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land pollution  

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  • Land pollution is the degradation of the land surface through misuse of the soil by poor agricultural practices, mineral exploitation, industrial waste dumping, and indiscriminate disposal of urban wastes. It includes visible waste and litter, as well as pollution of the soil. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change; Pollution, Land]

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