SOIL POLLUTION

SAHIL PRAJAPATI

RAHUL KHANDAGALE

VASIM MANSURI
WHAT IS SOIL POLLUTION
 Soil pollution  is defined
as the presence of toxic
chemicals (pollutants or contaminants) in soil, in high
enough concentrations to pose a risk to human health
and/or the ecosystem.
TYPES
BIOLOGICAL AGENTS:-
Biological agents work inside the soil to introduce
manures and digested sludge (coming from the
human, bird and animal excreta) into the soil.

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES:-
The soil of the crops is polluted to a large extent with
pesticides, fertilizers, herbicides, slurry, debris, and
manure.
RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS:-
Radioactive substances such as Radium, Thorium,
Uranium, Nitrogen, etc. can infiltrate the soil and create
toxic effects.
URBAN WASTE:-
Urban waste consists of garbage and rubbish materials,
dried sludge and sewage from domestic and commercial
waste.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE:-
Steel, pesticides, textiles, drugs, glass, cement, petroleum,
etc. are produced by paper mills, oil refineries, sugar
factories, petroleum industries and others as such.
 CAUSES

Soil pollution can be natural or due to human activity.

However, it mostly boils down to the activities of the
human that causes the majority of the soil pollution
such as heavy industries, or pesticides in agriculture.
PESTICIDES
Industrial Pollution
Inferior Irrigation Practices
Solid Waste
Urban Activities
 EFFECTS
Inferior Crop Quality

Harmful Effect on Human Health

Water Sources Contamination

Negative Impact on Ecosystem and Biodiversity
 PREVENTION
Farming

Forest implantation

Reuse and Recycle

Proper solid waste treatment