DR BR AMBEDKAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY(NIT JALANDHAR)

A Presentation on
Land Contamination

By Team
Prabhav
A LOOK TO LAND CONTAMINATION
 WHAT IS LAND CONTAMINATION ???

• 2A of the EPA 1990 define contaminated land as:

Introduction of hazardous substance into the land so that it’s quality and function are
liable to change adversely
CAUSES OF CONTAMINATION

• Waste recycling and treatment sites

• Textile and dye works
• Mining sites
• Uses of diffrent chemicals in agricultural activites
• Deforestation
 PRE EXISTING LAWS IN INDIA

• Hazardous waste managment rules,2008

• Chemical accidents rules,1996
• The manufacture, storage and import of hazardous chemicals rule,1989
• Hazardous micro-organism rules,1989
• Biomedical waste management,1998
• Plastic manufacturing,sells and uses,1999
• The munciple solid waste rule,2000
CRITICAL REVIEWS

• Not very effective

• Many loopholes
• Unawarness of people
PROPOSED SOLUTIONS

• Law specific to the land pollution

• Training to the user and seller of the agrochemicals
• Awarness campaign
• Facilitate 3R
WHAT WE CAN DO AS AN ENGINEER

• Bioremediation
• Sustainable development
• Waste water treatment at public accomodation
CONCLUSION

As of now Land contamination is totally neglected in india and have not proper regulation
of the rules enacted.
There are very severe effect on the human and environment in the long run from law
maker to law follower everyone has to extend his/her concern about it.
THANK YOU