4.7.3.2 waste management

• what does the rapid growth in the human population and an increase in the standard of living mean?

  increasingly more resources are used and more waste is produced
• what will continue to happen unless waste and chemical materials are handled properly?

  more pollution will be caused
• where can pollution occur?

  • in water, from sewage, fertiliser, or toxic chemicals
  • in air, from smoke and acidic gases
  • on land, from landfill, and from toxic chemicals.
• what can pollution do and why is it bad?

  kill plants and animals which reduces biodiversity