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Main Causes?

• Soil pollution is often associated with use of agriculture chemicals, like fertilizers, pesticides, etc.
  

• These chemicals can also leak into the ground and ground water and remain several years,  cause long-lasting health effects in both plants and animals.
  

• Faulty landfills, bursting of underground bins and seepage from faulty sewage systems could cause the leakage of toxins into the surrounding soil.
  

• Acid rains, caused by industrial fumes, mixing in rain falls on the land, and could dissolve away some of the important nutrients found in soil, as such changing the structure of the soil.
• Industrial wastes are one of the biggest soil-pollution factors. Iron, steel, power and chemical manufacturing plants which irresponsibly use the Earth as a dumping ground often leave behind lasting effects for years to come.

• Fuel leakages from automobiles, which get washed by rain, can seep into the nearby soil, polluting it.

• Deforestation is a major cause for soil erosion, where soil particles are dislodged and carried away by water or wind. As a result, the soil loses it structure as well as important nutrients found in the soil.