Life expectancy at birth, female (years) ( 1 ) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, ( 2 ) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, ( 3 ) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, ( 4 ) United Nations Statistical Division.
Effect on human health: The land when contaminated with toxic chemicals and pesticides lead to problem of skin cancer and human respiratory system. The toxic chemicals can reach our body through foods and vegetables that we eat as they are grown in polluted soil.
If soil pollution is not controlled, it can have adverse effects on the ecological balance and health of living organisms. These effects include increased soil erosion; creation of toxic dust; loss of nutrients in soil; reduced soil fertility; alteration in soil structure; and increase in soil salinity.