soil pollution

noun

The pollution of soil, for example by sewage or toxic chemicals.

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Meanings

nounsoil pollution (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe pollution of soil, for example by sewage or toxic chemicals.

    Hookworm disease is closely associated with the soil. It may fairly be considered an infection the result of soil pollution.

    1913, Milton Joseph Rosenau, Preventive medicine and hygiene, D. Appleton and Company, published 1914, page 688
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    The major kinds of soil pollution are: Acidification, Salinisation and sodification, Agrochemical pollution Contamination by metalliferous water

    2006, S. V. S. Rana, Environmental pollution: health and toxicology, Alpha Science International, Ltd., p. 89

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 土壤污染
  • 土壤污染 (tǔrǎng wūrǎn)pollution of soil
Finnish maaperän saastuminen
  • maaperän saastuminenpollution of soil
Hindi मृदा प्रदूषण
  • मृदा प्रदूषण (mŕdā pradūṣaṇ)pollution of soil
Japanese 土壌汚染
  • 土壌汚染 (dojōosen)pollution of soil
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APA

soil pollution. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soil%20pollution

MLA

“soil pollution.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soil%20pollution. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soil pollution,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soil%20pollution.

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