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SOIL POLLUTION - Coggle Diagram
SOIL POLLUTION
CAUSES
Urbainisation
Chemicals
Fertilizers, pesticiders and insecticises used in agriculture
Chemical and nuclear plant
Mining activities: they remove topsoil and they can release chemicals into the air and soil
Deforestation
Atmospheric deposition from pollutiants presents in the air
CONSEQUENCES
Soil erosion
Desertification
Land degradation
Loss of fertile land for agriculture
It can damage human health because we eat contaminated food or ve drink contaminated water
Distrupt the food chain
Loss of habitat
SOLUTIONS
Reducing the production of waste
Using natural fertilizers
Preserving forests
Replanting trees (reforestation)
Reducing the using of non-biodegrable materials
Recycling
DEFINITION
Deterioration of the Earth's land surface and soli as result of human activities