SOIL POLLUTION

1. SOIL
POLLUTION
BY: ABHISHEK KUMAR
HGPI, KALA AMB
- Land turned to a “Graveyard”

2. Why this topic ?

3. Introduction
Soil pollution is the presence of toxic chemicals
in soil, enough to pose a risk to human health as
well as the ecosystem.

4. CAUSES
1) Industrial and Household waste
2) Overuse of pesticides and similar products
3) Spills & leakages
4) Construction Acts
5) Mining
6) Deforestation
7) Overgrazing

5. General waste forms the majority and needs
attention.
WASTE TYPES
79%
16%
4%
1%GENERAL WASTE
HAZARDOUS WASTE
INCINERATOR ASH
MEDICAL WASTE

6. GENERAL WASTE
COMPOSITION
PLAST
IC
69%
METAL
9%
GLASS
8%
PAPER
8%
WOOD
3%
RUBB
ER
2%
CLOTH
1%
Plastic is a Major concern
as-
 Non-biodegradable
 Forms 69% solid
waste
 Major portion of it is
Bottles , Packing &
Bags

7. OF SOIL POLLUTION
CONSEQUENCES

8. GEOSPHERE + HYDROSPHERE + ATMOSPHERE =
BIOSPHERE
Any effect on either of the sphere affects the other too
and ultimately to BIOSPHERE

9. 1) Contributes to other form of pollution
 Through surface
run-offs
 Garbage burning in
dump-yards
Water -pollution Air-pollution

10. 2) Various Diseases
 Dysentery
 Arsenicosis
 Polio
 Eye infection
 Typhoid
 Schistosomiasis
 Cholera
 Diarrhea
 Malaria
 Lead poisoning
 Lung diseases
 Cancers
 Allergies
 Skin problems
 Eye irritation
 Neurobehavioral disorders
Top 10 Water born diseases
-acc. To W.H.O
Air born

11. 3) Decrease in Soil fertility
1) When Humus gets
eroded due to
erosion.
2) When organic
matter gets
degraded due to
pollutants

12. 4) Pollutants entering food chain
- affect humans as well as animals.

13. Garbage attracts stray animals like COWS & DOGS,
wild animals like DEERS, MONKEYS,BEARS etc.
STRAY COWS

14.  August 05, 2016- Jinnah Post Graduate
Medical Centre treated 3,700 people bitten
by dogs in the year so far.
AROUND 700 STRAY DOGS POISENED IN KARACHI

15. -a solution or a cause ?
4) DUMYARDS

16. According to
Environmental ministry of
India,
620 LAKH TONNES
WASTE
GENERATED per
day
430 LAKH
TONNES(70%)
COLLECTED
129 LAKH
TONNES(21%)
ELECTRICITY
,RECYCLED
,MANURES
301 LAKH
TONNES(48%)
TO DUMPYARDS
190 LAKH
TONNES(30%)
LITTERING

17. •Waste forms a mountain of garbage and is just burned to get rid
off
•Workers work under contractors and aren’t provided suitable
DUMPYARD SCENERIO

18. HOW TO CONTROL ?

20. Making money
Saving environment
Creating employment
Introducing new tech.
Finding new ideas
high level of risk
What a GREEN ENTREPRENEURAL IDEA is ?

21. BENEFITS :-
 Networking with NGOs, Govt., and
International Organizations.
 Sustainable business
 Govt. benefits and subsidies
 Attracts investors

22.  MBAs with a concentration in sustainability and
business success — are called green MBAs.
 Environmental-focused degrees
 Students get a solid MBA skillset
 MBA programs like :-
 "sustainable innovation"
 "sustainable entrepreneurship."
 “Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise" ;
 “Sustainable Global Enterprise".

23. Utilizing modern science & technology for
environment friendly innovations
ECO- INNOVATIONS

24. TOP 5 IDEAS
 GREEN FINANCE
 ECO-FRIENDLY RETAIL
 SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL
 ORGANIC CATERING
 ECO-FRIENDLY BEAUTY SALON

25. -Supporting local projects at community level
Ex- 1) eco friendly agriculture
2) provide educational opportunities etc.
GREEN FINANCE

26. ENERGY FROM WASTE-
recyclables are separated from garbage like metal and
glass, rest is burned for electricity generation.

27. RAILWAY SLEEPERS-
-made of polyethylene and polystyrene in waste
-are cheaper, eco-friendly and safer
-in use in UK and America

28. CERAMIC TILES-
-offer better designs
-eco-logical certified

29. NOISE BARRIER-
-made from recycled tyres
-cheaper by 10-18%
-more efficient in reducing noise

30. POLYESTER -
-Fiber made from PET bottles
-Currently china is doing it
-Fiber similar to cotton in texture

31. -Making organic products like food, cosmetics, manures etc
-Dec dependency on mineral oils and petroleum products
ORGANIC MANUFACTURING

32. GOVT. SCHEMES

33. *Individual & Public Toilet construction *Open
Defecation free *100% Door to Door Waste Collection
*Waste to Energy & Compost
SWACH BHARAT ABHIYAN

34. -HP is first state to do that
-in the year 2003
PLASTIC BAGS BANNED IN H.P.

35. ORGANIC FARMING

36. Mission Organic Farming
Northeast
 Sikkim ,Mizoram and Meghalaya are three
states in the north-east that have embraced
organic farming in a big way by saying no to
chemical fertilizers and pesticides
 Policy-makers have decided to make the
entire northeast region a global organic
agriculture hub.

37. Few Things at Your own level
 Adopt three 3R’s- reduce ,reuse ,recycle.
 Buy organic products.
 Use lesser pesticides and similar products.
 Go paperless
 Guide younger ones.
 Waste Segregation

38.  Understand your responsibility..

40. GOVT. SCHEMES
INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS
GREEN
ENTREPRENEURSHIP