Lutopan
Lutopan is a community in Toledo City, Western Cebu. It is known for its large-scale copper mining industry. Copper is a great resource, but harvesting it in this area shows its consequences.
Copper is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Cu, atomic number 29. It is a metal which is very ductile and is a very good thermal and electrical conductor. Its main use is for building materials, conductors, and a constituent of various metal alloys.
source: en.wikipedia.org/copper
Hazards of Mining Copper in Lutopan
Copper is released in both natural ways and human activities. If copper is dropped in the soil while mining, it does not break down in pieces, and because of this it can gather in plants and animals found it that area. Copper can also influence the proceedings of different farmlands and forests, depending upon the acidity in the soil and the presence of life in that area. This is why there is little diversity in plants near copper mines and factories using copper.
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Negative effects of mining in the environment:
-erosion
-formation of sinkholes
-contamination of nearby resources
-loss of biological diversity
Made by:
Nathaniel Castaños
Marcus Mendoza
Section F-9F
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