hazardous Waste

Question 39

One of the major contributors to land pollution

Answer 39

Solid Waste

Question 40

Waste arising from domestic, commercial, institutional activities in urban areas; a mix of biodegradable and non biodegradable waste

Answer 40

Municipal Waste

Question 41

Waste arising from industrial activity and typically include rubbish, ashes, and hazardous waste

Answer 41

Industrial Waste

Question 42

Waste that poses substantial danger immediately or over a period of time to human, plant or animal life. It exhibit the following: ○ Toxicity ○ Ignitability (sumasabog) ○ Corrosivity (sa skin) ○ Reactivity (ex. lithium ion batts)

Answer 42

Hazardous Waste

Question 43

Solution to land pollution

Answer 43

Solid Waste Management

Question 44

We need an ___________ __________ to promote waste management can also be implemented

Answer 44

Encouraging environment (use models)

Question 45

Public Health Implications of Improper SW Management

Answer 45

Aesthetic problems (eyesores, odor) Clogging of sewers, drains & river Breeding place of insects & rodents Surface & groundwater pollution Contributes to air pollution

Question 46

Functional Elements of SWM

Answer 46

Waste Generation Storage Collection Transfer and Transport ---- Processing and Recovery Disposal

Question 47

The landfill system should have a _______ _________ because they waste should not be in layers as they decompose.

Answer 47

space container

Question 48

The landfill system should have a _____ __________ ________ because waste generates gas as it decomposes.

Answer 48

gas collection system

Question 49

It is the liquid portion that comes off the waste.

Answer 49

Leachate

Question 50

The gas collection could be used for __________ generation.

Answer 50

electricity

Question 51

The landfill system should have a __________ ______ because waste should not be exposed.

Answer 51

protective cap

Question 52

The landfill system should have a __________ ______ that should not be crossed by leachate (before reaching the water table).

Answer 52

protective line