10.4 Control of soil pollution

2.1 Pollutant
2.2 Contaminant
2.3 Source
2.4 Sink
2.5 Receptor
2.6 Threshold limit value (TLV)
2.7 Flow sheet of Environmental pollution process
2.8 Atmospheric Pollution
2.9 Tropospheric pollution or Air pollution

3.1 Primary pollutants
3.2 Particulate Matter
3.3 Inorganic gases
3.4 Secondary Pollutants
3.5 Major air pollutants

6.1 Role of Ozone Layer
6.2 Depletion of Ozone Layer

7.1 Chemistry of acid rain
7.2 Harmful effect of acid rain

8.1 Green house effect around the earth
8.2 Advantages of green house effect
8.3 Harmful effects of green house effect
8.4 Water Pollution

10.1 Control of water pollution
10.2 Land Pollution
10.3 Pesticides
10.4 Control of soil pollution
10.5 Green Chemistry: A new route to protection of environment

The following steps have been suggested to control the soil pollution:

(i) The use of chemical fertilizers can be reduced by applying bio – fertilizers and manures.

(ii) Recycling and recovery of materials appears to be a reasonable solution for reducing soil pollution. Materials such as paper, gas, and some kinds of plastics can be recycled.

(iii) Control of land loss can be attempted through restoring forest and grass cover to check soil erosion and floods.

(iv) Proper methods should be adopted for the disposal of solid wastes.