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Dr.

Rahul Mishra
NTA NET PAPER- 1
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People, Development and Environment

Topic :
Soil pollution
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Soil pollution
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• • Soil pollution is the decrease in the quality of soil


due to natural and human reasons.
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• • Any unwanted change in the physical, chemical or


biological properties of the land, which has an effect on
humans and other organisms or destroys the natural quality
and utility of the land, is called land pollution.
Due to soil pollution
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• Soil pollution by soil erosion: soil erosion is a terrible enemy of the


soil, soil erosion in the upper surface soil of the agricultural area is
finished within a few years, while 6 cm It takes about 2,400 years to
build a layer of deep clay.
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• Soil Pollution through Agriculture: With a view to cater to


the food-related needs of the growing population,
emphasis is being laid on food production by intensive
agriculture.
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• Domestic and Industrial Waste: Waste materials from


domestic and industrial institutions, such as lead, copper,
mercury, plastic, paper, etc., contaminate the soil by mixing
it.
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• • Soil pollution through deforestation: Forests provide organic


matter in soil formation and control soil erosion. In areas where the
destruction of forests is at a large scale, the biological properties of
the soil are being lost.
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• • Desertification: The sand of the deserts blow away with the wind
and the fertilizer is spread over the land . Thus the spread of sandy
dust leads to the expansion of deserts. In this way, dust destroys
fertile land and reduces its productivity.
Side effects of soil pollution
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• Many types of gases and deodorant come out due to rotting of


garbage, which pollutes the surrounding environment. If chemicals
are mixed in this dirt, harmful gases are also released from them.
• -

• Land pollution has an adverse effect on the fertility of the


land. Especially by industrial wastes, as it contains many
insoluble and harmful substances.
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• Garbage is caused by bacteria that spread many diseases,


due to which diseases like TB, malaria, cholera, pearl,
dysentery, eye diseases, gastroenteritis etc. are born.
Measures to prevent soil pollution

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Use of poisonous sprinkler on crops should be banned.
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There should be proper places to collect sewage
and dirt in villages and towns.
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Traditional manure should be used in agricultural land
in place of artificial fertilizers.
•

• Ban on the destruction of forests, along with the


imposition of tree plantation, remove the impasse in the
soil-building process.
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• Work should be started on all measures to prevent.
• A plan should be made for
flood control.

• The
flow of polluted water over large land should be controlled.

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| Emphasis should be given on adopting step-by-step
farming method on sloping land.

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