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  2. Soil contamination - Wikipedia

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    Soil contamination, soil pollution, or land pollution as a part of land degradation is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human-made) chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment. It is typically caused by industrial activity, agricultural chemicals or improper disposal of waste. The most common chemicals involved are ...

  3. Plastic pollution - Wikipedia

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    Ecology portal. v. t. e. Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and microbeads) in the Earth's environment that adversely affects humans, wildlife and their habitat. [ 1][ 2] Plastics that act as pollutants are categorized by size into micro-, meso-, or macro debris. [ 3] Plastics are ...

  4. Agricultural pollution - Wikipedia

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    Air pollution caused by agriculture through land use changes and animal agriculture practices have an outsized impact on climate change, and addressing these concerns was a central part of the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land. [3] Mitigation of agricultural pollution is a key component in the development of a sustainable food system.

  5. Pollution - Wikipedia

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    Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. [ 1] Pollution can take the form of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (such as radioactivity, heat, sound, or light). Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring ...

  6. Land degradation - Wikipedia

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    Land degradation is a process in which the value of the or biophysical or biochemical environment is affected by a combination of natural or human-induced processes acting upon the land. [ 1][ 2] It is viewed as any change or disturbance to the land perceived to be deleterious or undesirable. [ 3] Natural hazards are excluded as a cause ...

  7. Environmental impact of agriculture - Wikipedia

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    Air pollution caused by agriculture through land use changes and animal agriculture practices have an outsized impact on climate change, and addressing these concerns was a central part of the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land. [45] Mitigation of agricultural pollution is a key component in the development of a sustainable food system.

  8. Environmental issues in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Today, environmental problems in the Philippines include pollution, mining and logging, deforestation, threats to environmental activists, dynamite fishing, landslides, coastal erosion, biodiversity loss, extinction, global warming and climate change. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Due to the paucity of extant documents, a complete history of land use in the ...

  9. Environmental impact of pesticides - Wikipedia

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    The unintended consequences of pesticides is one of the main drivers of the negative impact of modern industrial agriculture on the environment. Pesticides, because they are toxic chemicals meant to kill pest species, can affect non-target species, such as plants, animals and humans. Over 98% of sprayed insecticides and 95% of herbicides reach ...