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Land is polluted when contaminants are dropped on to or absorbed into the ground. Some causes of land pollution are fertilizers, pesticides, landfills, car leaks, littering and deforestation. Landfills could be less of a contributor to pollution if people recycled more. Over 80% of the items placed in landfills can be recycled but they aren't. When pollutants are absorbed into the ground they can kill plants that are in that soil. This is very bad for the environment because those plants can no longer produce oxygen for us to breathe.
Information from:
"Pollution, Water Pollution, Air Pollution | GreenStudentU.com." GreenStudentU: Green Students, Environmental Education, & Eco-Lifestyles. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. <http://www.greenstudentu.com/encyclopedia/pollution>.
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