Describe the harmful effects of: Soil pollution - Vidyadip

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Describe the harmful effects of:
Soil pollution

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Answer

Harmful effects of soil pollution:
(a) It leads to biomagnification.
(b) Mercury can also cause brain damage.
(c) Arsenic causes severe damage to skin.
(d) Boron causes vomiting, diarrhoea, dermatitis and lethargy.
(e) Pesticides cause headache, nausea, fever, breathing difficulties, anxiety, fatigue, dizziness, delayed pregnancies, liver and kidney dysfunction.

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