Pollution’s Effects on Agriculture

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Pollutions Effects on Agriculture

• By Kylee Yakel

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Pollution and Agriculture

• Types of pollution include air, water, and soil
  pollution. The question is
• How does pollution affect agriculture?

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Types Of Air Pollution

• Global Warming
• Acid Rain
• Smog
• Ozone Depletion

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Acid Rain Water AND Air

• Acid rain is air and water pollution because it
  appears in both gas and liquid form.
• Acid Rain
• Washes nutrients out of the soil
• Harms the very fine root hairs on many plants

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Acid Rain Water AND Air

• High altitude trees can be exposed to pH levels
  as low as 3.

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Soil Pollution

• Soil pollution usually occurs when
• Rupture of underground storage tanks
• Excess pesticides are applied
• Dumping of oil and fuel
• Common chemicals used are
• Petroleum hydrocarbons
• Pesticides
• Lead
• Solvents

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Conclusion

• Overall, pollution has a negative affect on
  agriculture. Acid rain kills plants, and soil
  pollution damages the soil plants grow in. We
  need to be more careful with our resources and
  try to reduce pollution.

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Bibliography

• Website Name- Wikipedia Climate Change and
  Agriculture
• Access Date- 9/18/08
• URL- http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_
  and_agriculture
• Website Name- Equal Earth
• Access Date- 9/18/08
• URL- http//www.equalearth.org/agriculturepolluti
  on.htm
• Website Name- AOL Hometown
• Access Date- 10/09/08
• URL- http//members.aol.com/planetwise/soil.htm
• Website Name- Wikipedia
• Access Date- 11/09/08
• URL- http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_rainWet_d
  eposition
• Website Name- Wikipedia
• Access Date- 11/09/08
• URL- http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_contaminat
  ion