Question

in the last 50 years in Pennsylvania orchards (formerly important economic crop) were abandoned and eventually used for the development of a nearby city. if the city knows the orchards used for a new urban development project was treated using heavy metal containing pesticides, what kind of policy could the city use to regulate the land use and prevent exposure of vunerable populations?

Answer 1

Explanation:- The best policy would be to prevent the contamination of surface and ground water with heavy metals. The ground water pollution with pesticides can result in several diseases caused bu heavy metals like excess of nitrates can cause blue baby syndrome (methaemoglobnemia) affecting children’s hemoglobin. Excess of mercury can cause minamata disease, cadmium can cause itai itai disease, excess of arsenic can cause liver damage etc. So in order prevent the damage the mitigation measures must bre taken gor the welfare of population.