Question

how do the chemical fertilizers cause pollution ?explain

Answer 1

Chemical fertilizer can cause pollution by :-

• the rain washes down the chemical fertilizer and discharge then into the river and many water bodies causing water pollution .
• when they are used the young seed that are sowed falls on them and that acts as a poison in the seeds .
• the use of chemical fertilizer can led to the spoiling of the quality of the soil .

Answer 2

Explanation:

chemical fertilizers provide minerals which dissolve in water and immediately available to plants but this may not be retained in the soil for long they may escape from the soil pollution groundwater rivers and lakes chemical fertilizers can also kill bacteria and other microorganisms in the soil this mean sometime after their use the soil will be less water than ever before