Mains Paper II · 4 Environment & Ecology · 4.5 Pollution and control

4.5.8 Soil pollution, pesticides and biomagnification

Soil pollution is the build-up of toxic chemicals in soil, mainly from pesticides, fertilisers and industrial waste; persistent pesticides like DDT then concentrate as they move up food chains, a process called biomagnification.

  • APPSC Group 2 · Mains Paper II
  • Advanced level
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Key terms

  • soil pollution
  • heavy metals
  • pesticides
  • organochlorine
  • organophosphate
  • POPs
  • DDT
  • endosulfan
  • bioaccumulation
  • biomagnification
  • eggshell thinning
  • Silent Spring
  • Insecticides Act 1968

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