"soil pollution" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} soil pollution (uncountable)
  1. The pollution of soil, for example by sewage or toxic chemicals. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Ecology Translations (pollution of soil): 土壤污染 (tǔrǎng wūrǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), maaperän saastuminen (Finnish), 土壌汚染 (dojōosen) (Japanese)

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