Thursday, January 14, 2010

3 soil problems and 3 solutions


There is the problem of soil pollution caused by the presence of man-made chemicals in the soil's environment. People are concerned about the health risks from direct contact with the contaminated soil. There are cleanups where microbes would "eat up" toxic chemicals in the soil. However, this method is too time consuming and expensive. Another issue revolves around how acid soil is destroying our crops' nutrients and vitamins. Alleviating soil chemical constraints is one way to prevent acid soil, but it's time consuming and requires extra management. Soil erosion is also a phenomenon because it makes it difficult to sustain plant growth. We are still working on a solution because soil erosion is altered by changes in rainfall and intensity, which are natural occurences.

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  1. Remedying acid soils requires careful professional attention to be done successfully.

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