The document discusses pollution, particularly soil contamination, its causes, effects, and methods for prevention. Soil pollution results from industrial and agricultural activities, waste disposal, and the use of harmful chemicals, leading to significant environmental and health issues. Solutions include increasing awareness, using natural fertilizers, promoting afforestation, and improving waste management practices.

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2. Presented By: Ma Nandar Nwe
Dip.EIA/EMS (3)
10.June.2015
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3.  What is pollution.
 Different type of pollution.
 What is soil.
 What is soil pollution(or)contamination.
 Main causes of soil contamination.
 Effect of soil contamination.
 Ways to stop.
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4. Defination:
 When harmful Substances Contaminating the
Environment is Called Pollution OR
 Pollution is anything which harms the environment in
any way
 Pollution refers to the very bad condition of
environment.
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5.  Air Pollution.
 Land/Soil Pollution.
 Water Pollution.
 Noise/Sound Pollution.
 Thermal Pollution.
 Visual Pollution.
 Light Pollution.
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6.  the mixture of minerals,
organic matter, gases,
liquids, and countless
organisms that together
support plant life
 a major component of the
Earth's ecosystem
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8.  the presence of man-made chemicals or other
alteration to the natural soil environment.
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9.  Industrial Activity
 Agricultural Activities
 Waste Disposal
 Accidental Oil Spills
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10.  Lack of Policies to Control Pollution
 Unplanned Industrial Growth
 Use of Outdated Technologies
 Presence of Large Number of Small Scale
Industries
 Inefficient Waste Disposal
 Leaching of Resources From Our Natural
World
Agricultural Activities
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11.  Using pesticides and fertilizers
 Contaminated Water
 Soil Erosion and Sedimentation
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12.  comprise of both commercial and domestic
wastes
 About 23 millions tons of hazardous waste
each year in the world
 Garbage like aluminum, plastic, paper,
cloth, wood is collected and sent to the
local recycling unit
 Items that can not be recycled become a
part of the landfills and hence pollute the
soil
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13.  involve accidents
 involving vehicles (automobiles, trucks and
airplanes) not transporting wastes, but
carrying materials, including fuel, that when
spilled contaminate the soil.
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14.  Soil erosion : soil erosion leads to loss of
top cover of the soil and hence leads to
loss of fertile land for agriculture, forest
cover, fodder patches for grazing etc.
Soil erosion
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15.  Change in climate patterns: The effects of soil
pollution are very hazardous and can lead to the
loss of ecosystems. When land is polluted, it
directly or indirectly affects the climate patterns.
2. Contamination of underground and surface
drinking water.
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16.  Environmental Impact: When deforestation is committed,
the tree cover is compromised on. This leads to a steep
imbalance in the rain cycle. A disturbed rain cycle affects a lot
of factors. To begin with, the green cover is reduced. Trees
and plants help balance the atmosphere, without them we are
subjected to various concerns like Global warming, the green
house effect, irregular rainfall and flash floods among other
imbalances.
Leads to
Inadequate rain fall ,
global warming ,
greenhouse effects
etc.
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17.  Effect on human health: The land when
contaminated with toxic chemicals and pesticides
lead to problem of skin cancer and human
respiratory system. The toxic chemicals can reach
our body through foods and vegetables that we eat
as they are grown in polluted soil.
Contamina
ted soil
leads to :
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18.  Effect on wildlife: The animal kingdom has suffered
mostly in the past decades. They face a serious
threat with regards to loss of habitat and natural
environment. The constant human activity on land,
is leaving it polluted; forcing these species to move
further away and adapt to new regions or die trying
to adjust. Several species are pushed to the verge
of extinction, due to no homeland.
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19.  Global Warming : soil pollution also leads to global
warming as the one of the main cause of soil
erosion is deforestation and due that there is a
imbalance in the ratio of oxygen and carbon
dioxide . Hence there is a rise in temperature
leading to Global Warming.
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20.  Biomagnification : The discharge of chemicals on land,
makes it dangerous for the ecosystem too. These
chemicals are consumed by the animals and plants and
thereby make their way in the ecosystem. This process
is called bio magnification and is a serious threat to the
ecology.
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22.  Make people aware about the concept of
Reduce, Recycle and Reuse
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24. Use biofertilizers and natural pesticides
Shift to biofertilizers
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25. People should be encouraged to go for afforestation .
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26. As plastics are non-degradable so, We should stop
using plastic bags and switch over to paper and
cloth bags.
Switch to
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27. Create dumping ground away from residential areas.
Faulty sanitation practices must be improved.
Polluted soil can be treated by bioremediation. It uses
microorganisms (yeast, fungi or bacteria) to breakdown,
or degrades hazardous substances into less toxic or non-
toxic substances (such as CO2 and H2O
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28.  Google.com
 Environmental Impact Accessment By Larry W.Canter (second
adition)
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_contamination
 http://www.slideshare.net/gauravdudhe9/soil-pollution-
31577416?related=1
 http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-and-
effects-of-agricultural-pollution.php
 http://mjcetenvsci.blogspot.com/2013/11/soil-pollution-
types-effects-sources.html
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29. Thank you
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