MONISH

MUKILAN
HARI PRASAD
Pollution
• Life on earth exists in a very
delicate balance
• Any imbalance in this ecosystem
due to environmental pollution
results in contamination.
• Pollution became a popular issue
after World War II.
• Pollution dates back all the way
to the prehistoric times when man
first started to create fires.
Soil Pollution
• Soil contamination or soil pollution is
caused by the presence of xenobiotic
(human-made) chemicals or other
alteration in the natural soil environment.
• Contamination is correlated with the
degree of industrialization and intensity of
chemical usage
• In North America and Western Europe that
the extent of contaminated land is best
known
• Developing countries tend to be less
tightly regulated
Causes of Soil Pollution
• Corrosion of underground storage tanks.
• Application of pesticides and fertilizers.
• Mining
• Oil and fuel dumping
• Disposal of coal ash
• Direct discharge of industrial wastes to the soil
• Drainage of contaminated surface water into the soil
 DEFORESTATION:

• Removal of Trees and plants.

• Once converted into a dry or barren land, can never be
made fertile again.
• Loosens the soil
• This is one of the reason for Soil Pollution.
TOXIC FERTILIZERS AND
PESTICIDES:

• Demand for food has increased.

• Use of Highly Toxic Fertilizers and Pesticides.
• Contamination and Poisoning of Soil.
 Radioactivie Pollutants
• Physical pollution that affects air, water, soil. Caused by
ionizing radiations of harmful nature emitted from
disintegrating atomic nuclei.
• The natural sources include cosmic rays that reaches the
earth surfaces and radiation from radium 224, uranium
235 and thorium 232 etc.,
 Soil pollution facts
• Soil is a non-renewable resource with
more potential to degrade.
• Most countries have very little
control over soil pollutant dumping.
• In U.S. alone, millions of tons of
chemical waste is being dumped in
the soil and sea, and spewed in air
resulting in long-term adverse
implications on life in general.
• Developed and developing countries
have now put a major legal
framework and clean-up program in
place, to deal with soil pollution.
 Soil Pollution Solutions
• Public awareness should be made for effects of soil
pollution and make proper disposition of waste.
• Use dustbin to throw the garbage, at home as well
as in public places.
• Plant more and more trees to prevent soil erosion.
• Use of organic manure, fertilizers, milder
pesticides for agricultural activities.
• Do not throw plastic bags etc. on the way.
• Reuse any items like clothing, bottles, wrapping,
paper, shopping bags.
Thank you for listening !