Excessive use of chemicals in agriculture can be poisonous.

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Many chemicals such as fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides are used in agriculture to increase the quality and quantity of harvest. Excessive use of these chemicals creates problems since they can be poisonous to many plant and animal species. With excessive irrigation, these chemicals reach underground water sources and pollute them, thus causing serious water pollution.

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