Question

10 lines on soil pollution​

Answer 1

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1.Soil is the outermost layer of the Earth’s surface, which is the foundation of essential environmental functions.

2.Drinkable underground water is also possible because the soil layer acts as a filter and a source of essential nutrients to that water.

3.Soil also plays a significant role in regulating the Earth’s temperature to make it livable.

4.A soil pollutant is an agent that degenerates the quality, composition, mineral quantity of the soil.

5.There are two ways by which soil can get polluted: Natural and Anthropogenic.

6.Soil contamination or soil pollution should concern us because when the toxic elements of the soil enter the human body because of food-chain, it can cause harm to the inner body-system.

7.Corrupt agricultural practices ruin the excellent qualities of the soil in that particular area.

8.Contaminants that cause soil pollution are metals, inorganic ions, and salts, including sulfates, phosphates, nitrates, carbonates, etc. Organic compounds like lipid, fatty acids, alcohols, proteins, hydrocarbons, etc.

9.Anthropogenic or man-caused soil pollution can be controlled with enough effort by making changes in our industrial processes and some daily activities.

10.Soil pollution is an environmental issue that concerns every aspect of life.

Answer 2

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1) Soil pollution can be said as contamination of harmful chemicals into the soil.

2) The main factor due to which soil pollution exists is industrialization.

3) Other factors are heavy use of pesticides and insecticides in agricultural land.

4) Most common chemicals which are responsible for soil pollution are petroleum, carbon compounds, lead, and heavy metals.

5) Harmful irrigation practices which cause reduction in fertility of soil is also one of the causes of soil pollution.

6) When the obnoxious gases contaminate with the clouds, they cause acid rain, which is also a factor of soil pollution.

7) Leakage of fuel or petrol from vehicles spread out on earth; when rain occurs, they go deep inside the soil and contaminate it.

8) Improper waste management practices by which the wastes are thrown out in the large dumping ground contaminates the soil.

9) Soil pollution kills the productivity and fertility of soil left with harmful chemicals, the yields of that soil will make us sick.

10) As we know that soil is an important component of earth in which the trees, plants and all types of food are grown but contamination destroys this asset.