Soil Pollution: Sahil Prajapati Rahul Khandagale Vasim Mansuri

SOIL POLLUTION

SAHIL PRAJAPATI RAHUL KHANDAGALE VASIM MANSURI

WHAT IS SOIL POLLUTION  Soil pollution  is defined

as the presence of toxic chemicals (pollutants or contaminants) in soil, in high enough concentrations to pose a risk to human health and/or the ecosystem.

TYPES BIOLOGICAL AGENTS:-

Biological agents work inside the soil to introduce manures and digested sludge (coming from the human, bird and animal excreta) into the soil. AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES:-

The soil of the crops is polluted to a large extent with pesticides, fertilizers, herbicides, slurry, debris, and manure.

RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS:-

Radioactive substances such as Radium, Thorium, Uranium, Nitrogen, etc. can infiltrate the soil and create toxic effects. URBAN WASTE:Urban waste consists of garbage and rubbish materials, dried sludge and sewage from domestic and commercial waste. INDUSTRIAL WASTE:Steel, pesticides, textiles, drugs, glass, cement, petroleum, etc. are produced by paper mills, oil refineries, sugar factories, petroleum industries and others as such.

CAUSES Soil pollution can be natural or due to human activity.

However, it mostly boils down to the activities of the human that causes the majority of the soil pollution such as heavy industries, or pesticides in agriculture.

PESTICIDES

Industrial Pollution Inferior Irrigation Practices Solid Waste Urban Activities

EFFECTS Inferior Crop Quality Harmful Effect on Human Health Water Sources Contamination Negative Impact on Ecosystem and Biodiversity

PREVENTION Farming Forest implantation Reuse and Recycle Proper solid waste treatment