These include land use change, land management, land degradation, soil sealing, and mining. The intensity of land use also has a great impact on soils. Soils are also subject to indirect impacts arising from human activity, such as acid deposition (for example, sulphur and nitrogen) and heavy metal pollution.
How does human activities affect soil quality?
Urban development activities can cause rapid soil degradation and sedimentation. ... Urban development activities can cause rapid soil degradation and sedimentation. Soil erosion and sedimentation from construction sites can be significant in quantity and in the impact on off-site resources such as streams. 15.
