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Soil Pollution

This presentation slide summarizes soil pollution. It identifies various sources of soil pollution including industrial wastes, urban wastes, agricultural practices, radioactive pollution, and biological agents. Industrial wastes from industries like paper mills, chemical plants, and oil refineries introduce harmful pollutants into soil. Agricultural practices such as use of fertilizers and pesticides can also pollute soil over time. Radioactive pollution from nuclear weapon explosions and waste accumulates in soil. Biological agents from human, animal, and bird excreta contaminate soil as well. The effects of soil pollution include altering biological properties, disrupting the human food chain, and posing serious risks to human life. Control methods include preventing soil erosion, proper waste disposal

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Soil Pollution

This presentation slide summarizes soil pollution. It identifies various sources of soil pollution including industrial wastes, urban wastes, agricultural practices, radioactive pollution, and biological agents. Industrial wastes from industries like paper mills, chemical plants, and oil refineries introduce harmful pollutants into soil. Agricultural practices such as use of fertilizers and pesticides can also pollute soil over time. Radioactive pollution from nuclear weapon explosions and waste accumulates in soil. Biological agents from human, animal, and bird excreta contaminate soil as well. The effects of soil pollution include altering biological properties, disrupting the human food chain, and posing serious risks to human life. Control methods include preventing soil erosion, proper waste disposal

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SRIRAM V LECTURER IN CHEMISTRY

KONGUNADU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY


THOTTIAM

SOIL POLLUTION
Contamination of soil by human and natural activities which cause harmful effects on living beings

Sources of soil pollution


Industrial wastes Urban wastes Agricultural wastes Radioactive pollutants Biological agents

Industrial wastes
Paper mills Chemical industries Tanneries Textiles Oil refineries Fertilizers Pesticides Coal & mineral mining industries & so on

Effects
Alters the biological properties of soil Disturbs human food chain Serious effects on human life

Urban wastes
Sources Plastics Glasses Garbage and rubbish materials Rubber Street sweepings Fuel residues Discarded manufactured products Effects Nondegradables harm the environment

Agricultural practices
Sources
Modern agricultural methods Use of fertilizers Pesticides Herbicide Weedicides Farm waste Debris Eroded soil containing inorganic chemicals

Radioactive pollution
Sources
Explosions of nuclear dusts Radioactive wastes Effects accumulates thereby creates soil pollution

Typical examples of radioactive pollution


Radio nuclides of Th, U, K,C Explosion of nuclear weapons Nuclear reactor wastes like Ru, I, Ba,La Cs etc., Effects Rain water carries the harmful wastes into the soil Nuclear wastes emits gamma radiations

Biological Agents

Source Human excreta

Animal excreta Birds excreta

CHARACTERISTICS OF UNTREATED WASTES OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES


S.N INDUSTRY O CHARACTERISTICS ORGANIC INDUSTRY

1 2
3 4 5

PAPER RUBBER

SUSPENDED SOLIDS,BOD,COD,HIGH TEMPERATURE CHLORIDES, HIGH BOD

OIL ACIDS,ALKALIS,PHENOLS ANTIBIOTI TOXIC CHEMICALS CS DRUG SUSPENDED ORGANIC MATTER INCLUDING VITAMINS

S.NO INDUSTRY
6 7 DISTILLERY CHEMICAL

CHARACTERISTICS
HIGH COD, LOW pH,N,K TOXIC COMPOUNDS,PHENOLS

INORGANIC INDUSTRY 1 2 THERMAL POWER PLANT STEEL MILLS HEAVY METALS, INORGANIC COMPUNDS ACIDS,PHENOLS,ALKALI,CYANIDES, IRON SALTS,ORES SODIUM,ORGANIC MATTER,COLOUR,HIGH PH METALLICS,TOXIC CYANIDES,Cd,Cr,Zn,Cu,Al AND LOW PH Ca, Cr, HIGH SALT CONTENT

3 4

COTTON INDUSTRY METAL PLATING

TANNERIES

CONTROL
OF SOIL POLLUTION

1. CONTROL OF SOIL EROSION

TREE PLANTING
VARYING CROPPING METHODS SUBSTITUTING ANIMAL MANURES

INSTEAD OF CHEMICAL MANURE

2. CONTROL OF UNWANTED MATERIALS PROPER DUMPING OF


UNWANTED WASTES CONSTRUCTIONS CAN BE CARRIED OVER DUMPED FIELD

OTHER METHODS TO CONTROL SOIL POLLUTION


PRODUCTION OF NATURAL FERTILIZERS

PROPER HYGIENIC CONDITION


PUBLIC AWARENESS RECYCLING & REUSE OF WASTES BAN ON TOXIC CHEMICALS

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