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    This document discusses soil pollution, including its sources, causes, and effects. It defines soil pollution as the buildup of toxic compounds or agents that harm plant and animal health. Major sources include industrial effluents, agricultural wastes, and pesticides. Soil pollution reduces fertility and crop yields, imbalances soil fauna and flora, and can contaminate water supplies. Control measures involve reducing chemical usage, recycling waste, reforestation, and pollution awareness programs.

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    This document discusses soil pollution, including its sources, causes, and effects. It defines soil pollution as the buildup of toxic compounds or agents that harm plant and animal health. Major sources include industrial effluents, agricultural wastes, and pesticides. Soil pollution reduces fertility and crop yields, imbalances soil fauna and flora, and can contaminate water supplies. Control measures involve reducing chemical usage, recycling waste, reforestation, and pollution awareness programs.

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    This document discusses soil pollution, including its sources, causes, and effects. It defines soil pollution as the buildup of toxic compounds or agents that harm plant and animal health. Major sources include industrial effluents, agricultural wastes, and pesticides. Soil pollution reduces fertility and crop yields, imbalances soil fauna and flora, and can contaminate water supplies. Control measures involve reducing chemical usage, recycling waste, reforestation, and pollution awareness programs.

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    SOIL

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    Pooja Jaiswal
    This document discusses soil pollution, including its sources, causes, and effects. It defines soil pollution as the buildup of toxic compounds or agents that harm plant and animal health. Major sources include industrial effluents, agricultural wastes, and pesticides. Soil pollution reduces fertility and crop yields, imbalances soil fauna and flora, and can contaminate water supplies. Control measures involve reducing chemical usage, recycling waste, reforestation, and pollution awareness programs.

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    SOIL POLLUTION

    PRESENTED BY : POOJA JAISWAL POOJA GAMBHIR

    CONTENTS
    Soil Soil texture Soil contents Soil pollution Sources & Causes of soil pollution Effects of soil pollution Control measures

    What is SOIL?
    Soil is the thin layer of organic and inorganic materials that covers the Earth's rocky surface.
    The organic portion, which is derived from the decayed remains of plants and animals, is concentrated in the dark uppermost topsoil.

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    The inorganic portion made up of rock fragments, was formed over thousands of years by physical and chemical weathering of bedrock.
    Productive soils are necessary for agriculture to supply the world with sufficient food.

    SOIL CONTENTS
    Most soils contain four basic components: mineral particles water air organic matter Organic matter can be further subdivided into humus roots living organisms.

    SOIL CONTENTS

    SOIL TEXTURE
    The texture of a soil refers to the size distribution of the mineral particles found in a representative sample of soil.

    Sand

    Silt

    Clay

    SOIL TEXTURE
    Particle size ranges for sand, silt, and clay
    Type of Mineral Particle Sand Silt Clay

    Size Range
    2.0 - 0.06 millimeters 0.06 - 0.002 millimeters less than 0.002 millimeters

    A fourth term, loam, is used to describe a roughly equal concentration of sand, silt, and clay, and lends to the naming of even more classifications, e.g. "clay loam" or "silt loam."

    SOIL LAYERS

    SOIL POLLUTION
    Definition:

    Soil pollution is defined as the build-up in soils of persistent toxic compounds, chemicals, salts, radioactive materials, or disease causing agents, which have adverse effects on plant growth and animal health.

    SOURCES OF SOIL POLLUTION


    1. Chemical pollutants 2. Industrial effluents 3. Biological agents 4. Metallic pollutants 5. Agricultural wastes 6. Radioactive pollutants 7. Pesticides and fertilizers

    CAUSES OF SOIL POLLUTION

    CAUSES OF SOIL POLLUTION

    Natural Causes CAUSES By Artificial or Human Intervention

    Natural Causes of Soil Pollution


    1) The ash from volcanic eruptions contain toxic elements which once settled on the ground pollute it and made it unfit for agricultural purposes.

    Natural Causes of Soil Pollution


    2) Decaying living organisms also cause pollution as the fluids from the organism act as poisonous pollutants.

    Natural Causes of Soil Pollution


    3) When a tornado descends it dumps the debris in that location causing soil pollution.

    Soil Pollution due to Human Intervention

    Indiscriminate use of fertilizers

    Indiscriminate use of pesticides, insecticides and herbicides

    Dumping of large quantities of solid waste

    Deforestation

    Soil erosion

    Pollution due to urbanization

    EFFECTS OF SOIL POLLUTION

    EFFECTS OF SOIL POLLUTION


    AGRICULTURAL Reduced soil fertility Reduced nitrogen fixation

    EFFECTS OF SOIL POLLUTION


    AGRICULTURAL
    Larger loss of soil and nutrients Reduced crop yield

    EFFECTS OF SOIL POLLUTION


    AGRICULTURAL Imbalance in soil fauna and flora

    EFFECTS OF SOIL POLLUTION


    INDUSTRIAL Dangerous chemicals entering underground water Ecological imbalance

    EFFECTS OF SOIL POLLUTION


    INDUSTRIAL Release of pollutant gases Release of radioactive rays causing health problems

    EFFECTS OF SOIL POLLUTION


    INDUSTRIAL

    Increased salinity

    Reduced vegetation

    EFFECTS OF SOIL POLLUTION


    URBAN

    Clogging of drains

    Inundation of areas

    EFFECTS OF SOIL POLLUTION


    URBAN Pollution of drinking water sources

    Public health problems

    EFFECTS OF SOIL POLLUTION


    URBAN Foul smell and release of gases Waste management problems

    CONTROL OF SOIL POLLUTION

    CONTROL OF SOIL POLLUTION


    Reducing chemical fertilizer and pesticide use

    Reusing of materials

    CONTROL OF SOIL POLLUTION


    Recycling and recovery of materials

    Reforesting

    CONTROL OF SOIL POLLUTION

    Solid waste treatment

    Undertaking many pollution awareness programmes

    CONTROL OF SOIL POLLUTION


    Ban on deforestation

    Encouraging forest replantation programmes

    CONTROL OF SOIL POLLUTION


    Ban on use of plastic bags (below 20 microns thickness) - which are major cause of pollution in cities

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