User:RonnyChen/sandbox

Article Evaluation
For the reference of the article, all the information used are collected in 2010, ten years ago which are out of date. Because the climate may change greatly in ten years. The article is truly neutral that there no any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position. The reference used in the article are referenced appropriately reliably, and these reference are neutral sources.

In the article, Amsterdam Declaration stated, "In addition to the threat of significant climate change, there is growing concern over the ever-increasing human modification of other aspects of the global environment and the consequent implications for human well-being. Basic goods and services supplied by the planetary life support system, such as food, water, clean air and an environment conducive to human health, are being affected increasingly by global change."

Article Selection
1.Environmental geology

This article is generally relevant to my topic which introduce the definition of environmental geology. And the whole article is written naturally that has few reference, so there may not each sentence has claimed the reference. The citation in the article is reliable, but the citation was published in 2010 which is 9 years ago, so the citation used in the article is likely outdated and needed to be updated. The article also give us some external links which help us learn more about the topic.

2.Earth science

This article is most relevant to my topic which introduce the  contents and classes under the Earth science. The article is written naturally and used a lot of references. Almost all claim has the specific citation, but all citation and references used are outdated and needed to be updated, so the citation in citations may not reliable any more that some data has changed a lot.

3.Hydrometeorology

This article is relevant and the part of my topic which introduce the definition and content of Hydrometerology. The article is written naturally and citation are given for each claim in the article, all the references used in the article are new and reliable. in the article that cited: "UNESCO has several programmes and activities in place that deal with the study of natural hazards of hydrometeorological origin and the mitigation of their effects."

Peer-Review Articles
1.Articles from user Yunxin Song

general the article are constructed well and the example of citation used in the article are credible. The article are written in an neutral tone and with reliable sources to prove the effect of urban heat island problem. There's no doubt that all information are well organized while i think that is better to provide more articles which related to your topic, this may can give more supporting evidence and background information for the topic. And also, you may add more detailed information to prove the relationship between human activity and urban heat island. Generally, you have completed an article which is well constructed and with neutral tone by reliable citation and sources.

2.Article from user Yunbing Song

The article were edited well organized and construction of all parts are listed clearly by headings and sub-headings. The tone used in the article are neutral and there's enough articles to give the citation which related to the topic chosen. However, the article cited pictures which make the sentences much more easier to understand and make it kind of interesting for readers. I think it could use more diverse sources to introduce the effect of the global change to the human society. There's no doubt that you did a good job on providing the reliable sources and citation with neutral tone and no bias.

Critiquing articles
I chose the Global change as my first article evaluation, then i selected three articles which are elated to environmental science. Then i finally chose Soil contamination as my topic which has only low quality but with high importance. In this part, i learned the how to find an good article in the wikipedia and decide the article if good enough to critiquing or editing in my sandbox through following important factors: content gaps, neutrality, and reliability of citation used in the article. For the final article i chose Soil contamination, the article constructed well with headings and sub-heading which can get accessibility to the reader, make readers follow and understand the article easily. The article provides with enough reliable resources to introduce the severity of Soil contamination in different countries in neutral tone and no bias. But i still lack of evidence which can show the effect of Soil contamination to human society.

Summary of Contributions
For the article, i added 2 new section to Soil contamination. The first section Causes are with 2 sub-heading which explain how did soil contamination happened by human activity and the section is solution which pay attention to the solution of soil contamination and give readers some appropriate method to slow down the pollution. In the end, i made up of a summary of the situation we meet now and the future plan which can make us solve the soil contamination problem as soon as possible

Feedback
I did not receive any feedback from the original authors of Soil contamination or other classmates.

