date:Dec 07, 2018
Urgent action is needed to address soil pollution and contain the multiple threats it poses to global food safety and food security. This was stated by the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) recently on the occasion of World Soil Day.
Thousands of chemicals, which are commercially produced on a large scale, plastic and electronic waste, non-treated wastewater can all become a source of soil pollution, paving the way for the pollutants to enter the food chain with serious consequences for t