What Is Land Pollution And Can It Be Prevented?
View PDF | Print View by: SimonGray | Total views: 164 | Word Count: 484 Have you ever wondered if what you know about land pollution is accurate? Consider the following paragraphs and compare what you know to the latest info on pollution issues. Land pollution is where our land may be as far as being contaminated. All of the bad toxic chemicals and waste, that is left or dumped on our land, causes it to become polluted. Industrial activities also contribute to land pollution. For example, in open cast mining, enormous holes are dug in the ground and these form dangerously deep mining pools. Roads cause visual, noise, light, air and water pollution, in addition to land pollution. The visual and noise areas are obvious, however light pollution is becoming more widely recognised as a problem. Recycling aggregate operations will use powered machinery, fuel oil, lubricating oil and grease in various plant, equipment and vehicles on site, which have the potential to contaminate water or lan