<P> Soil pollution can be caused by the following (non-exhaustive list) </P> <Ul> <Li> Oil spill . </Li> <Li> Mining and activities by other heavy industries </Li> <Li> Accidental spills as may happen during activities, etc . </Li> <Li> Corrosion of underground storage tanks (including piping used to transmit the contents) </Li> <Li> Acid rain (in turn caused by air pollution) </Li> <Li> Intensive farming </Li> <Li> Agrochemicals, such as pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers </Li> <Li> Industrial accidents </Li> <Li> Road debris </Li> <Li> Drainage of contaminated surface water into the soil </Li> <Li> Waste disposal <Ul> <Li> Oil and fuel dumping </Li> <Li> Nuclear wastes </Li> <Li> Direct discharge of industrial wastes to the soil </Li> <Li> Discharge of sewage sludge </Li> <Li> Landfill and illegal dumping </Li> <Li> coal ash </Li> <Li> Electronic waste </Li> <Li> ammunitions and agents of war </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> <Li> Oil spill . </Li> <Li> Mining and activities by other heavy industries </Li>

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