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effect > effect on the environment > degradation of the environment > soil degradation
effect > effect on the environment > degradation of the environment > land degradation > soil degradation

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soil degradation  

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  • Soil may deteriorate either by physical movement of soil particles from a given site or by depletion of the water-soluble elements in the soil which contribute to the nourishment of crop, plants, grasses, trees, and other economically usable vegetation. The physical movement generally is referred to as erosion. Wind, water, glacial ice, animals and tools in use may be agents of erosion.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/7857

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