SOIL POLLUTION

1. SHRI JAI NARAIN POST GRADUATE COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY
POWER POINT PRESENTATION
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2. SOIL POLLUTIONSOIL POLLUTION
ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT
By....By....
Shivanand JaiswalShivanand Jaiswal
B.Sc. III YearB.Sc. III Year
Botany . . . . .Botany . . . . .
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3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
''The Soil Pollution Power Point Presentation & file are
made with the help of ''Shri Jai Narain P. G. College''
Teachers, Professor and Head of Department of Botany.
Botany teachers Dr. Alok Mishra, Dr. A. B. Mishra, Dr.
R. K. Pandey, Dr. Vivek Singh, and Dr. S. K. Shukla
provide me notes and books. Google provide me Soil
Pollution currently information, photographs and maps
etc. Classmates provide some important notes for Soil
Pollution. Rohit Sir (Botany Department) instructed me
to make the ppt in a proper manner. My family also
help me. So thanks for all. If any mistakes, so sorry''.Vikas Nagar,
Lucknow
28 November 2016
Shivanand
Jaiswal B.Sc. III
Year
Botany . . . . . . .
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4. 1. Resulting in a change of the soil quality
2. likely to affect the normal use of the soil or endangering
public health and the living environment.
3. Soil pollution is caused by the presence of chemicals or
other alteration in the natural soil environment.
Soil PollutionSoil Pollution
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5. POLLUTED SOILPOLLUTED SOIL
CHANGE OF THE SOIL QUALITY
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6. CAUSES OF SOIL DEGRADATIONCAUSES OF SOIL DEGRADATION
1. Soil erosion/degradation is the loss of top soil1. Soil erosion/degradation is the loss of top soil
erodes fertility of soil & reduces its water-holdingerodes fertility of soil & reduces its water-holding
capacity.capacity.
2. Excessive farming, construction, overgrazing,2. Excessive farming, construction, overgrazing,
burning of grass cover and deforestation.burning of grass cover and deforestation.
3. Excess salts and water (Salinization).3. Excess salts and water (Salinization).
4. Excessive use of fertilizers & pesticides.4. Excessive use of fertilizers & pesticides.
5. Solid waste.5. Solid waste.
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7. SOIL POLLUTION BY PESTICIDES AND FERTILIZERSSOIL POLLUTION BY PESTICIDES AND FERTILIZERS
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8. Control of soil pollutionControl of soil pollution
1. Use of pesticides and fertilizers should be1. Use of pesticides and fertilizers should be
minimized.minimized.
2. Cropping techniques should be improved to prevent2. Cropping techniques should be improved to prevent
growth of weeds.growth of weeds.
3. Special pits should be selected for dumping wastes.3. Special pits should be selected for dumping wastes.
4. Controlled grazing and forest management.4. Controlled grazing and forest management.
5. Wind breaks and wind shield in areas exposed to5. Wind breaks and wind shield in areas exposed to
wind erosion.wind erosion.
6. Afforestation and reforestation.6. Afforestation and reforestation.
7.7. 3 Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle3 Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle
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9. RECYCLE YOUR GARBAGE
''It's so easy''
PAPER PLASICT METAL GLASS
''USED ME''......
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10. 1. How much material was added to the soil, will it overload
the organisms in the soil.
2. Kind of material-organic or inorganic- is the material
biodegradable/ dangerous to animals & humans.
3. C:N ratio of the pollutant material.
4. Nature of soil: will the soil be able to handle the material
before groundwater is contaminated.
5. Growing conditions for the soil organisms: - is it too
cold, too wet etc.
6. How long the material has been on site: is there
evidence of environmental problems, is it undergoing
decomposition.
7. Immediate danger to people & environment:
INFORMATION NEEDED TO CLEAN UPINFORMATION NEEDED TO CLEAN UP
MATERIALS ADDED TO SOILMATERIALS ADDED TO SOIL
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11. FIRST EFFECT OF SOIL POLLUTANTSFIRST EFFECT OF SOIL POLLUTANTS
1. Washed away: might accumulates somewhere.1. Washed away: might accumulates somewhere.
2. Evaporate: can be a source of air pollution.2. Evaporate: can be a source of air pollution.
3. Infiltrate through the unsaturated soil to the3. Infiltrate through the unsaturated soil to the
groundwater.groundwater.
4. DDT: fat soluble, stored in fatty tissues.4. DDT: fat soluble, stored in fatty tissues.
5. Interferes with calcium metabolism.5. Interferes with calcium metabolism.
6. Results in thin egg shells in birds.6. Results in thin egg shells in birds.
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12. 1. Agent orange: code name for one of the herbicides and
defoliants (results in leaf fall) used by the U.S. military
as part of its herbicidal warfare program, During the
Vietnam War, between 1962 and 1971, the United
States herbicides and defoliants in Vietnam military
sprayed 20,000,000 US gallons (80,000,000 L) of
chemical.
2. Anti fertility, skin problems, cancer.
SOIL POLLUTION IS HARMFUL FOR HUMAN BODY
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13. Thank You For Paying
Attention...
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14. SOIL POLLUTIONSOIL POLLUTION
The End......The End......
''SAVE GREEN TREES''...
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