Question

Excessive use of chemicals in agriculture causes soil pollution.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Many chemicals such as fertilisers, insecticides, pesticides, etc., are used in agriculture to increase the quality and quantity of harvest.
But their excessive use have several disadvantages namely:
$\bullet$ They kill microbes and earthworms beneficial to soil
$\bullet$ They leach into the ground increasing toxicity and water pollution.
$\bullet$ Also if fertilisers find their way to water bodies they can disrupt aquatic life and also to the community that is consuming that water resource