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What are the causes of land pollution?

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Many human activities result in land pollution.

1-Garbage picked up from homes is brought to a landfill,where it is buried in soil and left there to decompose .

2-Improper disposal of industrial waste also causes soil pollution.

3-Excessive use of pesticides and fertilizers in farming is also a source of land pollution.Construction debris,if not disposed of properly,is also a common cause of land pollution

When we talk about air or water pollution, the reactions garnered are stronger. This is because we can see the effects caused by the pollutants and their extent very clearly. It is normal human psychology to believe in what you see first hand.  Our land on the other hand is living a nightmare too. We may not be able to see the effects with clarity, but land is being polluted and abused constantly and we are unable to calculate the damages incurred. Land Pollution has come to become one of the serious concerns that we collectively battle.

Land pollution, in other words, means degradation or destruction of earth’s surface and soil, directly or indirectly as a result of human activities. Anthropogenic activities are conducted citing development, and the same affects the land drastically, we witness land pollution; by drastic we are referring to any activity that lessens the quality and/or productivity of the land as an ideal place for agriculture, forestation, construction etc. The degradation of land that could be used constructively in other words is land pollution.

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