VPE 511: Environment and Environmental Hygiene (2+1)

EFFECT OF SOIL POLLUTION

• In Chembur, Mumbai trees without leaves, they neither grow flowers nor vegetables in the garden.

Food Poisoning

• After exploding nature the food grain produced on soil in contaminated with all such chemicals used since they are non-biodegradable and hence they are not an advisable food for human. According to estimate more than 5 lakhs people die every year due to above such consequence. Accordingly we are authorized to drink Pepsi, Cola containing insecticides similar level in the ground water and court found to be safe and use it or not is given to ultimate consumers. Seller beware rule need not be used all the time.
• Metallic contaminants added in the soil destroy beneficial bacteria and microorganisms in the soil.
• Severe agricultural crop damage is caused by high or low acidity of soil. It is estimated that more than 30% of the world’s irrigated land is now affected by salinity of soil.
• Indian urban washes account about 20 million tons every year. It is spread over land surfaces causes foul odour and spread diseases.
• Radioactive pollutants dumped on sol surface get into fruits and vegetables due to nutrient cycle mechanism and causes great invisible harm initially then leads to cancer and genetic disorders.
• Pesticides like DDT, polychlorinated biphenyls, organo phosphorous compounds etc cause nervous disorders, mutation etc in man.
• Tuberculosis, Cholera etc spread due to the spread of pathogens live in polluted soil.