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Soil pollution is majorly caused by human activities (viz: Agricultural practices, industrial activities and poor waste management) and natural effects such as flooding, acid rain, weathering processes. Soil pollution often cause soil barrenness, offensive odour etc. The resultant effect could impact on soil, air and water quality as well as human that reside or work close to the polluted area over a period of time depending on the physical nature of the pollutant as well as its concentration. This study reviews the impacts of soil pollution on air quality under Nigerian setting. The study found that soil pollutants from waste dumpsite could directly or indirectly cause emission of ammonia, methane, hydrogen sulphide, carbon monoxide, oxide of sulphur and nitrogen, and particulates matters into the atmosphere. Most of the aerosols have adverse effect on human health on exposure. The pollutant gases have been implicated as a major cause of respiratory related impairments. |
