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Name of Candidate: Tariek Cotterell

School: Titchfield High School

Teacher: Mrs. Simpson

Title:

Land Pollution in my

community.


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Table of Content

Title Page

Acknowledgement I

Introduction II

Statement of the Problem 1

Method of Investigation 2

Instrument used to collect Data 3 - 4

Procedures used to collect Data 5

Presentation & Explanation of Data 611

Interpretation of data 12

Findings 13

Recommendation 14


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Acknowledgement

To make this study a success, it wouldnt have been possible without the

assistance of the residents of Fairy Hill Gardens, who took the time off from carrying out

their own businesses to answer the questionnaires.

I would also like to thank my teacher who has guided me through this project and

Damon Clarke for his assistance in distributing the questionnaires and collecting them.

Finally, I would like to thank God for giving me the health and courage to

complete this project.

I


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Introduction

Fairy Hill Gardens is a small community in Portland. It is located approximately

7miles of the towns centre. Fairy Hill Gardens is consisted of approximately 300

households. I have been a resident of Fairy Hill Gardens for the past 4 years. During this

time I have noticed that there are cases of landpollution. I have therefore decided to

complete a survey to investigate on some of the ways land pollution affects the members

of my community and how it can be reduced.

According to the Cambridge International Dictionary of English, pollution can

be defined as the introduction of a foreign substance into the environment, which defeats

the ability of the environment to adjust or cope with it, but in this research the researcher

as stated before, focuses on land pollution.

Land pollution is a problem that the world at large faces for centuries. It is said,

Old habits are hard to brake, but this researcher hopes to enlighten the knowledge of

anyone who reads this project, thus helping to prevent any further violations of my

community

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Statement of the Problem

What are some of the ways land is polluted in Fairy Hill Gardens, how does it

affect the members of the community, and how can it be reduced.

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Method of Investigation

Printed questionnaires were used to gather the necessary information for the

survey. The

Questionnaire as a tool for collecting data has a number of advantages:

It requires little time to be completed It can be done at the convenience of the person required to have it completed It guarantees confidentiality since respondents are not required to attach their

names

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Questionnaire

1. Sex

2. To which age group do you belong?15- 20-26-

3. How long have you lived in Fairy Hill Gardens?1-

4-

4. What kind of garbage is found around the community?

5. Where does majority of the garbage come from?Dumped by passers-

6. How do you dispose of your garbage?By burning

others, please specify

7. Is there a garbage collection programme in your community?

8. If yes, how often is your garbage collected?other, please specify

9. How concerned are you about the garbage program?

10.Do you know how to make a compost heap?


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11.If yes, where do you make your compost heaps?others, please specify

3

12.Does the pollution of the land affect you in anyway?

13.If yes, how does it affect you?

14.What is the range of illnesses within your community?1- 11-

21-

15.How much of the illnesses lead to death? 1-

5-

16.Do you think the problem of land pollution can be solved?

17.What do you think can be done to prevent the cause of land pollution in yourcommunity?

other, please specify

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Procedure used to Collect Data

As stated earlier, Fairy Hill Gardens has approximately (300) three hundred

households. It was calculated that a sample of 30 persons were necessary in order to

ensure the accurate conclusion of land pollution problems faced in my community.

A total of 30 questionnaires were prepared for distribution, to members of the

community. It was expected that at least 20 of these would be returned.

I decided to use random selection which will cater for all the requirements stated

above.

The sample size consist of different races namely white, Indian and blacks. The sample

size only consisted of one religion, Christianity. The sample size consisted of persons

18+.

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Presentation of data

The chart above refers to question two (2) and show the age range of the people who

received and complete the questionnaire. It is clearly shown that the elders of the

community were more involved; as the age group decreases so does the numbers of the

recipients decrease also.

