Similarly, soil pollution affects the farmers'
course of lives and general public. The fertility of land is completely
destroyed by dint of soil pollution. Also, it engenders health hazards to the
vicinity where children usually play. Soil pollution may cause a number of
diseases since the vegetables are produced in soil. As people consume
vegetables as such, they become sick.
Likewise, air pollution has become a severe
threat at present. The dust, smoke and old vehicles, large machines, industries
etc. are the causes of air pollution. Air pollution creates the disease as
asthma that is incurable. Also it engenders most of the respiratory diseases.
Air pollution is fatal especially to the aged people and the children. It also
carries many contagious diseases and affects people's lives severely.
Lastly, water pollution is another threat to the
people of rural area and town dweller alike. Water pollution is created by
mixing sewage in water sources, throwing dead animals in water sources and even
using chemicals there irrationally. On the one hand, such water is unhealthy to
drink. On the other hand, it is equally dangerous to wash clothes and clean
utensil there. When the children swim in the small river and pond they become
severely affected due to pollution. Water pollution is one of the main causes
of diarrhea. Especially the people of slum areas prone to suffer from water pollution.