What are the causes of soil pollution?

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What are the causes of soil pollution?

Answer 1

rubish, when it rains the rubish water goes into the soil

Answer 2

Soil pollution - Dumping of wastes in many areas is a major cause of Soil Pollution. Also, when soil in and near production areas becomes dirty due to disposal of waste material, such land cannot be used for agricultural operations.

Pollution is also caused by iron and steel mills; zinc, lead, and copper smelters; municipal incinerators; oil refineries; cement plants; and nitric and sulphuric acid plants.

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Land pollution is the degradation of the Earth's land surface through misuse of the soil by poor agricultural practices, mineral exploitation, industrial waste dumping, and indiscriminate disposal of urban wastes. It includes visible waste and litter as well as pollution of the soil itself.

Examples of Land Pollution

Soil Pollution

Soil pollution is mainly due to chemicals in herbicides (weed killers) and pesticides (poisons which kill insects and other invertebrate pests). Litter is waste material dumped in public places such as streets, parks, picnic areas, at bus stops and near shops.

Waste Disposal

The accumulation of waste threatens the health of people in residential areas. Waste decays, encourages household pests and turns urban areas into unsightly, dirty and unhealthy places to live in.

Control Measures

The following measures can be used to control land pollution:

* anti-litter campaigns can educate people against littering;

* organic waste can be dumped in places far from residential areas;

* inorganic materials such as metals, glass and plastic, but also paper, can be reclaimed and recycled.

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http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/sci_ed/grade...

Answer 3

Participates from fossil fuel emissions. Overuse of pesticides, Leakage form underground storage facilities { Gasoline, diesel, sewage,and such}. Many more but you get the idea.

Answer 4

MAN is the cause of soil polution,he will dump toxic waste into and then cover it up hoping that out of sight out of mind.Improper dumping of anything from commercial,industrial,agricutural and human waste that is not properly treated will cause the pollution/contamination of the soil.Google LOVE CANAL just a small example of contamination.