Posted on December 9, 2020.

We talk about contamination of soil when there is a high concentration of pollutants on the surface, which that affects biodiversity and puts the health of all beings at risk alive through food or, depending on the type of pollutant, direct contact with it.

Industrial activities and livestock are the main causes of this contamination, due to the substances they use for their production processes and toxic waste that generate: drugs, pesticides, fertilizers, heavy metals, substances chemicals, among others.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), if not controlled in time, this pollution, which already affects a third of the world's soil, will take a thousand years to create 1 centimeter of renewed topsoil. For this reason, we tell you some actions to implement and reduce soil contamination:

• Reciclar pilas y baterías (normativa en discusión en EPR Law. en Chile).

• Encourage industry, agriculture and ecological livestock, among other economic activities.
• Mejorar el tratamiento de las aguas residuales y reformar la gestión de los residuos mineros (existen empresas dedicadas a la gestión de residuos en Chile, como Hidronor).

El llamado es a tomar conciencia de las graves consecuencias que la contaminación del suelo puede ocasionar de no comenzar a tomar medidas correctivas ahora. Y cuando el daño ya ocurrió, la remediación de suelos contaminados permite recuperar el terreno. ¡Trabajemos juntos por un mundo más sustentable!

Source: https://n9.cl/ui4dd