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    The document discusses the negative impacts of lead pollution on ecosystems. It notes that lead is introduced into the environment through mining and its use in paint, gasoline, and water pipes. Once in the environment, lead can contaminate plants, soil, water and the fatty tissues of organisms through processes like bioaccumulation and biomagnification. This leads to toxicity in many species as the concentration of lead increases up the food chain. The document also explains how airborne lead can poison vegetation and microorganisms, slowing decomposition and reducing plant growth. Overall, the spread of lead has wide-ranging detrimental effects throughout ecosystems.

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    The document discusses the negative impacts of lead pollution on ecosystems. It notes that lead is introduced into the environment through mining and its use in paint, gasoline, and water pipes. Once in the environment, lead can contaminate plants, soil, water and the fatty tissues of organisms through processes like bioaccumulation and biomagnification. This leads to toxicity in many species as the concentration of lead increases up the food chain. The document also explains how airborne lead can poison vegetation and microorganisms, slowing decomposition and reducing plant growth. Overall, the spread of lead has wide-ranging detrimental effects throughout ecosystems.

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    The document discusses the negative impacts of lead pollution on ecosystems. It notes that lead is introduced into the environment through mining and its use in paint, gasoline, and water pipes. Once in the environment, lead can contaminate plants, soil, water and the fatty tissues of organisms through processes like bioaccumulation and biomagnification. This leads to toxicity in many species as the concentration of lead increases up the food chain. The document also explains how airborne lead can poison vegetation and microorganisms, slowing decomposition and reducing plant growth. Overall, the spread of lead has wide-ranging detrimental effects throughout ecosystems.

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    Considering the

    negative impact
    humans have made on
    the ecosystem, we
    have also made an
    effort to reduce the
    pollution. For
    example, in some
    countries regulations
    and restrictions on
    gasolines and paints
    containing lead has
    made a positive
    impact. Anyone can
    help the reduction of
    lead pollution. Simply
    by emitting less fossil
    fuels and even buying
    local produce can
    make a huge
    difference.

    Toxin

    APA Reference

    Take-over
    By: Jenna Horembala

    www.yale.eu
    Lead contamination in our
    environment.
    Carolyn Kinder
    2016

    www.lead.org.au
    Effects of lead on the
    environment.
    Deni Greene
    2014

    www.dictionary.com
    Biomagnification in science.
    Houghton Mifflin
    2002

    www.worldwildlife.org
    Pollution in our environment
    Thomas Haugersveen
    2012

    Many different
    chemicals and toxins
    are polluting our
    ecosystem.
    One being lead which
    is mined out of the
    ground and is
    exposed to many
    Organisms including
    humans.

    Lead is very harmful to wild


    life because of its toxic
    properties. If a consumer
    eats toxins from the lead,
    they will remain in the
    organisms fatty tissues. This
    is called Bioaccumulation
    because the concentration of
    the lead will increase as the
    organism ingests food, water
    and air contaminated by the
    lead. A second form of
    contamination is Biomagnification. This is
    when a lead contaminated
    animal is eaten by predators
    from a higher trophic level.
    Higher trophic levels have
    greater concentrations of
    lead.

    Lead can be introduced


    to the environment by
    humans mining a
    mineral called Galena.
    Once this is out of the
    ground it is made into
    lead. This toxic mineral
    is in paint used on
    houses, certain kinds of
    gasoline, and water
    pipes and taps.

    Lead can effect the


    ecosystem in a number
    of ways. If lead becomes
    air born it will get
    deposited in vegetation,
    ground and water. This
    is an issue because
    populations of
    microorganisms in soil
    will get wiped out,
    which will slow the
    decomposition of
    matter. Lead pollution
    also affects plants, since
    air born lead particles
    coat the surface of leafs
    and reduces the amount
    of light reaching it. If
    grazing animals eat the
    toxified plants over time
    they will eventually die.

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