Soil Pollution
Gases like carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide that are emitted mix with water vapour and condense as acid rain. This rain affects the plant growth as well as the soil leading to soil pollution. As a result of this, food production is affected leading to starvation and malnutrition. On the other hand, if artificial fertilizers and insecticides are used to improve production, it affects the soil texture as it exceeds the ability of the soil to support cultivation. This again contributes to soil pollution. The vegetables grown by making use of these artificial chemicals when not cleaned properly and consumed leads to a lot of health problems like vomiting, dysentery, stomach problems, cancer, etc. Hence, using natural fertilizers (human and animal waste and properly decomposed plant and animal parts) is the best way to maintain an ideal balance between food shortage and soil pollution.
January 09 2010 07:00 am | Health