Title: Terrible Effects of Agricultural Pollution | Earth Eclipse
Headings: Terrible Effects of Agricultural Pollution
Terrible Effects of Agricultural Pollution
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Content: The use of fertilizers, pesticides, manure, herbicides and other agrochemicals lead to widespread contamination of waterways and ground waters and depreciate water quality. Soil erosion and sedimentation equally contaminates the water, makes it dirty, and increases its turbidity. In turn, plants, wildlife, humans, animals and aquatic life are negatively affected. Air Pollution
Livestock and fertilized soils can be considerable sources of gaseous emissions. Carbon and nitrogen-based compounds such as nitrogen oxides and ammonia qualify as potential greenhouse gases. Farm tillage, harvesting, and other farm activities that involve mechanical operations like the use of tractors or harvesters among other farm machinery significantly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions by combusting fossil fuel. Additionally, some soil biochemical processes naturally emit numerous greenhouse gasses. Destroys Biodiversity
The persistent use of chemical products in agricultural production degrades and destroys the soils, animals, plants, waters, and wildlife, gradually altering the ecosystems which support biodiversity. Furthermore, pesticides can kill beneficial insects, soil microorganisms, birds and some rare small species like butterflies which have far-reaching effects on biodiversity. Since these chemicals remain in the soils for many years, the repercussions to biodiversity are massive.