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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