Soil pollution is a type of anthropogenic soil degradation, in which the content of chemicals in soils subject to anthropogenic impact exceeds the natural regional background level of their content in soils.
The main criterion of environmental pollution by various substances is the manifestation of signs of the harmful effects of these substances in the environment on certain types of living organisms, since the resistance of certain types of the latter to chemical effects varies significantly. Ecological danger is that in the environment of man , compared with natural levels, the content of certain chemicals is exceeded due to their receipt from anthropogenic sources. This danger can be realized not only for the most sensitive species of living organisms.
Pollutants (pollutants) are substances of anthropogenic origin that enter the environment in quantities exceeding the natural level of their intake.
The legislation of the Russian Federation provides for liability for soil pollution under Article 254 of the Criminal Code (“ damage to the earth ”).
Literature
- Korolev V.A. Purification of soils from contamination. - M., MAIK Science / Interperiodica, 2001, 1552
Notes
- “ Ecological monitoring of soil ” G. V. Motuzova, O. S. Bezuglova. 2007 year ISBN 978-5-8291-0913-4
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See also
- Spoiling the ground
- Soil pollution