What is the impact of agro chemicals and micro plastics in soil
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Microplastics are increasingly seen as an environmental problem of global proportions. While the focus to date has been on microplastics in the ocean and their effects on marine life, microplastics in soils have largely been overlooked. Researchers are concerned about the lack of knowledge regarding potential consequences of microplastics in agricultural landscapes from application of sewage sludge.
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The agrochemicals includes pesticides and insecticide.
Impact of agro chemicals and micro plastics in soil:
The agro chemical have positive impact on soil. They enrich the soil fertilizer. They also enhance the productivity, but certain agrochemical cause certain harmful effect in the environment.
They also result huge loss like it effects the farmer’s health and causes many deadly disease. The plastics mulch which is used to increase the crop yield are main ingredients for soil contamination and hence it is not good to use.