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Write some effects of soil pollution?


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The effects of soil pollution are as follows:

  1. Dust particles from mine industries cause lung disorders and also destroy plant life.
  2. Acid rain an other chemicals reduce the fertility of soil an crop production decreases.
  3. Polluted land also pollute water resources.
  4. Industrial waste thrown into soil show toxic effects to the organisms.

Few more effects of soil pollution are:

  1. If crops manage to grow on polluted soil, they will be poisonous and cause serious health problems to the consumers.
  2. Soil pollution can negatively affect the metabolism of microorganisms and arthropods.
  3. It can decrease the quality of the crop.
  4. The polluted soil can be carried by rain water and enter into different water resources.
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