Question

mention the main causes of soil pollution
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Answer 1

Soil contamination or soil pollution as part of land degradation is caused by the presence of xenobiotics (human-made) chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment. It is typically caused by industrial activity, agricultural chemicals or improper disposal of waste.

Answer 2

Answer:

two causes are:-(a) industries give out much solid waste feature in the form of chemical residue, fly ash etc which are dumped on the soil and causes pollution.

(b) pesticides are often used to kill pests but most of these pesticides persist in the environment as pollutants causing harm to life and causing soil pollution.