Is anything being done to reduce soil pollution???

Question

Is anything being done to reduce soil pollution???

Answer 1

Not enough to make a difference is done

MONO CULTURE PLANTING EXHAUSTS AND CONTAMINATE THE SOIL

all plants and trees require certain chemicals and secrete others .

if there are too many of one specie ,the requirements are too much of the same and the soil gets exausted.

also if there is too much of the same chemical output the soil gets poluted,

and so bio diverse systems are always the healthiest

So agriculture polutes the soil apart from that this kind of farming uses pesticides ,herbicides and fertilizers,

because to much of one specie also attracts to much of one specie of preditors and disease,and is combatted with chemicals and too much of the same chemicals are demanded by the soil

on top of this heavy machinery is used which compacts the soil raising the salt content to the surface ,

the plough opens the top soil and this dries out .leaving it vulnarable to wind and water erosion (the dust is easily blown or washed away) and all micro organisms needed to build the soil are killed

so the destruction of lands is not only polution

other poluting factors are contaminated rain .and contaminated ground waters because of landfills

and contaminated beaches because of oilspills and sewage outlets,

And in the cities people continue to mix organic wastes with their trash ,this is responsible for 70% of soil contamination

SOLUTIONS

the worst you can do is throw it with the trash

70% of contamination is due to organic waste that is mixed in with the garbage .

and it is just as bad in the sewer where it helps to breed rats and in the landfill it poisons the ground

and it is the easiest to take care of

o first of all we have to clasify trash at least keep the organic to one side ,like in a plasic bin with a lid

if you got a few meters of ground ,you only need 1 or 2 square meters in a shallow hole ,in the shade ,that you can wet now and again ,where you dump everything that is organic ,from toilet paper,bones vegetable cuttings ,eggshells,,dead bodies ,excrement ,and cover regularly with leaves to keep humid and to hide any smell

the worms will come and decompose the wastes truning it into beautifull blck soil for the garden of flower pots .

if you are in a apartment ,if you have a balcony get a big plastic bin drill some holes in the side and lid ,

and add a few buckets of sand now and again to put over the trash ,you should realt stir or move the stuff at times to airate it and ensure that the decomposition is overall ,keep moist

this rubbish does not get big very fast and the thing works for a long time with out getting full

got a compost heap in the garden for 6 years ,have added tons of banana poles ,and palm leaves at times tree trunks ,the mountain goes up and down and never seems to get any bigger ,the stuff rots and becomes a very fine black compost of high density

We need more vigelance and control and laws for municipalities ,industry and agriculture plus education for farmers,on sustainable farming

and educating the public in not mixing organic wastes with their trash

Answer 2

I've switched to using rechargeable batteries instead of disposable ones, I helped to make information / extension materials on how to properly plant trees, and encouraged others to use mycorrhyza to reduce dependence on fertilizers. I use biodegradable materials as much as possible, and reduce my office waste by recycling paper and buying refills instead of whole pens or markers.

These are small things, nothing grand. Still, "anything" is better than nothing. What have you been doing to reduce soil pollution?

Answer 3

Of course not!  Enviromentalism is all about global warming.

Why worry about soil pollution when the earth's temperature as risen A HALF OF ONE DEGREE?