Human Impact: (represent!) Like always humans seem to
find a way to go and pollute land but what’s new?? In this unit however we were
introduced to people who go out of their way to try and stop the pollution that
goes on around us. While we were at the water treatment facility our tour guide
(whose name has slipped my mind) educated us on everything we need to know
about treating water! This is something I never truly realized went on until
the fieldtrip. Because the water facility tour guide taught me the importance
of conserving water I was impacted to stop leaving my shower/sinks on for too
long and conserve water as much as I can.
Economic Impact: As talked about in my blog, recycling
can be a good and bad economic move. When recycling paper we are able to turn
it into paper once again therefore it saves us $$money! However something’s use
WAY to much energy to be considered useful therefore harsh fully impacted the
economy.
Environmental Impact: As discussed previously, the more
someone recycles paper the less trees are going to be cut down which is a huge
bonus to the environment because it is not just saving the trees but also the
homes of many animals that inhabit those trees.
Government legislation:
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act or CERCLA or Superfund act, is legislation aimed at cleaning
up land that may cause health and environmental risks. The Toxic Substances
Control Act of 1976 allows the EPA to control chemical levels in order to limit
the damage done to humans and the environment.
