SOIL CONTAMINATION

CAUSES OF CONTAMINATION

• When pollutants get in the air, it can cause acid rain which will contaminate soil.
• In agricultural activity, they use pesticides that contains chemicals that cannot be broken down in a natural way and can cause contamination in the soil over time.
• Biological waste is full of chemicals and toxins and can seep into the soil and contaminate it.

EFFECTS OF CONTAMINATION

• We could inhale the dust from the dirt that is contaminated that travels through the air.
• It can affect the rate of the plants that we grow.
• It can contaminate and affect us through the food that we eat.

SOLUTIONS TO CONTAMINATION

• Reduce waste by reusing and

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