Major soil pollutants

▪ Table

      Major soil pollutants

  route to environment

See as table:

      Metals

       

      antimony (Sb)

      metal products, paint, ceramics, rubber

      beryllium (Be)

      metal alloys

      cadmium (Cd)

      galvanized metals, rubber, fungicides

      chromium (Cr)

      metal alloys, paint

      copper (Cu)

      metal products, pesticides

      lead (Pb)

      automobile parts, batteries, paint, fuel

      mercury (Hg)

      chlor-alkali products, electrical equipment, pesticides

      nickel (Ni)

      metal alloys, batteries

      selenium (Se)

      electronic products, glass, paint, plastics

      silver (Ag)

      metal alloys, photographic products

      thallium (Tl)

      metal alloys, electronic products

      zinc (Zn)

      galvanized metals, automobile parts, paint

      Industrial wastes

       

      chlorinated solvents

      industrial cleaning and degreasing activities

      dioxins

      waste incineration

      lubricant additives

      industrial and commercial operations

      petroleum products

      industrial and commercial operations

      plasticizers

      plastics manufacturing

      polychlorinated biphenyls

      electrical and chemical manufacturing

      Pesticides

       

      aliphatic acids

      herbicides

      amides

      herbicides

      benzoics

      herbicides

      carbamates

      herbicides

      dinitroanilines

      herbicides

      dipyridyl

      herbicides

      phenoxyalkyl acids

      herbicides

      phenylureas

      herbicides

      triazines

      herbicides

      arsenicals

      insecticides

      carbamates

insecticides

      chlorinated hydrocarbons

      insecticides

      organophosphates

      insecticides

      pyrethrum

      insecticides

      copper sulfate

      fungicides

      mercurials

      fungicides

      thiocarbamates

      fungicides

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