Chemistry · Ch 15 — Environmental Chemistry
Soil Pollution
Soil Pollution
Soil is a thin layer of organic and inorganic material that covers earth's rocky surface. Soil constitutes the upper crust of the earth, which supports land, plants and animals.
Soil pollution is defined as the buildup of persistent toxic compounds, radioactive materials, chemical salts and disease-causing agents in soils, which have harmful effects on plant growth and animal health. Soil pollution affects the structure and fertilit …
What this figure shows. A photograph of an open dumping/landfill site: three trucks parked at the edge of an excavated reddish-brown earthen area strewn with heaps of mixed solid waste, with a pool of dark, reddish contaminated liquid pooling among the debris -- illustrating uncontrolled waste dumping as a …