After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Impact of Soil Pollutants on Soil Biota/Microbes 2. Impacts of Soil Pollutants on Vegetation 3. Problem in Tropics. Impact of Soil Pollutants on Soil Biota/Microbes: Soil pollutants like metals, pesticides, organic substances showed detrimental impacts on soil fauna, flora and other microbes. This is common event in contaminated soil. Soil microbes [...]
Physicochemical properties of soil include soil texture, water, air, inorganic chemicals, and organic matter. The biological factors of soil are soil flora and fauna. Mechanical composition (texture) of soil is determined on the basis of size of soil particles i.e. sand, silt and clay particles (Table 30.1). However, the ratio of soil particles governs the porosity (pore size of soil), [...]
Soil is a unique habitat which harbours a variety of microflora and fauna, and gives mechanical and nutritional support to higher plants on which human civilization is based. Structural components of soil and its major constituents determine soil quality. Soil is as important as water and air. Human life could not be sustained with access to soil, because it is [...]