soil pollution

Presents a discussion of soil pollution and erosion, which is magnified by human activity, and how it has been addressed, covering the Dust Bowl of the 1930s and resulting changes in farming methods, with commentary by experts and noteworthy case studies.

An imaginative eleven-year-old named Sebby discovers that the strange things he has been seing are real, and connected somehow with the strip-mining operation that has destroyed his town, but getting help from his bickering family seems unlikely.

Discusses the erosion and pollution of soil, the harmful effects of these processes, and ways of preventing them.

Details the various types of land pollution and possible ways to prevent them.