What harm does soil pollution do to human health?

Soil pollution has a great impact on the environment, and some will lead to vegetation destruction, soil erosion and land desertification. Pollutants with surface runoff and underground infiltration will endanger people's production and life. Because of the limited degradation ability of soil itself, crops will absorb heavy metals in pollutants, most of which contain carcinogens. People drinking polluted groundwater and eating polluted food crops for a long time will bring great hidden dangers to their lives. So we should protect the environment. Avoid pollution and resolutely resist all behaviors harmful to the environment. Caring for the environment is everyone's responsibility. Protecting the environment means protecting yourself.

What are the effects of soil pollution on health?

(1) Harm of heavy metal pollution: The harm of heavy metal or metalloid pollution in soil to residents enters human body through crops and water. For example, cadmium-containing wastewater pollutes farmland and causes pain (public hazards), which is a typical example.

(2) Harm of pesticide pollution: A large number of pesticides are used in agricultural production, which first pollutes the soil and enters the human body through the food chain, which can cause extreme mutation, carcinogenesis and teratogenesis of acute and chronic poisoning.

3) Biological pollution: it is an important hazard of soil pollution at present, which has a wide influence and can cause intestinal infectious diseases and parasitic diseases; It can cause leptospirosis, anthrax, tetanus and botulism.