Write any four causes of Soil pollution?

1.	Write any four causes of Soil pollution?
Answer» Causes of Soil pollution are: 1. Mixing of debris, waste products with the soil, causes soil pollution. 2. By excessive use of pesticides and fertilisers, the soil is polluted. 3. When industrial wastes are discharged in the soil, they also pollute the soil. 4. Insecticides like, D.D.T. is very dangerous. When these enter the body of consumers from producers, their concentration is increased because these are non-degradable substances. Moreover, these can remain in the atmosphere for upto 15 years. DDT also causes soil pollution.

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Causes of Soil pollution are:

1. Mixing of debris, waste products with the soil, causes soil pollution.

2. By excessive use of pesticides and fertilisers, the soil is polluted.

3. When industrial wastes are discharged in the soil, they also pollute the soil.

4. Insecticides like, D.D.T. is very dangerous. When these enter the body of consumers from producers, their concentration is increased because these are non-degradable substances. Moreover, these can remain in the atmosphere for upto 15 years. DDT also causes soil pollution.

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