HAINA

LAND POLLUTION

HAINA: CITY OF POISON

Agricultural
sources
Sewage
Treatment

Mining
sources

Land Pollutio

Garbage or
waste

Industrial
sources
Chemical
And Nuclear
Plants

Deforestation

 Cause problems in the

human respiratory system

Cause problems on the skin

Cause various kinds of

cancers
Breathing in polluted dust
or particles

EFFECT OF
LAND
POLLUTION

Very bad smell and odour

in the town

Eating fruits and vegetables

that have been grown in
polluted soil

CASE ANALYSIS --- EVIDENCE OF POLLUTION

Because of the locals are uncultured; when a dog or other animal dies, they throw
the corpse into the river or on the beach, instead of burring it.
The Naga River, which flows into the sea at Gringo beach, is filthy and narrow as
a result of garbage dumps and deforestation. Plastic bottles, cardboard, old
clothes and other trash are strewn over the sand dunes.
The manufacturing chemical products, pharmaceutical, metallurgical and power
plants and the oil refinery emit every a combined total of 9.8 tons of
formaldehyde, 1.2 tons of lead, 416 tons of ammonium, and 18.5 tons of sulfuric
acid annually.

CASE ANALYSIS --- ADVERSE IMPACT

Neurological damage

Reduced IQ
Anemia
Nerve disorders
Muscle and joint pain
Loss of memory
Concentration
Infertility
Increased blood pressure
Chronic headaches
Weakness.

RISK ASSESSMENT & MANAGEMENT

The problem could be defined as
severe land pollution by chemical
substance,

garbage

and

industrial residue which damage

the soil in Haina city.
The magnitude is heavy by the
bad influence happened on the
residence, especially for children.
The key determinants are the
control of the industry, the
disposal of garbage, and the
awareness of the local residence.

Blacksmith staff also conducted

education workshops for local
children to help minimize their
exposure to lead dust and
materials, and continued with
blood lead level testing and
monitoring
The proposal entitled towards a
participatory
environmental
management policy
Technical experts from the United
States
and
the
Dominican
Remediation of Contaminated soils
Technical experts from the United
States and the Dominican. Republic
surveyed the site and developed a
remediation
plan
for safely
removing the contaminated soil and
materials.

MORE PRECAUSION
1.

Reducing vehicle use and keeping vehicle engines clean

2.

Not throwing away non-degradable harmful substances such as

paint, batteries, palstics, electronic waste and medicines in inappropriate

places
3.

Sorting their garbage, recycling materials such as paper and card

board, glass, aluminum and green waste(fruits, vegetables)

4.

Garbage dumps need to be removed from urban areas

REFERENCE
1. Determinants of Risk: Exposure and Vulnerability (Omar-Dario Cardona (Colombia), Maarten
K. van Aalst (Netherlands))
2. Land pollution (ByChris Woodford. Last updated: January 6, 2016. )
http://www.explainthatstuff.com/land-pollution.html
3. Land pollution
http://eschooltoday.com/pollution/land-pollution/effects-of-land-pollution.html
4. Haina, a Dominican City Famous Only for Its Pollution (By Ivet Gonzlez)
http://www.ipsnews.net/2015/12/haina-a-dominican-city-famous-only-for-its-pollution/
5. Pollution (Kappelle, M. 2009)
http://www.diccionariomedioambiente.org/DiccionarioMedioAmbiente_en/en/cpo_contaminaci
on_bis.asp
6.

Three locations in Russia are among the worlds 10 most polluted places (A report by the
Blacksmith Institute)
http://www.citymayors.com/environment/world_pollution.html