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Amount of people

15-19yrs 20- 25yrs 26- 30yrs 31yrs &

over

ages

Different age range of recepients

15-19yrs

20- 25yrs

26- 30yrs

31yrs & over


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The different effects of land

pollution

15%

15%

50%

20%causes the land to beinfertile

cause disease

increase rodentpopulation

cause bad odour

The pie chart above is referring to question thirteen (13) it indicates the different

effects of land pollution. 50% of the residents said that it increase rodents population,

another 20% replied that it causes bad odour while another 15% respondents said it

causes the land to be infertile and the remaining 15% replied that it causes diseases.


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Method of disposing refuse

OPTIONS PERCENTAGE

Burning 25%

Dumping in gullies 10%

Wait on the garbage trucks 60%

others 5%

The chart above represents question six (6). It shows how the residents in the

community get rid of their garbage. 25% get rid of their garbage by burning it, another

10% dump theirs in near by gullies and 60% wait until the garbage truck arrive to dispose

of the refuse and the remaining only 5% get rid of the refuse by other means.


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The Pie above refers to the awareness of garbage collection program in the

community (question seven). 85% responded that they were aware of the program while

only 15% of the residents were not aware of the program.

Awareness of garbage collection program

85%

15%

Yes No


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The line graph below refers to question four (4); it is indicating the different types of

refuses found around the community. 45% of the respondent said that plastic bags and

straws are mostly found around the community, 30% said that its plastic and glass bottles,20% said its styfoam items while the remaining 5% said its diaper and napkins

Different types of refuse found around

the community

30

20

45

50

10

20

30

40

50

plastic &

glass

bottles

styfoam

items

plastic

bags &

straws

diapers &

napkins

PercentagesTypes ofgarbage


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Origin of refuse

60%25%

5%10% Dumped there by passers

by

brought there by dogs

dumped there by

community members

dumped by neighbouringcommunities


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Interpretation of Data

According to the data collected, it is clear that the main cause of land pollution in

Fairy Hill Gardens were caused by passers-by and stray dogs.

Approximately 60% of the community members wait on the services provided by

the garbage collectors, while 25% go ahead and help themselves by burning the garbage,

10% dump the garbage into nearby gullies while 5% get rid of garbage by other means.

Some of these garbage include; plastic and glass bottles, which water may settle

in and create a habitat for mosquitoes. Plastic bags, straws, Styrofoam items, and dirty

diapers are other forms of garbage found in Fairy Hill Gardens.

Chemical spill, which is also another form of land pollution, seeps into the earth,

contaminating it thus, making the area barren. These chemicals too, may be harmful to

residents.

Due to the problems of land pollution in Fairy Hill Gardens, it has lead to other

problems. When the excess garbage is left lying around; it creates a haven for various

kinds of pests and rodents. These pests eventually find their way into the homes of the

residents, where they act as catalysts for numerous disease causing bacteria which could

eventually affect members of the household. These migrated pests and rodents also

destroy possessions of the family members and sometimes attack them. As an act of this,

residents can no longer live private lives; they have to be sharing their homes with the

pests and rodents.


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Findings

From the data collected, it is clear that:

1 The majority (60%) of the garbage were either dropped there by passers-by or by stray

dogs.

2 85% of the people in the community was aware of the garbage collection programme

program which can be used as a method to reduce the land pollution caused by the

garbage.

3 It was also discovered that mostly plastic items were been dumped around the

community, approximately 64%.


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Recommendations

In order to prevent the damage caused by land pollution the researcher

recommends that we must first prevent land pollution and we can do this if we form

groups to go around and educate the people on the dangers of land pollution.

The researcher also recommends that the farmers should adopt the practice of

bringing unused and unwanted chemicals back to the company that produces it or to the

Pesticide Control Authority, so, as to reduce the amount of chemical which are being

dumped onto our land.

.In order to prevent pollution, we must take steps to ensure that we dispose of our

garbage properly. We can do this in many different ways, such as recycling, burning land

fills, making compost heaps, returning unused chemicals to distributors, re-using solid

materials.

If we as members of the community should use the preventative measures which

have been named, then we are sure to have a safe, better looking and sanitary community

If the community should accept and use these methods, then there is a possibility

of the reduction of land pollution in Fairy Hill Gardens.

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