The Degradation of the soil is an important problem connected with land use and environment. It affects, apart from many other or indirect implications, the productivity and fertility of soils which is factor of great agricultural importance, and its more so for an agricultural dependent state like Punjab.
Agricultural development can lead to environmental degradation through deforestation, soil erosion, water pollution from pesticides and fertilizers, and loss of biodiversity due to habitat destruction. Intensive farming practices can also deplete soil quality and contribute to climate change through greenhouse gas emissions.
Human activity is the main cause of soil degradation. Agriculture plays a large part in soil degradation, especially clearing, irrigation, the spreading of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, overgrazing and even the passage of heavy farming equipment. Tillage and the clearing and deforestation of large plots of land also lead to soil degradation. Improper drainage in agricultural fields also contributes to soil degradation.
the increase in agricultural goods prices have perpetuated environmental degradation in various ways.To start with,it is far beyond sceptimism that agricultural inflatation of prices influence poverty and povrty,environmental degradaion as a human being would do whatever is necessary to facilitate existence hence woul naturally opt to stress the imeediate environment to attain the much needed calories in terms of food.
The principal cause of soil degradation along the Murray River is improper land use. Certain agricultural practices cause erosion, whilst over-iriigating causes increased salinity.
Samuel Nana-Sinkam has written: 'Biotechnology-revolution' -- subject(s): Agricultural biotechnology, Agriculture, Food supply 'Land and environmental degradation and desertification in Africa' -- subject(s): Desertification, Land degradation
Plastic degradation is the degradation of plastic.
Jules C. Carlson has written: 'Degradation kinetics and mobility of chlortetracycline, tylosin, and monensin in an agricultural soil in Northumberland County, Ontario'
social degradation
Most plants are used for removing biological contaminants or chemical contaminants from a water supply such as an industry or agricultural business. Bio-degradation is used sometimes as well.
•Destruction of the topographical landscape •Degradation of ecological communities (ecosystems) •Degradation of water quality •Destruction of agricultural and forest lands •Noise pollution •Air quality •Sedimentation and erosion •Land subsidence •Vibration from blasting and air blasts •Old mines often converted into landfills
The main causes of environmental degradation are as follow; 1 Industrialization 2 Agricultural development 3 population growth 4 poverty 5 urbanization 6 Deforestation 7 transport development 8 market failure