Wikipedia Generally
There is no doubt that Wikipedia Assignment is one of the most interesting and challenging I've met in the university life. It is very helpful to me to familiar with editing article on the Wikipedia which make me a participant instead of a reader. Also, i had learned how to find and decide an scientifically article in the public internet which can actually help me with the study in the future, before this i had never consider about if the sources in the article are reliable. Now i know that the article in the not only Wikipedia, but also for all other area, it should be consists of many important factors which combined together for a good article such as neutral tone, clear structure and words easy to be understood. Also i found that a great article should be improved and modify several times based on the opinion given by peers or public. Generally I got skills with editing, evaluating articles, adding citation, constructing article in clearly way in this assignment.

Causes
1.Agriculture and Industry

All kind of chemicals used in the agriculture has been at a record level, whether used to increase the production of crops or used to restrict the growth of harmful fungi. Such as herbicides and pesticides are an integral part of human agricultural process. These chemicals which made by human are not naturally produced so that they can't be broken down in nature. As a result, they will stripping away the soil and plants which absorb these chemicals will die off. In addition, industrial activity is one of the biggest culprit in soil pollution. In many countries, mining and manufacturing became the major cause of soil pollution. Some human activities may occur with soil contamination at the same time, such as housing on old industrial sites which may make newly resurfaced contaminants redistributed throughout the urban environment by wind and water erosion.

2.Human daily activity

The human life waste produced everyday are also damaging the soil. It can be through improper disposal of toxic waste that ends up in landfills or bodies of water, or human waste that goes through our sewer system and ends up in our soil, these chemicals also can't break down. In addition, the deforestation in recent years became more serious caused by human activity which has an indirect effect on soil pollution. As trees are cut down, the exposed soil is easily carried away during soil erosion. With the soil taken away, the land is left unable to support any vegetation. Furthermore, acid rain can occur when pollutants in the air such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide mix with rain which has been proven to negatively impact soil by dissolving important nutrients and even changing the soil's structure.

Solution
Although laws and regulations have been put in place there are additional steps that we can take to curb soil pollution throughout physical and biological method.

1.Physical solution

Now the effects of pesticides and other chemicals for farming purposes is well-documented what we lack of is the impact of over-cropping and overgrazing. These agricultural practices should be avoided as they play a part in expediting soil erosion. As known as soil separation, soil washing is a kind of water-based process for scrubbing contaminants off soils which has been proven to be effective on soils contaminated by heavy metals and organic contaminants For most agricultural activities, while pesticides and fertilizers have positive benefits for crops, their use should be limited because of their negative impact on the soil. As a result, we should make it a point to use more environmentally -friendly substances when appropriate.

2.Biological solution

We can use bio-remediation to solve the soil contamination. Bio-remediation is a technique that calls for adding microorganisms into the soil to break down contaminants. This is a kind of safe and environmentally-friendly way to clean up polluted soil. In detail, reforestation is a kind of way to against cutting down trees, also, it can have a tremendous effect. Where appropriate, new trees should be planted where others have been cut down to help curb soil erosion. There are also some certain organic matter from composting, such as lime which can be used to adjust the pH levels of the soil and limit soil pollution

In general, the best we can do now is implement measures to slow down the pollution and clean up polluted areas where is possible. With the rapidly rising population in the world, it is of utmost importance that the soil pollution aren't introduced, it is possible that the land will bot be able to support the entire population, and many will be forced to resort to synthetic food sources, which themselves can cause a number of disease.

Finalizing a Topic and Finding Sources
I finally switched my chosen topic form Global change to Soil contamination

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Copy Edit on Soil contamination
The article I've chosen is

The original text i chose to edit is:

"In North America and Western Europe the extent of contaminated land is best known, with many of countries in these areas having a legal framework to identify and deal with this environmental problem. Developing countries tend to be less tightly regulated despite some of them having undergone significant industrialization."

The text after been editing is :

"The extent of contaminated land is most popular shown in North America and Western Europe, even though many of countries in these areas having a legal framework to identify and deal with this kind of environmental problem. In the developing countries, although they have experienced significant industrialization, they tend to be less regulated."

Generally, i revised the structure of the sentence and get the complex sentence into other words which can be understood easier for readers.