Land and soil pollution

GROUP 3
 What is it?
• Land pollution can be
defined as acts occurring
on an area resulting in
color change, fertility,
and erosion.
• It is caused by waste in
the form of liquid or
solid.
 Why is this happen?
• Increase in urbanization
• Increase in agricultural
land
• Domestic waste
• Agricultural activities
• Industrial activities
 How does it made?

• Garbage disposal and

sewage uncontrolled.

• Improper use of
chemicals.
impacts
 impacts
• Exterminates wild life.
• Vegetation that provides food and shelter is
destroyed.
• It can seriously disrupt the balance of nature,
and, in extreme cases, can cause human
fatalities.
• Most pesticides kill or damage life forms other
than those intended.
 Impacts
• Every form of land pollution kills off the
habitats of land animals as well as aquatic life.
• The more we deplete these habitats the more
the ecosystem is thrown out of balance.
expectation

reality
Possible solutions
 Possible solutions
• People should be educated and made aware
about the harmful effects of littering.
• Items used for domestic purposes ought to be
reused or recycled.
• Personal garbage should be disposed properly.
• Organic waste matter should be disposed in
areas that are far away from residential places.
• Minimize the use of chemicals.
Thank you for listening.
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