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Patenting Techniques for Soil Pollution Reduction

Abstract

Xi Liu*

A chemical or substance that is out of place, existing in the soil at a higher quantity than normal, and has negative effects on any organism that is not the target is referred to as "soil pollution." Soil pollution is a hidden threat since it is frequently difficult to gauge or see. One of the biggest soil concerns harming the world's soils and the ecosystem services they provide is soil pollution, according to the Status of the World's Soil Resources Report (SWSR). In every location, worries about soil pollution are expanding. In a recent resolution, the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA-3) called for swifter action and increased cooperation to address and control soil pollution. This agreement, reached by more than 170 nations, demonstrates the significance of this issue on a global scale. Chemicals used in or created as a result of industrial processes, household, animal, and municipal wastes (including wastewater), agrochemicals, and petroleum-derived products are the main anthropogenic sources of soil pollution. Intentional releases of these chemicals into the environment include the use of fertilisers and pesticides, irrigation with untreated wastewater, and land application of sewage sludge. Accidental releases include oil spills and landfill leaching. In addition to incomplete combustion of various compounds, smelting, transportation, spray drift from pesticide applications, radionuclide deposition from air weapons testing, and nuclear accidents all contribute to soil pollution.