SOIL POLLUTION

PRESENTED BY :

GRANDHE SAIKRISHNA

SOIL POLLUTION : With the rise of concrete

buildings and roads, one part of the Earth that we rarely see is the soil.

 The plants that feed us grow in soil and keeping it healthy is essential to maintaining a beautiful planet.

Soil also suffers from pollution. The pollution of soil is a common thing these days.

 The degradation of soil is called soil pollution.

CAUSES :

Industrial Activity Deforestation and soil erosion Agricultural activities Waste Disposal/Sewage System Acid Rain Construction activities Nuclear waste Mining activities Accidental Oil Spills

INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES :

 Industrial waste not properly disposed lingers in the soil surface for a long time and makes it unsuitable for use.

Industrial wastes include the ores like iron,aluminium,lead and different minerals like coal.

DEFORESTATION AND SOIL EROSION :

Land that is once converted into a dry or barren land, can never be made fertile again.

In search of more land, potent land is hunted and its indigenous state is compromised with.

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES :

 Farmers often use highly toxic fertilizers and pesticides to get rid off insects, fungi and bacteria from their crops.

Overuse of these chemicals result in contamination and poisoning of soil.

WASTE DISPOSAL OR SEWAGE TREATMENT : There is also a large amount of waste

that is dumped directly into landfills in the form of diapers.

 Large amount of solid waste is leftover once the sewage has been treated. The leftover material is sent to landfill site which end up in polluting the soil.

ACID RAIN :  Acid rain is caused when pollutants

present in the air mixes up with the rain and fall back on the ground.

This polluted water could dissolve away some of the important nutrients found in soil and change the structure of the soil.

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES :Due to urbanization, large amount of construction

activities are taking place .

They result in large waste articles like wood, metal, bricks, plastic .

MINING ACTIVITIES :

 During extraction and mining activities, several land spaces are created beneath the surface .

Land caving in occurs; this nature’s way of filling the spaces left out after mining .

NUCLEAR WASTES :  Left over radioactive material contains harmful and

toxic chemicals that can affect human health.

They are dumped beneath the earth to avoid any casualty.

ACCIDENTAL OIL SPILLS :

Chemicals in the fuel deteriorates the quality of soil and make them unsuitable for cultivation .

These chemicals  can enter into the groundwater through soil and make the water undrinkable.

EFFECTS :

SOIL DEGRADATION

CHANGE IN CLIMATE PATTERNS

EFFECT ON HUMAN HEALTH

EFFECT ON WILDLIFE

AIRPOLLUTION

EFFECTS TOURISM

BIO ACCUMULATION

SOIL DEGRADATION :

 Loss of fertile land for agriculture, forest cover, fodder patches for grazing etc.

Effects all systems of life

EFFECT ON HUMAN HEALTH :  Lead to problem of skin cancer and human

respiratory system.

 Toxic chemicals can reach our body through foods and vegetables that we eat as they are grown in polluted soil. 

EFFECT ON WILDLIFE :

Loss of habitat and natural environment .

Species are pushed to the verge of extinction, due to no homeland.

EFFECTS TOURISM :

 City looses its attraction as landfills do not look good when you move around the city.

AIR POLLUTION :

Landfills across the city keep on growing due to increase in waste and are later burned which leads to air pollution. 

They become home for rodents, mice etc which in turn transmit diseases.

BIO ACCUMULATION :

Bioaccumulation refers to the accumulation of substances, such as pesticides, or other chemicals in an organism. 

Bioaccumulation occurs when an organism absorbs a toxic substance at a rate greater than that at which the substance is lost.

REMEDIES :

Make people aware about the concept of Reduce, Recycle and Reuse.

Reduce the use of pesticides and fertilizers in agricultural activities.

Avoid buying packages items as they will lead to garbage and end up in landfill site.

Ensure that you do not litter on the ground and do proper disposal of garbage.

Buy biodegradable products.

Do Organic gardening and eat organic food that will be grown without the use of pesticides.

Create dumping ground away from residential areas.

IMPACT OF SOIL POLLUTION ON WORLD :

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