The effects of soil pollution are as follows:
- Dust particles from mine industries cause lung disorders and also destroy plant life.
- Acid rain an other chemicals reduce the fertility of soil an crop production decreases.
- Polluted land also pollute water resources.
- Industrial waste thrown into soil show toxic effects to the organisms.
Few more effects of soil pollution are:
- If crops manage to grow on polluted soil, they will be poisonous and cause serious health problems to the consumers.
- Soil pollution can negatively affect the metabolism of microorganisms and arthropods.
- It can decrease the quality of the crop.
- The polluted soil can be carried by rain water and enter into different water resources.