Explain how soil pollution and soil erosion could be prevented.

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Explain how soil pollution and soil erosion could be prevented.

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Prevention of Soil Pollution:
1. Use manures instead of chemical fertilizers.
2. Industrial waste should be treated before release.
3. Avoid use of polythene and plastic or they should not get mixed in soil.
Prevention of Soil Erosion:
1. Afforestation: large scale planting in place of cut down forests.
2. Avoiding over-grazing of grass lands.
3. Use of step-farming in hill regions.

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