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DYSENTERY                                                  JAUNDICE



                 III.  LAND POLLUTION

                 Degradation of land and soil, mainly as a result of human activities, is called
                   land pollution.

                 Dumping and burying of solid waste such as metal cans, polythene bags and

                   other plastic objects, mining and poisonous waste from factories is the main
                   cause of land pollution.
















                     Dumping of solid waste on land      Waste produced from industries and factories

                                              CAUSES OF LAND POLLUTION

                 Fertilizers, insecticides and pesticides result in the contamination of soil
                   with harmful chemicals.




                                                                      Fertilisers and pesticides

                                                                            pollute the soil
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